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Transcript of interview with Joanna S. Kishner by Barbara Tabach, January 10, 2017
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Joanna Kishner epitomizes the native Southern Nevada who was raised in both a Jewish and secular world of Las Vegas. A daughter of Ellen Neafsey Jobes and Irwin Kishner, she was born in 1964 and graduated from Clark High School in 1982. As she recalls, the halls of Clark High School witnessed a stellar cast of characters in the early 1980s, from future casino executives, to additional judges, to comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Judge Kishner earned a double major in Political Science and Psychology from Claremont McKenna College (1986) and graduated from UCLA School of Law (1989.) She remained in California and worked as senior counsel for Warner Brothers, a division of Time-Warner Entertainment Company and was also an associate with the multi-national firm Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. In time, she felt the tug to return to her childhood roots in Las Vegas. She and her husband were married at Temple Beth Sholom, where she had her bat mitzvah and raises her own children in the Jewish tradition. Judge Kishner has been recognized for her legal work throughout the years, this includes pro bono work for disadvantaged children through the Children’s Attorney Project. When she set her sights on becoming a judge, she was joined by her young family as she knocked on thousands of doors to introduce herself and her passion for justice. In 2010, she was elected to Department XXXI of the Eighth Judicial District.
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Brian Greenspun interview, 2018: transcript
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Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Publisher of Las Vegas Sun, child of Hank and Barbara Green. Part 1 Subjects: Las Vegas Sun, Greenspun family, Israel gun running; Part 2 subjects: Journalism importance, Las Vegas Sun, Watergate tie-in with Hank's safe, October 1 shootings reflections; Part 3 subjects: Hank and Barabara Greenspun. Talks about Jewish visionaries of Las Vegas that includes Art Marshall, Jack Entratter, Sheldon Adelson, Nate Mack; Part 4: Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Las Vegas Sun newspaper publisher and native Las Vegan talk about events and people from Las Vegas' years of him growing up. From watching pink smoke from test site to hanging out with friends in the John S. Park neighborhood to racial riot of 1969 to playing golf as a kid.
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Belknap, Bill, 1920-
Bill Belknap was born June 30, 1920 in New York. Belknap has worked as a photographer and in book publishing.
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Chapter, Richard T., 1933-
Richard T. Chapter was born on January 28, 1933 in Maine. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1946. He was in the furniture refinishing business.
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Gaston, Kathleen Bryan, 1949-
Kathleen Bryan was born on June 25, 1949 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a student at the University of Nevada, Reno and was a teacher.
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Beville, John M., 1906-1983
John M. Beville was born January 03, 1906 in Louisville, Kentucky to Madison Beville and Margue Larrabee. Beville worked in the banking industry.
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Block, Harry J., 1934-1996
Harry Block was born in Railroad Pass, Nevada on June 03, 1934 to Joseph B. Block and Therasa Firle. Block worked as a locksmith.
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Raizen, Leonard, 1930-
Leonard Raizen was born on March 23, 1930 in Ontario, Canada. He was a pharmacist.
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Brundy, Dixie F.
Dixie Brundy was born in St. George, Utah. She was raised on the family ranch in Lincoln County, Nevada.
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