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Ben Rosenfeld photographs and ephemera, 1950s-1978
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Archival Collection
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Group of photographs and ephemera from the family of Ben Rosenfeld. Photographs show Ben Rosenfeld on horseback during Helldorado in Las Vegas and golfing with friends. Clippings and newsletters document events from Temple Beth Sholom and B'nai B'rith in the 1950s. Also included in this collection are programs and ephemera from various Las Vegas hotels and casinos.
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Christian Giovanni oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Christian Giovanni conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Jerwin Tiu, and Stefani Evans on May 17, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Giovanni describes her early life being born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses her mother, Oywan, who first worked for the casinos before turning her focus to community building. Throughout Oywan's life, she did everything from start the first temple in the city to the first Thai newspaper, Las Vegas News. Giovanni mentions having what she considers a normal childhood, especially because of her more Western appearance, and did not embrace her AAPI identity until much later in life after she started helping her mother with different organizations. Currently, Giovanni is involved in many organizations, from the AAPI County Commission to the Thai Culture Foundation.
Archival Collection
Barry Holt interview, February 11, 1977: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 11, 1977, collector Lee LaVecchia interviewed Barry V. Holt (born January 20th, 1946 in Las Vegas, Nevada) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the interview, Mr. Holt speaks about the differences between growing up in Las Vegas in the fifties and sixties compared to how his children are growing up at the time of the interview. He also discusses education and the religious community in the city.
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Martin, Linda, and Robert Wilner oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Martin, Linda, and Robert Wilner conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 10, 2016 and May 24, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. The family discusses their family ties to the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community. Martin also talks about his career as a clinical psychologist; Linda and her son, Robert, talk about the real estate development in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Wallerstein, Harry
Harry Wallerstein (?-1971) was a Las Vegas, Nevada businessman who owned Tinch Furniture on South Main Street with Max Goot. Wallerstein served as president of Temple Beth Sholom from 1963 to 1964 and helped come up with the idea of holding a gin rummy tournament sponsored by local casinos to raise money for the temple.
"Former leader of LV Jewish community Wallerstein dies." Las Vegas Sun. July 2, 2003. Accessed July 25, 2016.
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Photograph of show performers onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, November 1963
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Archival Collection
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Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
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The Edythe and Lloyd Katz papers (1934-2002) provide a glimpse of the social, religious, and educational contributions they made to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada. Materials include photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and awards dating from 1934 to 2002.
Archival Collection
Carole Fisher oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
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Oral history interview with Carole Fisher conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fisher discusses her family background and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Fisher talks about Nathan Adelson Hospice, programs that they provide for the Las Vegas senior community, and the increase of hospices in Las Vegas. She describes how Nathan Adelson Hospice is able to provide care for uninsured people, fundraising events they organize, and how their hospice differs from traditional hospital care. Lastly, Fisher discusses the significance of death in the Jewish religion.
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