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Desert Inn Country Club family album, page 12
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Three photographs of people at Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. Going clockwise, from left to right: handwritten text under the top left image: "1963 New Years"; handwritten text under the right image: "Keely Smith, Nita Wininger, Betty Grable, Bo, Toni"; and handwritten under the bottom image: "Happy New Year, Bernie."
Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center Honorarium: photographic prints, image 001
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Letter from J. K. W. Bracken to J. Ross Clark, December 5, 1903
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Jerry Fox by Barbara Tabach, November 12, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Jerry Fox by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2014. In this interview, Fox discusses his father's restaurant, Foxy's Delicatessen, which opened on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and his own business endeavors including the Tinder Box and an embroidery business.
Jerry Fox grew up in Los Angeles until his family moved to Las Vegas in February 1955, where his father opened Foxy's Delicatessen, the city's first Jewish deli. Jerry would go on to follow in his father's entrepreneurial footsteps, operating several ventures across different industries, including his own restaurant, Foxy Dog. Jerry sold Foxy Dog in 1975 after going through a divorce, the same year that Foxy's Deli closed.
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Transcript of interview with Suzie Chenin by Barbara Tabach, September 29, 2015
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Archival Collection
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In this interview, Suzie discusses growing up in Las Vegas, with a strong community of friends, particularly within Temple Beth Sholom. She also talks about her real estate career, both in residential and commercial properties, highlighting some of the successes and challenges. She describes her working relationship with Milton Schwartz, as well her time working with the Greenspuns while selling advertising at the Las Vegas Sun.
Suzie Chenin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in August of 1949. The next year, her parents, Joseph and Irene Chenin, moved the family to Las Vegas. Her father, a dentist, was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, becoming the first Jewish dentist in the state ? and only the thirtieth overall. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, Suzie attended Arizona State University. However, she quit school and moved to Los Angeles where she got a job with a large real estate developer. This was her first foray into the industry. A few years later, back in Las Vegas, Suzie got her real estate license, eventually starting her own brokerage firm, Chenin and Associates.
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