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Audio clip from interview with Harry Sax, April 8, 2015
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Archival Collection
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Part of an interview with Harry Sax on April 8, 2015. In this clip, Sax talks about bringing the Arby's franchise to Las Vegas in the 1960s after doing market research on the population here. He and his partner realized the correlation between disposable income and access to retail that allowed them to be successful.
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Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, March 11, 2015
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Archival Collection
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In this audio clip, Rabbi Mintz talks about attending a class at the Academy for Jewish Religion in California, which helped her realize a lifelong dream to become a rabbi.
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Audio clip from interview with Marilyn Glovinsky and Melissa Lemoine, April 2, 2015
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Archival Collection
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Marilyn Glovinsky talks about growing up Jewish in New York "without thinking about it," and the decision to send her daughter to Hebrew School in Las Vegas.
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Audio clip from interview with Justice Michael Cherry, September 19, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Part of an interview with Justice Michael Cherry on September 19, 2014. In this interview, Justice Cherry discusses connections with Jewish casino operators. He also talks about losing to, then representing, unions in court proceedings. He was later endorsed by the unions when he ran for office.
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Audio clip from interview with Doug Unger, August 26, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Part of an interview with Doug Unger on August 26, 2014. In this interview, Unger discusses how he acquired Supreme Mattress, a local mattress company that supplied mattresses to Strip casinos.
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