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Schedule for the "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust" conference, April 6, 1994

Date

1994-04-06

Description

Schedule for the 1994 Conference: "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust" with a sticky note to speak with parking attendant.

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Audio clip from interview with Irwin Molasky, April 23, 2014

Date

2014-04-23

Description

Part of an interview with Irwin Molasky, April 23, 2014. In this clip, Molasky describes constructing his first property in Las Vegas: a motel called the Pyramids on the Las Vegas Strip. He then talks about the sanitation district as the reason that the city could not annex the county into its borders, and the related issues of a growing city.

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Audio clip from interview with Mimi Katz, December 10, 2014

Date

2014-12-10

Description

Part of an interview with Mimi Katz on December 10, 2014. In this clip, Katz talks about living in Las Vegas, and tells an anecdote about her mother traveling with kosher meat when she came to visit.

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Audio clip from interview with Greg Goussak on May 19, 2015

Date

2015-05-18

Description

In this clip, Greg Goussak describes his family's involvement with the Albert Einstein Hebrew Day School where his mother was the director in the 1970s.

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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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Brochure for American Nevada Company, circa 2005

Date

2005

Archival Collection

Description

The brochure describes the history of American Nevada Company, a real estate development firm. The company is based in Henderson, Nevada, and specializes in master planned communities and commercial real estate development.

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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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Essay, by Charles Salton (1921-2004), 2002

Date

2002

Archival Collection

Description

Handwritten essay by Adele Baratz?s brother, Charles Salton, in 2002 describing his family history since coming to Las Vegas in 1928, and the history of the Jewish community in the area.

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Press release, Jay J. Sarno - The Magic Touch, circa 1969

Date

1968 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

This press release details the "magic touch" of Jay Sarno who conceived of and built successful casinos and hotels in Las Vegas, including Caesars Palace and Circus Circus.

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Speech transcript by Joyce Mack for UNLV Alumni Association honor as 2008 Silver State Award recipient

Date

2008

Description

In 2008, Joyce Mack was honored for her continued support of UNLV with the Silver State Award.

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