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Straus, Joyce, 1935-2013

Bio taken from the "about" section of the Joyce Straus - Foundation for the Arts website: 

"Joyce Elise Straus, (nee Lazowick), was born Oct. 1, 1935, in Philadelphia, to her parents Jacob and Frances. Joyce came to Las Vegas in 1961 with her husband of 56 years, the late Dr. Neil B. Straus, to raise their family.

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Chabad East- Or Bamidbar

Or Bamidbar Chabad – East concentrates on the Jewish education, while providing care, inspirations, hospitality and knowledge to people in the Las Vegas Valley. Under the guidance of Rabbi Yossi and his wife Miriam Shuchat, there objective is to inspire every Jew to find more joy and meaning in their own personal observance of Judaism, in their personal connection to their Jewish heritage.
 

Or Bamidbar Chabad holds many events, classes and programs to help create community within the Las Vegas Jewish Community.

The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, June 3, 1982

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1982-06-03

Archival Collection

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Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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Nate Mack B'nai B'rith lodge no. 2825 Newsbeat newsletters, item 03

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Newsbeat newsletter for October 1989

Leslie Mujica oral history interview: transcript

Date

2020-06-02

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Oral history interview with Leslie Mujica conducted by Barbrara Tabach on June 2, 2020 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project and The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic. In this interview, Mujica talks about her childhood growing up in Guatemala and immigrating to Southern California with her family in 1980. She discusses her move to Las Vegas in 2005 and her employment history both in nonprofit work and in construction, which led to the pursuit of her current position as the Executive Director and Chief Marketing Officer of Las Vegas Power Professionals. Leslie also shares her educational history with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is where she obtained her Master's Degree in Public Administration and where Leslie currently serves as a board member of the Latinx Voices Project and the Alumni Legacy Board.

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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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