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Chic Hecht Letters to Secretary of the Department of Energy John S. Herrington, 1987

Date

1987

Description

Selected letters from Senator Chic Hecht to the Secretary of the Department of Energy, John S. Herrington, regarding the nuclear waste site proposed in Nevada. The letters state the Senator's opposition to using Yucca Mountain as the waste repository site.

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Newsletters, Washington Report and Chat with Chic, 1983-1987

Date

1983 to 1987

Description

The monthly and bi-monthly newsletters from Senator Chic Hecht include updates on topics of interest to the citizens of the state of Nevada, including international affairs.

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Photographs from the Holocaust Education Seder event at the Rio Hotel, April 6, 2014

Date

2014-04-06

Description

An essay by Esther Toporek Finder accompanying the photographs describes the event: "Holocaust survivors, along with Clark County students and teachers, sat down to break matzo and bread together at Las Vegas? first Holocaust Education Seder Sunday (April 6) at the Rio Hotel. Three generations from the survivor community gathered with middle and high school students and teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools. The leader for the traditional portion of the service was Rabbi Sanford Akselrad and the Shoah segments were led by Professor Esther Finder. Kevin Janison, from MyNews3, served as host and MC. Both Finder and Janison are children of Holocaust survivors. Ray Fiol lit candles on behalf of the approximately six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and a 7th candle to represent the non-Jewish victims of Nazi atrocity. Music was provided by Cantorial Soloist Lola Rivera. Educator and librarian Susan Dubin shared original poetry as part of the blessing after the meal. Participants dined on foods traditional for Passover: matzo ball soup, roasted chicken with matzo kugel, tsimmis and a non-dairy chocolate dessert."

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Audio clip from interview with Hank Greenspun, 1975

Date

1975

Description

In this clip, Hank Greenspun speaks with Perry Kaufman about arriving in Las Vegas in 1946, and his first encounter with Bugsy Siegel.

No release form is on file for this interview. The interview is accessible onsite only, and researchers must seek permission from the interviewee or heirs for quotation, reproduction, or publication. Please contact special.collections@unlv.edu for further information.

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Audio clip from interview with Adele Baratz, 2007

Date

2007-03-17

Description

In this clip, Adele Baratz talks about her parents' experiences in real estate and business ownership in the 1920s and 1930s in Las Vegas.

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Audio clip from interview with Adele Baratz and Florence Frost, May 19, 2015

Date

2015-05-19

Description

In this clip, Adele Baratz and Florence Frost discuss growing up in Las Vegas, the absence of a concentrated neighborhood of Jewish families, and the establishment of the Temple Beth Sholom gift shop for selling Jewish goods like candles and menorahs.

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Audio clip from interview with George Levine, April 16, 2015

Date

2015-03-16

Description

In this clip, George Levine discusses his experience serving as the Maitre d' at the Sands.

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Audio clip from interview with Gary Sternberg, April 7, 2015

Date

2015-04-07

Description

Gary Sternberg recalls how he secured funding from Frank Sinatra for Congregation Ner Tamid's new building.

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Audio clip from interview with Marilyn Glovinsky and Melissa Lemoine, April 2, 2015

Date

2015-04-02

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 Ron Lurie, June 5, 2015

Date

2015-06-15

Archival Collection

Description

Ron Lurie talks about winning a seat on the Las Vegas City Council, and the voting population of the city.

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