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

Date

2018-03-06

Description

Stephen Pierce and his wife, Sharon Sigesmund Pierce, pose in their Turnberry Place condo for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

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Drew and Debbie Levy at home, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2018-04-21

Description

Longtime Las Vegas residents Drew and Debbie Levy, photographed at their Summerlin neighborhood home for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.

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Irene Fisher and Bobbie Gang oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02846

Abstract

Oral history interview with Irene Fisher and Bobbie Gang conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 29, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Fisher discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, and their two children. She also talks about joining the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom and the Clark County Library District Board. Gang joins in to talk about volunteering, family, and raising children in Las Vegas.

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Joyce Mack oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02279

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joyce Mack conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 23, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Joyce Mack discusses meeting her husband, Jerry Mack, their early life as a couple, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada at the suggestion of Jerry's father, Nate Mack. She discusses how Jerry met Parry Thomas and their banking and real estate investments. Mack talks about the opening of the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the development of the strip hotels, and discusses her children.

Archival Collection

Ruth Urban oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02480

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ruth Urban conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 24, 2015 and September 16, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Urban discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada, including observations on childhood friendships, many of whom came from within the Jewish community. She talks extensively about her professional career and passion for mediation as a strategy for problem-solving. In addition, Urban describes her community service commitments over the years, including her current role with Nevadans for the Common Good.

Archival Collection

Rochelle Hornsby oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02912

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rochelle Hornsby conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 30, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Hornsby arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1962 when her former husband Len took a position with a local radio station. Her sales talent led her into promotional sales for conventions and she talks about her former husband's and her careers in Las Vegas. For over twenty years she has been a residential real estate agent. She also talks about volunteering with the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood, and the 25th Anniversary celebration of Israel.

Archival Collection

Susan Molasky oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02140

Abstract

Oral history interview with Susan Molasky conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 11, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Susan Molasky discusses her childhood and teenage years growing up in London, England where she worked in a fabric store. Molasky also talks about originally coming to Las Vegas, Nevada with her first husband in the late 1950s. She discusses raising her children in Las Vegas, Nevada and her battle with ovarian cancer, which prompted her involvement in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She then discuss her life with second husband, Irwin Molasky, and the causes they are involved in.

Archival Collection

Renee L. Diamond oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02188

Abstract

Oral history interview with Renee Diamond conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 20, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Renee Diamond discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada via Los Angeles, California with her husband and children in the 1970s and getting involved in politics. She talks about her husband, Leo, and his business selling vinyl records in L.A., and her work in a doctor's office. Once in Las Vegas, the Diamonds joined Temple Beth Sholom and later Congregation Ner Tamid. Diamond also talks about her involvement in the political arena in southern Nevada, including the League of Women Voters.

Archival Collection

Shelley Berkley oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02275

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shelley Berkley conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 13, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Berkley shares her family history, from her great-grandparents’ immigration to the United States to her immediate family’s migration from New York to Las Vegas, Nevada. She reflects upon her childhood experience in Las Vegas, including her varied leadership positions with Jewish organizations as well as at school, from junior high school through college. Berkley also talks about her involvement as an adult within the Jewish community and more broadly as a public servant, in all levels of government.

Archival Collection

Jolie Brislin oral history interview: transcript

Date

2017-04-21

Description

Oral history interview with Jolie Brislin conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 21, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Brislin discusses her family background and upbringing in Redwood City, California. She remembers moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991, her involvement in the Jewish community, and going on a trip to Israel. Brislin talks about joining the Anti-Defamation League, becoming the Regional Director of the organization in 2015, and her mentors at the time. Lastly, Brislin discusses the rise of hate acts towards minority groups across the country, and the issue of cyber-bullying.

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