An essay by Esther Toporek Finder accompanying the photographs describes the event: "Holocaust survivors, along with Clark County students and teachers, sat down to break matzo and bread together at Las Vegas? first Holocaust Education Seder Sunday (April 6) at the Rio Hotel. Three generations from the survivor community gathered with middle and high school students and teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools. The leader for the traditional portion of the service was Rabbi Sanford Akselrad and the Shoah segments were led by Professor Esther Finder. Kevin Janison, from MyNews3, served as host and MC. Both Finder and Janison are children of Holocaust survivors. Ray Fiol lit candles on behalf of the approximately six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and a 7th candle to represent the non-Jewish victims of Nazi atrocity. Music was provided by Cantorial Soloist Lola Rivera. Educator and librarian Susan Dubin shared original poetry as part of the blessing after the meal. Participants dined on foods traditional for Passover: matzo ball soup, roasted chicken with matzo kugel, tsimmis and a non-dairy chocolate dessert."
Center: the Las Vegas Grammar School, built in 1911, and demolished between 1964-1965; Right: the Las Vegas High School, built in 1917, was burned May 11, 1934. The photo was taken in 1931.
Las Vegas High School downtown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas High School was moved to another location on East Sahara Avenue, keeping the name. The old building became the Las Vegas Academy for the Performing Arts in the 1990s and still acts as such today. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.G. Reidhead Family. The building was constructed and designed around materials scavenged from Rhyolite.