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Video of interview with Rita Deanin Abbey by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007
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Archival Collection
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Rita Deanin Abbey discusses her early life in Las Vegas, including her experience as a Jewish woman and her career as an artist.
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#70591: (Clockwise from top left) Holly Ramella, Carmella Gadsen, Lisa Poggemiller, Ashlyn Gray, Lisa McAllister and Cristina Hernandez. Jean Nidetch Women's Center staff portraits on November 4, 2015., 2015 November 04
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Transcript of interview with David Wasserman by Barbara Tabach, October 21, 2016
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Archival Collection
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For nearly two decades between 1950 and 1970, only one dentist of Jewish ancestry was known to be licensed to practice in Nevada. That was Dr. Joe Chenin. Finally, in 1971, the steadfast and easy mannered Dr. David R. Wasserman (1944 - ) broke through the barrier to become the second Jewish dentist serving the Las Vegas community. Over the following years, Dr. Wasserman built a sizeable following and immersed himself in the Jewish community of Las Vegas. Among his achievements is his participation and leadership in the formation of Las Vegas’ first Reform Jewish synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid. He also would be active in the Jewish Federation. In 1992, as the HIV-AIDS epidemic affected dental offices throughout the nation, Dr. Wasserman saw an opportunity to get ahead of the infection. With the help of his wife Juanita Davis-Wasserman and his father-in-law Warren Davis, he developed, patented, manufactured and distributed a disposable tip for a treatment instrument commonly found in dental offices called a tri-syringe. This disposable tip brought sanitary options and great financial fortune to Dr. Wasserman and his family. In this oral history, Dr. Wasserman reflects on his joy of living in Las Vegas. He is a highly regarded dentist and leader in the Jewish community.
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Ephemera: piece of Mexican pottery; Salute to Nevada's Outstanding Women of the Century, five table flags; Nevada Centennial dinner, two table flags; Black Canyon Country Club golf trophy (broken); NAMA nametag, 1927-1973
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dorothy Keeler Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 02
Archival Component
Transcript of interview with Norma Friedman by Barbara Tabach, November 19, 2015 and April 06, 2016
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Archival Collection
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It was a scorching Fourth of July, when Norma (n?e Adler) and Leon Friedman rolled into their new home of Las Vegas in 1973. Nevertheless, they were content with leaving Gary, Indiana behind, and starting fresh with the family?s new ownership of Walker Furniture. Norma recalls her first stop in checking out Las Vegas was to visit the synagogue ? Temple Beth Sholom being the only option. Her oldest son would soon become a bar mitzvah. Feeling good about that, she and her sister-in-law who was also relocating to Las Vegas for the furniture business, searched for new homes. Norma settled into the community through volunteer work as well as through employment outside the family business. She worked in the real estate briefly and in a jewelry store at the Dunes. A natural organizer, she immersed herself in religious and civic organizations including the Jewish Federation, Jewish Family Service Agency, and volunteering at Selma Bartlett Elementary School in Henderson. Norma shares stories of her Jewish heritage and upbringing in Pittsburgh, the decision to move to Las Vegas, making fast friendships during her life in Las Vegas and the joy she has in traveling the world with Leon, who passed in 2004. In 2017, Norma was honored by the Jewish Family Service Agency.
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Jerome Countess oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jerome Countess conducted by Dorothy Eisenberg on October 28, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Countess discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 to take a job with what became the Jewish Federation. He then talks about starting the local Jewish Reporter, a newspaper, and creating a community among fellow Jews in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Gerda Weissmann Klein at a book signing, 1990s
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Archival Collection
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Gerda Weissmann Klein doing a book signing for her novel "All but My Life." Unidentified women stand around the desk Klein is sitting at, holding copies of books.
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Transcript of interview with Dorothy Eisenberg by Caryll Batt Dziedziak, November 14, 2006
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Archival Collection
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Shawn Willis oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Shawn Willis conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 05, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Willis shares her journey to "acknowledging" being a Jew, a transformation that occurred after moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004. She also talks about her role as the Director of the Jewish National Fund.
Archival Collection