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Straus, Heidi, 1966-
Heidi Straus was born in 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Jay and Joyce Sarno, and spent much of her childhood in the gaming establishments founded by her father: Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. Early in her career, Straus followed in her father’s footsteps into hotel management. However, she soon switched gears, first owning and operating Las Vegas Flowers, and later becoming a gemologist, her current profession. Straus and her husband, David, have two children named Jaye and Sander.
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Video, Congregation Ner Tamid oral history roundtable, September 21, 2016
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Archival Collection
Description
Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Gerald Gordon, Bob Unger, David Wasserman, Renee Diamond and Gilbert Shaw discuss the founding of Congregation Ner Tamid in 1974. It became the first Reform synagogue in Las Vegas. The conversation includes discussion about the first meeting, the move into the current location, and the hiring of Rabbi Akselrad.
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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), plumbing details, before 1956
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Archival Collection
Description
Details of toilet placement in the guest room area of the Lady Luck, later the Hacienda. The object consists of a sheet of tracing paper taped over a parchment sheet; both have room plans and handwritten notes.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Video, "A Place of Hope: The Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Remembrance Garden," 2017
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Archival Collection
Description
This documentary is about the Warsaw Remembrance Garden at Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada. The film is written, produced, and directed by Ben Huber. It provides the historical context of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II and tells Henry Kronberg?s and Ben Lesser?s personal stories of survival. Barbara Tabach was a consultant on the film and the off-screen interviewer to whom Henry tells his story. Mark Scheiner is executive producer and Robert Machado is director of photography.
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Photographs of Parry Thomas and others at Combined Jewish Appeal event, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 04, 1977
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Archival Collection
Description
Various photographs of Parry Thomas and others at a Combined Jewish Appeals event held in the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. 120mm negatives.
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Photographs of B'nai B'rith's "Man of the Year" Mike O'Callaghan and others, November 03, 1974
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Archival Collection
Description
Photographs of B'nai B'rith's "Man of the Year" event, featuring "Man of the Year" Governor of Nevada Mike O'Callaghan and his wife Carolyn O'Callaghan. 120mm negatives.
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