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Photograph of Marla Letizia, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 02, 2017
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Archival Collection
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Longtime Las Vegas resident and Jewish community member Marla Letizia at home.
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Survey from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, August 1992
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Archival Collection
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United States Holocaust Memorial Council survey of organizations that provide resources and services for teaching about the Holocaust, filled out by the Holocaust Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Lori Chenin-Frankl by Barbara Tabach, June 7, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Lori provides a wonderful narrative of her Judaism, her love of teaching children and her devotion to family and music. She talks about growing up in Las Vegas and becoming a bat mitzvah, a rarity for girls in 1973. Throughout her life, including the period where she moved around with her Air Force husband, she sought Jewish connections to help her feel at home no matter where she was.
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Blaine Benedict oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Blaine Benedict conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Benedict talks about growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, Nevada and being the son of Al Benedict, who is a MGM executive.
Archival Collection
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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Sharon Walker oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Sharon Walker conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 08, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Sharon Walker describes her adolescence in Las Vegas, Nevada and the differences in culture as compared to her childhood in Toledo, Ohio. She also recalls the Walker Furniture business, her father’s careers, and her uncles Ed “E” Walker and Lou “Paddock” Walker.
Archival Collection
Beth Molasky oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Beth Molasky conducted by David Schwartz on June 06, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Molasky discusses her childhood experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada, especially as a member of the Jewish community. She also reflects on changes that influenced her children’s upbringing in the city.
Archival Collection
Lovee duBoef Arum oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lovee duBoef Arum conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 01, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Arum discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with her first husband, raising her children within the local Jewish community, and her various philanthropic activities in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Oscar Goodman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Oscar Goodman conducted by Claytee White on November 10, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Goodman discusses his experiences with the Temple Beth Sholom, Jewish leaders and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada; raising children in Las Vegas, and practicing law as an attorney.
Archival Collection
Harry Sax oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harry Sax conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 08, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Sax discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968 to open the Arby franchise system with two stores, growing to sixteen stores. Sax also talks about how he became connected with the Jewish community, becoming the president of Congregation Ner Tamid during 2007-2009, and being board member of the Anti-Defamation League.
Archival Collection