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Photographs of miscellaneous events hosted by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 1998-1999 and undated

Date

1990 to 1999

Archival Collection

Description

Group of photographs of Super Sunday event and other events held by the Jewish Federation.

Image

Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada, item 04

Description

Committee Chairmanship information.

Newspaper clippings about World Jewish Child's Day, March-April 1966

Description

Hadassah Child Fun, Las Vegas Israelite, March 18, 1966; Today Is World Jewish Child's Day, Las Vegas Sun, March 27, 1966; Puppet Show, Las Vegas Sun, April 1, 1966

Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal "Meet A Friendly Machine-Gun Crew!" poster, 1953-1959

Date

1953 to 1959

Description

Meet A Friendly Machine-Gun Crew! poster from the Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal asking for contributions to aid Jewish refugees. The text across the the front reads: "MEET A FRIENDLY MACHINE-GUN CREW! "America will lose the entire near East -- except for Israel! As long as ISRAEL is HELPED BY AMERICAN JEWRY, Israel can survive as our ONE FRIENDLY OUTPOST in the Near East!" - a statement made by General "Lightening Joe" Collins, former Chief of Staff, United States Army, at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D.C., on July 1. 1958. TODAY IS AN EMERGENCY!! 80,000 persecuted Jewish refugees from Poland and Moslem lands must be helped to get to Israel - and quickly! Your contribution to the UNITED JEWISH APPEAL will help the emergency SPECIAL RESCUE FUND of $100,000,000 - and will help build up the newborn state of Israel - to remain strong - well-armed -- fiercely proud of its freedom - ready and able to remain YOUR ONE FRIENDLY OUTPOST IN A HOSTILE PART OF THE WORLD! -wouldn't you feel a little more secure with a friendly outpost guarding your freedom in the Near East? Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal Post Office Box 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada. Carl Cohen, chairman/Co-chairmen: Moe Dalitz and Jacob Kozloff/Nevada State Chairman: Edward Levinson"

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