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Press kit for the opening of Caesars Palace, 1966

Date

1966

Archival Collection

Description

The stylized press kit by Solters, O'Rourke & Sabinson, Inc., for the opening of Caesars Palace on Las Vegas Boulevard includes detailed information about the architecture and the capacity of resort, hotel and casino. There are photographic prints of the architectural model and renderings of the interior spaces, as well as information about the artwork throughout the resort. Also included is information about the entertainers who will perform.

Mixed Content

Audio clip from interview with Milton I. Schwartz by Claytee White, May 4, 2004

Date

2004-05-04

Description

Part of an interview with Milton I. Schwartz on May 4, 2004. In this clip, Schwartz discusses his life after the military and working in Las Vegas.

Sound

Hotel room brochure from Caesars Palace, circa 1969

Date

1968 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

Bound booklet with concierge information for Caesars Palace. The guide provides entertainment and dining information about the resort and casino, including room service menus and a telephone directory.

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Jews Wandering in the Desert: A History of the Jewish Community of Las Vegas by Joel Fleekop, May 1, 2000

Date

2000-05-01

Description

Joel Fleekop's senior honors thesis from Brandeis University titled: "Jews Wandering in the Desert: A History of the Jewish Community of Las Vegas."

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Audio clips from interview with Mike Unger, January 21, 2016

Date

2016-01-21

Archival Collection

Description

In these clips, Mike Unger discusses his career at Caesars under the management of Cliff Perlman, bringing boxing to the Strip, and the involvement of Jews, Italians and Mormons in the casino industry.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Sonja Saltman, August 18, 2015

Date

2015-08-18

Description

In this audio clip, Sonja Saltman describes coming to the United States, and to Las Vegas, in the 1970s.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Doug Unger, August 26, 2014

Date

2014-08-26

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Doug Unger on August 26, 2014. In this interview, Unger discusses how he acquired Supreme Mattress, a local mattress company that supplied mattresses to Strip casinos.

Sound

Transcript of interview with Freddie Glusman by Barbara Tabach, October 29, 2015

Date

2015-10-29

Description

In this interview Glusman discusses his early memories of being raised in Vancouver, Canada and how he ended up in Las Vegas. He reflects on how he first got his start in the town and his early dealings with casinos and their owners while he was working as a carpet and drapery salesman and while working for Fabulous Magazine. Glusman explains how he started his restaurant and tells about the people he encountered while doing this that where significant to both the Jewish community and Las Vegas as a whole. He recounts stories that include such people as Meyer Lansky, Al Sachs, and Moe Dalitz.

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Program for The Wedding event at Temple Beth Sholom, June 11, 1995

Date

1995-06-11

Description

Booklet for the Wedding celebrations and vow renewals of couples at Temple Beth Sholom.

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Transcript of interview with Arne Rosencrantz by Claytee White, February 9, 2010

Date

2010-02-09

Description

In this interview, focused on the John S. Park neighborhood of Las Vegas, Arne Rosencrantz discusses his childhood growing up in Las Vegas. He talks about local businesses, including his father's furniture store, as well as schools and churches in the neighborhood.

Arne Rosencrantz remembers living on Beverly Way from 1954 to 1970. Like so many others from that era, he attended Fifth Street School, John S. Park Elementary School, John C. Fremont Middle School and graduated from Las Vegas High School. As a Jew, he was in a small minority, but fondly recalls growing up in the dense Mormon population of John S. Park Neighborhood. As a youngster, life in Las Vegas was filled with fun. The desert provided opportunity to hunt lizards and rabbits. Kids walked to school without concern. They played ball and found the Strip casinos welcoming to locals. He tells how the social issue of segregation of the 1960s did not affect him personally, but how local movie theatre owner Lloyd Katz fought to make his Huntridge and Fremont theatres integrated. He also reminisces about his father opening Hollywood Furniture and later Garrett's Furniture, which Arne operated until retiring in 2001. During the interview, he lists other furniture companies and the strong assortment of other retailers and restaurants that served the neighborhood.

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