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Rita Deanin Abbey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rita Deanin Abbey conducted by Claytee White on November 29, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The artist and UNLV Emeritus Professor of Art discusses her early education and training in art that led her to work in sculpture, painting, stained glass, and other mediums. She also talks about her pieces created for the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Minutes and by-laws, 2001 September-2002 December
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Temple Beth Sholom Records
Box/Folder: Box 10
Archival Component
Brooks, Hershel, 1930-
Hershel Brooks was born December 3, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in an orthodox Jewish household, along with his four siblings, and attended Jewish community schools before pursuing his rabbinical studies. He studied at TelsheYeshiva in Cleveland, Torah Vodaath in New York, and Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.
Person
Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 10
Description
Community Relations Committee meeting minutes for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada, January 19, 1988.
Audio clip from interview with Marilyn Glovinsky and Melissa Lemoine, April 2, 2015
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Archival Collection
Description
Marilyn Glovinsky talks about growing up Jewish in New York "without thinking about it," and the decision to send her daughter to Hebrew School in Las Vegas.
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Audio clip from interview with Justice Michael Cherry, September 19, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Justice Michael Cherry on September 19, 2014. In this interview, Justice Cherry discusses connections with Jewish casino operators. He also talks about losing to, then representing, unions in court proceedings. He was later endorsed by the unions when he ran for office.
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