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Video, Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Day Observance at the Governor's Mansion, April 4, 2013

Date

2013-04-04

Archival Collection

Description

Video recording of Yom Hashoah event held at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nev.

Moving Image

Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 12

Description

A book recommendation for "Family Corner" written by Bill Feldman, the Executive Director of the Jewish Family Service Agency. The book is titled "Raising Your Child to be a Mensch."

Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers

Identifier

MS-01050

Abstract

The Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers (1957-1984) consist of mainly bulletins for the Las Vegas Jewish Community Center (later known as Temple Beth Sholom). Other materials in this collection include correspondence to and from Rabbi Cohen and certificates of conversion signed by Cohen. The collection also includes a eulogy for Cohen written by Rabbi Wise as well as an advertisement for Cohen's book Sociocultural Changes in American Jewish Life as Reflected in Selected Jewish Literature which was published in 1972.

Archival Collection

Jim Richter and the cake for the mass holy union: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride, 4-25-98. Jim Richter and the cake he baked for the Pride celebration's mass holy union.

Image

Audio recording clip of interview with Jerome Zawada by Suzanne Becker, August 9, 2006

Date

2006-08-09

Description

Narrator affiliation: Franciscan Priest, Nevada Desert Experience

Sound

Pat Spearman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02627

Abstract

Oral history interview with Pat Spearman conducted by Lisa McAllister on March 03, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Spearman discusses her experiences in the military and becoming a minister at United Methodist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes what it was like to serve in the military as a gay woman and telling church members about her sexuality. Spearman then talks about the African American gay community in Las Vegas and the intersectionality of race, class, religion, sexuality, and politics. Lastly, Spearman discusses her plans to get re-elected as a Nevada State Senator.

Archival Collection

Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 20

Description

Letters to Barry D. Eisen, President of the Jewish Family Service Agency, and William Feldman, Executive Director of the Jewish Family Service Agency, about funding, June 1988.

Marguerite Segretti oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01666

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marguerite Segretti conducted by Tommy Rendano on February 24, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Segretti discusses her personal history and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. Segretti discusses her career as the Clark County Democratic Central Committee Chairman, a position which she was serving in at the time of the interview, and politics on the local and national level. Segretti describes how Las Vegas has changed and expanded, life in Las Vegas, and the presence of religion in Las Vegas. Segretti also discusses sex work and prostitution in Las Vegas and the rest of Nevada, as well as misconceptions people have about the city.

Archival Collection

Catherine Abrigo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03871

Abstract

Oral history interview with Cathrine Abrigo conducted by Cecilia Winchell and Stefani Evans on July 20, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Abrigo describes her early life in the Philippines, where she attended Catholic school and briefly studied medical technology in college. She describes immigrating to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and the difficulty of leaving her immediate family behind. She discusses working for the Cosmopolitan in 2011 and becoming deeply involved with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. Throughout the interview, Abrigo talks about religion, food, and her activism with the Culinary Union.

Archival Collection