During the early 1970s, the boom of Las Vegas included many single people following family who had already settled there. Among those was Martin (Marty) Wilner. Marty?s parents were Leo and Mickey Wilner. Leo moved to Las Vegas to become the Executive Director at Temple Beth Sholom, the only synagogue in town. Marty, who was born and raised in California, had recently earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Houston. He became a counselor at UNLV. Not long after, Marty met Linda at a Jewish Singles event. Linda was a divorced, mother of three children, who had moved from California to find comfort in living near her parents. Robert Wilner is one of her three children. He was adopted by Marty and works with his mother in the real estate business. In this interview, they recall together the Las Vegas of the 1970s. For Robert, he remembers his bar mitzvah, and growing up with Jewish friends under the careful eye of his grandparents. As an adult, he has enjoyed a successful career as a real estate agents working with his mother. For Linda, the success of real estate was being part of one of the most robust housing markets in the country. She and Robert recall an extensive list of visionaries who developed the valley, as well as the inherent challenges of water, unions and maintaining their high level of ethics.
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Writ of Mandamus to the Governor, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, and Treasurer of the State of Nevada calling for the reapportionment of the Board of Regents.
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Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.
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There are several versions of the same speech included in this transcript, which was delivered by Eileen Brookman at a gathering of B'nai B'rith, where Eileen's "Aunt Daisy" was installed as the President of the chapter.
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Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center of Las Vegas education specialist Myra Berkovits poses in the center with a portrait of her late husband David.
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Class sets of books on display at the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center of Las Vegas. The center provides materials for classes focusing on Holocaust education.
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Dubbed "Faye's Kitchen," the cooking facility at the former Temple Beth Sholom at 1600 E. Oakey Boulevard now serves students at the Innovations International Charter School of Nevada. "Faye" refers to Faye Steinberg.
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Two certificates for the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah recognizing their gift of bookshelf for Hadassah Israel Education Services, and a plaque for Life Membership achievement.
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Shirley Weiss describes her childhood housed in army barracks in the ghetto in Beregszasz (Berehove), Hungary. She was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and several other camps, and eventually liberated from Terez?n in 1945. She came to the United States via Sweden.
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Constructed as decorative fundraiser for the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood, the wall has remained a fixture in the former temple building at 1600 E. Oakey Blvd. The facility now houses the Innovations International Charter School of Nevada.
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