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Family photographs from Irwin and Susan Molasky, 1970s-2000s

Date

1970 to 2010

Archival Collection

Description

Group of family photographs from Irwin and Susan Molasky, including portraits and bar and bat Mitzvahs of grandchildren.

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Early family photographs from Irwin and Susan Molasky, 1930s-1960s

Date

1930 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Group of photographs of the extended families of Irwin and Susan Molasky.

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Photographs of Susan Molasky, Totie Fields, and others, September 17, 1975

Date

1975-09-17

Archival Collection

Description

Various group photographs of Susan Molasky and Totie Fields with others. 120mm negatives.

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Audio clip from interview with Susan Molasky, March 11, 2014

Date

2014-03-11

Description

Part of an interview with Susan Molasky on March 11, 2014. In this clip, Molasky talks about a fundraiser held for Nathan Adelson Hospice at MGM, in which community members participated in a show, replacing the regular performers.

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Transcript of interview with Susan Molasky by Barbara Tabach, March 11, 2014

Date

2014-03-11

Description

In this interview, Susan Molasky discusses her childhood and teenaged years growing up in London, where she worked with in a fabric store. Molasky shares photos and momentos with the interviewer, and talks about originally coming to Las Vegas with her first husband, Leo Frey, in the late 1950s. She discusses raising her children in Las Vegas, and her bout with ovarian cancer, which prompted her involvement in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She continues to discuss her life with second husband, Irwin Molasky, and the causes they are involved in.

Susan Molasky was born in Israel (what was then-Palestine) in mid-1930s, the daughter of Bukharian Jewish immigrants. With the end of World War II, at the age of nine Susan, her sister and mother were able to get visas to live with her father in London. It was in England where Susan learned English and began working, at a fabric shop on Regent Street. In 1957, Susan married her first husband, and the couple moved to Las Vegas on January 1, 1958. She knew immediately that the city would be her home. Susan and her husband moved to Las Vegas to help her brother-in-law, Leo Frey, renovate and manage the Moulin Rouge; their primary business was long-term room rentals to casino employees, occasionally renting to tourists when the casino hotels were full. After two years, her husband changed careers paths and the couple moved to Europe. They had three sons before returning to Las Vegas in 1964. In 1973, Susan married Irwin Molasky, whom she had met through her work with the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom; both sat on the temple's board. Susan enjoyed the excitement and glamour that defined Las Vegas during the 1970s, attending show openings, visiting movie sets, and socializing with stars. But more than this, Susan devoted herself to helping others, most notably through the opening of Nathan Adelson Hospice. Her own battle with cancer, as well as serving as a caretaker for others, ignited her commitment to establish quality hospice care in her beloved city, and she has continuously led the organization's fundraising efforts. There are now two Nathan Adelson Hospice facilities serving the greater Las Vegas area.

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Photographs of events, friends and celebrities from Irwin and Susan Molasky, 1970s-2000s

Date

1970 to 2000

Archival Collection

Description

Group of photographs showing the Molasky's at events with friends and celebrities.

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Photo album of an Israel Bond dinner honoring Billy and Jean Weinberger held at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.), circa 1975

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Multi-page photo album of images from an Israel Bond dinner held at Caesars Palace. Irwin and Susan Molasky were the co-chairs of the event.

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Corporation meeting minutes for Nathan Adelson Hospice, March 19, 1985

Date

1985-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

The meeting minutes of the Nathan Adelson Hospice Corporation outline changes made to the by-laws, and statistics for in-patient and at-home care rendered in 1984.

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Photographs of Hangar Seven at Paradise Aviation, approximately 2008

Date

2008

Archival Collection

Description

This group of photographs shows the exterior of Hangar Seven used for private aircraft in Paradise, Nev.

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Photographs of Molasky Corporate Center, approximately 2008

Date

2008

Archival Collection

Description

These photographs show the exterior and interior of Molasky Center.

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