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Adele Baratz oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Adele Baratz conducted by Claytee White on March 19, 2007 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Baratz discusses the early Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada, including how education, shopping and restaurants such as Al's Bar were like. She also discusses how medical care, Helldorado, and early hotels advanced.
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Biographical essay by Tom Figueras, 2014
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Essays by Tom Figueras give details about his brother, Ladizlav or "Laci," who was a prodigy violin player in Germany during the Holocaust, and eventually ended up in a sub-camp of Buchenwald and then in Bergen-Belsen where he perished. Figueras survived the Holocaust, but his parents did not. He came to the United States in 1960 and became a marketing manager for a telecommunications company.
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Diana Saunders oral history interview
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Oral history interview with professional dancer Diana Saunders conducted by Barabra Tabach on April 17, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Oral History Project. Diana shares stories of long career as a dancer, from substituting in the black dancer line to continued study of dancing with Anglo Moio. She also talks about the AIDS fundraising event, Golden Rainbow, having dinner at Rabbi Shea Harlig’s home, observations of local theater, being a part of the former Star Trek Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton, Hallelujah Hollywood, and a dancer for Siegfried and Roy.
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Morris "Moe" Dalitz oral history interview
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Oral history interviews with Morris B. “Moe” Dalitz conducted by Brenda Baxter in 1977 and 1978 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In these interviews, Dalitz discusses his upbringing and military service prior to entering the nightclub and casino industry. He then discusses his arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada and partnership with Wilbur Clark at the Desert Inn. He describes the process by which he purchased land for a golf course behind the Desert Inn, and the impacts of desert water rights on the development of the golf course. He then discusses his involvement with The Stardust, segregation policies, skimming and corruption among Las Vegas hotels and casinos, and future plans for a hotel and casino in Downtown Las Vegas.
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