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Melody Stein oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02799

Abstract

Oral history interview with Melody Stein conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 16, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Stein discusses teaching at the Hebrew Academy and Adelson Educational Campus. She also discusses Jewish art and various forms and mediums of art. She then talks about her involvement with the local Polymer Clay Guild and their various projects.

Archival Collection

Stephen Nasser oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03380

Abstract

Oral history interview with Stephen Nasser conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 17, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Nasser discusses being whisked away with his brother from their Hungarian home and sentenced to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland at the age of 13. He also talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993; and being an international speaker, author, and educator on the Holocaust.

Archival Collection

Flora Mason oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02215

Abstract

Oral history interview with Flora Mason conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 08, 2014 and January 17, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Mason discusses living in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1965 with her husband, Stuart Mason. Mason also discusses her involvement with the Temple Beth Sholom, the Foundation at the University of Nevada, and various Las Vegas libraries.

Archival Collection

Michael Green oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03398

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Michael Green conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 26, 2018 and April 04, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In the first interview, Green discusses his family background and growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his Jewish ancestry and the significance of religious communities in Las Vegas. In the second interview, Green discusses the growth of the Jewish community in Las Vegas, and the history of the Jewish heritage in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection

Michael J. Shane oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02877

Abstract

Oral history interview with Michael Jay Shane conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 26, 2016 and October 31, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Shane discusses his career in entertainment and other various jobs, including playing the piano at Wynn's Tower Suite Bar, Bootlegger Bistro, and the Italian American Club. Shane then mentions how his Jewish upbringing has influenced his work.

Archival Collection

Temple Beth Am (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Temple Beth Am was a Jewish Reform congregation founded by Rabbi Mel Hecht in 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1992, some members of the congregation, unhappy with Rabbi Hecht's leadership, broke off to form Congregation Adat Ari El. Construction on Beth Am's campus began in Summerlin in 2001. In 2007 Temple Beth Am and Adat Ari El merged to form Temple Sinai.

Corporate Body

George Levine oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02287

Abstract

Oral history interview with George Levine conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 16, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Levine recalls arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 from New York and working at Sands Hotel and Casino for 36 years, 10 years as maitre'd of the famous Copa Room. He also talks about his daughter, former United States Congresswoman Shelley Berkley.

Archival Collection

Freddie Glusman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02523

Abstract

Oral history interview with Freddie Glusman conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 29, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Glusman discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada as a young man in 1957 and owning clothing retail stores in casino/hotels. He also talks about the restaurant he owned, Piero's restaurant on Convention Center Drive; also the setting for scenes in the movie “Casino” (1995).

Archival Collection

Greg Goussak oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02422

Abstract

Oral history interview with Greg Goussak conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 19, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Goussak first discusses his family history and how they ended up in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1960. He also talks about desegregation efforts in the Clark County School District and the role B’nai B’rith Youth Organization had on his childhood. Goussak then discusses his education, working at the Dunes Hotel, the Boulder Highway project, and his various occupations.

Archival Collection

Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at home, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-03-06

Description

Sharon Sigesmund Pierce poses in her Turnberry Place condo for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

Image