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Audio clip from interview with David and Iris Torjman, November 12, 2015

Date

2015-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

In this audio clip, Iris and David speak about going to shows at the hotels in Las Vegas in the 1960s through the 1990s. David Torjman was the Hebrew School teacher at Temple Beth Sholom and taught the children and grandchildren of many hotel owners and operators. They speak about their wedding reception during which Sasha Semenoff played.

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Audio clip from interview with Jerry Fox, November 12, 2014

Date

2014-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Jerry Fox on November 12, 2014. In this clip, Fox talks about arriving in Las Vegas in 1955, and how his father came to own a delicatessen on the Las Vegas strip.

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Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig, March 5, 2014

Date

2014-03-05

Description

Part of an interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig on March 5, 2014. In this clip, Rabbi Harlig discusses the property where he established a Chabad center in the west valley, and the zoning issues he faced in the neighborhood.

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Audio clip from interview with Margo Mink Colbert, November 11, 2014

Date

2014-11-11

Description

Part of an interview with Margo Mink Colbert on November 11, 2014. In this clip, Colbert discusses the inspiration for the ballet trilogy she conceived and choreographed while teaching at UNLV.

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Audio clip from interview with Jerome "Jerry" Countess, October 28, 2014

Date

2014-10-28

Description

Part of an interview with Jerrry Countess and Dorothy Eisenberg on October 28, 2014. In this clip, Countess talks about the early days of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and an event held by B'nai B'rith.

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Audio clip from interview with Justice Michael Cherry, September 19, 2014

Date

2014-09-19

Description

Part of an interview with Justice Michael Cherry on September 19, 2014. In this interview, Justice Cherry discusses connections with Jewish casino operators. He also talks about losing to, then representing, unions in court proceedings. He was later endorsed by the unions when he ran for office.

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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.

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Audio clip from interview with Myra Berkovits, August 21, 2014

Date

2014-08-21

Description

Part of an interview with Myra Berkovits on August 21, 2014. In this clip, Berkovits talks about her first home in Las Vegas, and a very helpful neighbor who helped her find employment as a teacher.

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Audio clip from interview with Dorothy Eisenberg, October 23, 2014

Date

2014-10-23

Description

Part of an interview with Dorothy Eisenberg on October 23, 2014. In this clip, Eisenberg discusses how she became involved with the Democratic party and the League of Women Voters in Las Vegas.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1997

Date

1997-03-03

Description

Part of an interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee White on March 3, 1997. Bailey describes her arrival in Las Vegas and opening night at the Moulin Rouge.

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