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Moss, Jay

He attended the Temple Beth Sholom construction celebration in Las Vegas, circa 1996.

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Photograph of the Cross Country team, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1976

Date

1976

Description

Description provided with image: "Bottom Row (L-R) Sue Sapper, Sue Munday, John Galza, Brad Cruz, and Richard Clark. Middle Row (L-R) Head Coach Al McDaniels, Carl Saxton, Mark Rivero, John Payne, Eric Eckert, and Assistant Coach Dave Roberts. Top Row (L-R) Greg Williams, Joerg Herbrechtsmeier, Randy Guyll, James Deakin, and Ray Temple from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Cross Country Team." Another typed description is provided on back of image: "UNLV 1976 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM -- Member of the 1976 UNLV Cross Country team are pictured here from left to right. Bottom row: Sue Sapper, Sue Munday, John Galza, Brad Cruz, and Richard Clark. Middle row: Head Coach Al McDaniels, Carl Saxton, Mark Rivero, John Payne, Eric Eckert, and Assistant Coach Dave Roberts. Top row: Greg Williams, Joerg Herbrechtsmeier, Randy Guyll, James Deakin, and Ray Temple. (Not pictured: Frank Boucher)."

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Transcript of interview with Patricia Bryan by Stephen Kulifay, February 20, 1979

Date

1979-02-20

Description

Stephen Kulifay interviews Patricia “Pat” Bryan (born in Alexandria, Minnesota on March 17, 1917) about her experiences living in Las Vegas. The two begin the interview by discussing her education at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Northwestern and her move to Las Vegas in 1947. Bryan also discusses her family’s involvement in the soda bottling business and eventual involvement in real estate. She goes on to describe a wide range of topics to include the first hotel properties, the entertainers at the time, the African American and Asian communities, the railroad, shopping, housing, brothels, banking, utilities, roadways, climate, and religion. The two also discuss the popularity of Las Vegas, with focus on tourists and gaming, the expansion and growth of the city, the cowboy attire worn in early days, the Helldorado parade, Nellis Air Force Base and government land, the beginning of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and her thoughts on the future of Las Vegas.

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Harmell, Etta

Etta Harmell was once a chairman for Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada. (jhp000801)

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Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada Records

Identifier

MS-00741

Abstract

The Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada records (1965, 1972, 1999-2016) mainly consist of organizational records created by the board of directors and officers of the group, stories about the experiences of local Holocaust survivors, and ephemera related to the Holocaust Survivors Group and the local Jewish community. Organization records include meeting minutes, correspondence, by-laws, and a list of officers. Materials also include a video recording of a 2006 Yom Hashoah memorial service to remember the Holocaust at Temple Beth Sholom and the Spring 2016 issue of PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators.

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Gordon, Mike

Mike Gordon (1903 - 1992) was born Meyer Harold Gordon. He is one of the founders of Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas and served as Temple president from 1949 to 1951.

In 1932, Mike moved to Las Vegas with his wife, Sallie Gordon. They owned and operated liquor and grocery stores. Mike also worked as a postman and later became Clark County Secretary of the Democratic Central Committee and a member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

Person

Kaufman, Barbara, 1941-

Barbara Kaufman (née Raben) was born on August 01, 1941 to Hymen Raben and Harriet Goodman. She married Bernard Kaufman on March 26, 1961. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968. Barbara and Bernard have two children together, Carrie and Andrew Kaufman. Barbara focused herself on raising their children, Carrie and Andrew, and once the children were in their teens, she went to work for her brother as a bookkeeper. Barbara, as of October 27, 2014, is still a bookeeper.

Person

Hyson, Morton I.

A neurologist, Dr. Hyson was an attendee at the Temple Beth Sholom construction celebration in Las Vegas, circa 1996.  

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