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Photographs from Growing Up Jewish in Las Vegas oral history panel interview, January 31, 2016

Date

2016-01-31

Description

Photographs from the oral history panel event held by UNLV Libraries for the Southern Nevada Jewish Community Project in January 2016.

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Transcript of interview with Lt. Harry Fagel by Barbara Tabach, April 15, 2016 and January 13, 2017

Date

2016-04-15 to 2017-01-13

Description

In the signature line of Harry Fagel?s emails is a reads: Be the light in dark spaces. This illumines the person that Harry is both as a police officer and a poet in Las Vegas. Harry is native Las Vegan, who has served the community with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for nearly 30 years. He currently is a police lieutenant serving in Laughlin, Nevada. In addition, Fagel is a respected poet, writing both for the public and on commission. He performs in the local poetry scene. He also has showcased his poetry in two published books, released an album, and is a recipient of the Hilliard Endowment Grant from the University Nevada, Reno. Fagel is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and currently lives in Henderson with his wife, Leilani and two sons, Sam and Jake. In this interview, Fagel discusses his family background, how his grandparents came to live in Las Vegas in the 1950s, as well as his relationships with both his mother and father. He recalls his early jobs which included working for his cousin Freddie Glusman?s restaurant Piero?s and for Circus Circus-long before becoming a policeman. His involvement with the Jewish community started young and he shares how it has evolved over the decades. In addition, Fagel reflects upon his career as a law enforcement officer, the progressiveness of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and changes in relations between the police and communities, both locally and nationally. Lastly, Fagel talks in detail about his poetry, its dominant themes, and the local poetry scene.

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Newsletters from Temple Beth Am (Las Vegas, Nev.), 2000-2001

Date

2000 to 2001

Description

The Shofar monthly newsletter from Temple Beth Am, 2000-2001, includes a column from the Rabbi, announcements, monthly calendars, yahrzeits, and advertisements.

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Transcript of interview with Robert D. "Bob" Fisher by Barbara Tabach, January 8, 2015

Date

2015-01-08

Archival Collection

Description

Robert D. "Bob" Fisher is a Las Vegas, Nevada broadcast personality and lobbyist. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and moved to Las Vegas in 1994 when he was hired to be the founding president and CEO of the Nevada Broadcasters Association (NVBA). During his 22 years as head of the NVBA, he produced and hosted Observations, a public affairs program broadcasted on radio and television throughout the state of Nevada. Soon after, he began producing and hosting the only weekly live television program about diabetes in the United States; in 2015 his weekly live radio program The Diabetes Show was the only one of its kind to be aired over commercial radio in the U.S. Fisher helped bring the AMBER Alert program to Nevada in 2003, and served as its chairman and coordinator for ten years. His other lobbying successes include the classification of certified broadcasters as First Responders and the elimination of Broadcaster Non-Compete contracts in 2013. He served on the Nevada Homeland Security Commission for 13 years, the Nevada Crime Commission, and the Governor's Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Fisher is a founding clergy member of Midbar Kodesh Temple in Henderson, Nevada and served as its cantor for over a decade. After his retirement from NVBA at the end of 2014, he established Bob Fisher Weddings to provide his services as a wedding officiant. In this interview, conducted shortly after his retirement from NVBA, Fisher discusses his childhood in Twin Cities, and the large role Judaism played in his upbringing. He speaks at length about his involvement with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism over the years, including as regional director of the United Synagogue Youth Far West Region, which took him from Minnesota to California. He talks about his time in Los Angeles, and later, about his life in Las Vegas, including his broadcasting career as well as involvement with Midbar Kodesh Temple.

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Chabad Times newspaper of Chabad of Southern Nevada, 2003-2004

Date

2003 to 2004

Description

Issues of Chabad Times, a publication of Chabad of Southern Nevada for the years 2003 and 2004. The newspaper includes local interest stories, advertisements, and advice columns.

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Photographs of Israel Independence Day concert, 2007

Date

2007

Archival Collection

Description

Group of photographs of various events celebrating Israel Independence Day, 2007.

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Chabad Times newspaper of Chabad of Southern Nevada, 2000-2002

Date

2000 to 2002

Description

Issues of Chabad Times, a publication of Chabad of Southern Nevada, for the years 2000, 2001, and 2002. The newspaper includes information and photographs about local events, advertisements, advice columns, and general interest articles.

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Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Community Study, 1995

Date

1995 to 1996

Archival Collection

Description

This study was conducted in 1995 when an "estimated 55,600 Jews live[d] in 29,100 Jewish households in the Las Vegas area. An additional 11,200 plus non-Jewish persons live[d] in these households, for a total of 66,900 people living in Jewish Las Vegas households."

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Clippings and publications from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.), 1952-1988

Date

1952 to 1988

Archival Collection

Description

Group of items documenting the history of Temple Beth Sholom, including a building dedication program brochure and the Fortieth Anniversary publication.

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Newsletters from Congregation Ner Tamid (Henderson, Nev.), 2000

Date

2000

Description

The monthly newsletters from Congregation Ner Tamid from 2000, include columns by the Rabbi and President, school news, event announcements, tributes and yahrzeits.

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