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Mara Braun interview, September 9, 2019: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Interviewed by Barbara Tabach. Mara Braun, a native of Puerto Rico, has lived in Las Vegas since 1975. She is the owner/operator of a successful event and catering business. Mara married Abe Braun and raised their children in both Latinx and Jewish traditions.
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Roger Bryan oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Roger Bryan conducted by Paul Murphy on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bryan, who was the principal of Harvey Dondero Elementary School at the time of the interview, mainly discusses his background in education and his experiences teaching at various schools around Southern Nevada. Bryan mentions several of the cities he lived in prior to coming to Las Vegas, Nevada as well as the various parts of town he lived in after arriving. He also talks specifically about the schools he attended in Las Vegas, superintendents in charge of the district, his decisions while on the school board, the extent of vandalism in schools, and how the school district has changed over the years. Bryan finalizes the interview with a discussion of the most influential teachers he had when he was a student.
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Congregation Pânai Tikvah
Congregation P’nai Tikvah, formerly known as Valley Outreach Synagogue, is the only congregation in Nevada affiliated with the Reconstruction and Renewal movements of Judaism. Located in Las Vegas, Valley Outreach Synagogue was founded by Rabbi Richard Schachet in 1993. In 2005 he retired and Rabbi Yocheved Mintz became spiritual leader of the congregation. Reconstructionism views Judaism not just as a religion, but as an entire culture, which evolves over time and continues to be shaped by tradition.
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FonotiSatele, Junior, 1973-
Junior starts off by tracing his life back to being born in Harbor City, California and moving to Ogden, Utah. His ethnic background as a Samoan created very strong family values such as respect for your elders, and his time in Utah was marked by spending lots of time with family. After moving back to California briefly, Junior ended up in Las Vegas when his sister needed help and ended up obtaining his degree in sociology from UNLV. After graduating, Junior briefly worked in construction before becoming a bodyguard for Floyd Mayweather for five years.
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Interview with Megan Gillespie Rice, June 22, 2005
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Archival Collection
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Correspondence from and to Lloyd Katz regarding establishment of a Chair in Judaic Studies at UNLV, 1973
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Archival Collection
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Lloyd Katz's letter to the Board of Regents requests information about the appropriate department in which to establish a Chair of Judaic Studies.
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