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Photograph of children in a classroom, 1980s
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Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph with children and teachers in a classroom.
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Photograph of Eileen Brookman, circa 1965
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Archival Collection
Description
Head and shoulders color portrait of Eileen Brookman.
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Photograph of Henry and Anita Schuster, circa 2000
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Archival Collection
Description
Bust-length photograph of Henry and Anita Schuster.
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Video, Michael Berenbaum presentatation at Generations of the Shoah conference, 2014
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Archival Collection
Description
Michael Berenbaum discusses Kristallnacht and its effect on German Jewery and policies.
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Video, Mark Weitzman presentatation at Generations of the Shoah conference, 2014
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Mark Weitzman discusses the actions to be taken to continue the mission of the Generations of the Shoah organization with Holocaust remembrance and education, and defeating anti-Semitism.
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Video, Passing the Torch, 2012
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Archival Collection
Description
Compilation of interviews with Holocaust survivors and family members of survivors. The film was created by film students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with advisor Brett Levner.
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Portrait photograph of Miriam "Mimi" Katz, 1940s
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Archival Collection
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Miriam Katz.
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Transcript of interview with David and Iris Torjman by Barbara Tabach, November 12, 2015
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Archival Collection
Description
In this interview, the Torjmans recall meeting at Temple Beth Sholom and their careers in Las Vegas. David Torjman was a Hebrew School teacher at Temple Beth Sholom, and later became a dealer at the Rainbow Club and Tropicana. Iris was a health aide for the Clark County School District.
In 1964, a young Hebrew school teacher was recruited to teach at Temple Beth Sholom. Soon he met Iris Schwartz who had moved to Las Vegas to live with her aunt. Less than two years later David proposed to Iris in Jack Entratter's suite at the Sands; had a New York wedding and then a local wedding thrown by the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom. The couple came from distinctively different Jewish backgrounds. David was born and raised in Morocco and was educated in trades at the ORT Vocational School in Fez, Morocco. He then studied at Sunderland Talmudical College in England before immigrating to the United States. Iris was a native of Bronx, New York. And tells how before the couple met in Las Vegas that they actually lived within blocks of each other in New York. She moved to Las Vegas to live with relatives as a young woman. In 1964 destiny brought them together. David?s career as a Hebrew school teacher brought him to Temple Beth Sholom, a career that lasted for three years. He then worked for Jerry Hory?s Hock Shop and later became a dealer for the Rainbow Club and the Tropicana. Iris worked for the Clark County School District as a health aide. They have been successful investors in local property and enjoy their retirement. They tell the story of meeting and creating a life in Las Vegas where they raised their three children.
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