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Transcript of interview with Steve Riback by Barbara Tabach, December 12, 2017

Date

2017-12-12

Description

Sgt. Steve Riback is a Detective Sergeant for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He has been with the police force for nearly twenty years. On the night of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, he had just returned home shortly after 10pm. He had been on an overtime assignment at the Golden Knights hockey game at the T-Mobile prior to the shooting. When he was abruptly awaken by a call from his lieutenant, he was oblivious to the time and immediately rushed into action—contacted his squad members and sped to his station in northwest part of the city. He reflects on his overwhelming pride of the police that day, recalling what he heard on his police radio, seeing the rush of police cars being dispatched, and watching a body camera video later. Sgt. Riback’s squad was assigned to Spring Valley Hospital where they worked tirelessly to identify victims, both injured and deceased. His reflections stir the image of medical professionals and police officers urgently fusing together to handle the situation at hand. Riback shares a myriad of emotions, talks about the options available for officers to deal with their personal trauma, and how he explained to his eight-year-old why Daddy was crying. Riback is also known as the Kosher Cop and has authored a book, My Journey Home, about becoming an observant Orthodox Jewish officer and his struggle for the right to wear his beard and a yarmulke while on duty.

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Speech transcript by Senator Chic Hecht, Bonds for Israel, November 17, 1985

Date

1985-11-17

Description

Transcript of a speech delivered by Senator Chic Hecht at an Israel Bond Dinner regarding the Jewish experience in the United States, the needs of Israel, and affairs in the Middle East.

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Rabbi Felipe Goodman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02283

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rabbi Felipe Goodman conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 09, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Goodman discusses becoming a rabbi of the oldest synagogue in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Rabbi Board, and about Las Vegas’ Jewish community.

Archival Collection

Michael Tell oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03376

Abstract

Oral history interview with Michael Tell conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 06, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Tell discusses growing up around anti-Semitism in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Las Vegas Israelite newspaper, the Twin Lakes Twist Nightclub, and the Chabad Jewish Center.

Archival Collection

Harry Kogan oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02530

Abstract

Oral history interview with Harry Kogan conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 12, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. As he nears his 100th birthday, Kogan discusses his Jewish heritage, growing up the son of Russian immigrants, being in the commercial refrigeration business with his brothers, and his philanthropy.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Raymonde and Phil Fiol, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 17, 2016

Date

2016-05-17

Description

Phil Fiol shares a kiss with his wife Raymonde "Ray" Fiol as they show of photos of their younger selves at their Summerlin neighborhood home. A Jewish Holocaust survivor whose parents were killed in Auschwitz, Raymonde was hidden by a Christian family of resistance fighters during her childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, France.

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Robin Greenspun oral history interview: transcript

Date

2017-02-09

Description

Oral history interview with Robin Greenspun conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 09, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Greenspun discusses her family background and growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her early interest in the arts, working in television productions, and becoming a film director.

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Photograph of Kolod Recreation and Youth Center at former Temple Beth Sholom building on Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada, May 19, 2016

Date

2016-05-19

Description

The Ruby Kolod Recreation Center and Danny Kolod Youth Center at the former Temple Beth Sholom and Jewish Community Center facility at 1600 E. Oakey Boulevard now serve as recreation space for the Innovations International Charter School of Nevada. Kolod donated money to build the temple's Danny Kolod Youth Center in memory of his son, who was killed in a boating accident. Ruby Kolod died on August 11, 1967.

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