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Leonard I. and Roberta (Bobbie) Gang oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Leonard and Roberta Gang conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 14, 2016 and September 27, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Leonard discusses becoming a judge, presiding over high profile cases, and returning to private practice later in his career. Roberta talks about lobbying, and civic organizations that she represented in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Richard and Gertrude Rudiak with Dani Ramage oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Richard and Gertrude Rudiak with Dani Ramage conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 30, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Richard talks about his father, who was an early Nevada Assemblyman and a civil rights activist. Gertrude discusses her hobby of playing the pipe organ, teaching in both secular and Jewish education, and being on many community boards.
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Judy Mack oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Judy Mack conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 2, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Judy Mack discusses her survival during the Holocaust and her move to San Francisco, California at the age of eleven. She discusses her later move to Reno, Nevada with her husband and son where she grew her family and began a successful pawn shop enterprise before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1990. She goes into detail on her family history as well as her family's current involvement with the Jewish community. Mack also speaks of her involvement with the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center and the other ways she has recorded her history of the Holocaust.
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Danit Farwell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Danit Farwell conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 27, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Farwell discusses her early life in Morocco, antisemitism she experienced there, and being sent to Israel as a young girl. She recalls the hardships she faced while traveling to Israel, living in a kibbutz, and completing a teaching seminar to become a grade school teacher. Farwell talks about arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974, her first impression of the city, and her decision to stay. Farwell describes becoming a member of Temple Beth Sholom, being a teacher there, and going to card dealing school. Lastly, Farwell talks about being a part-time card dealer at different casinos on the Strip.
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Paul and Sari Aizley oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Paul and Sari Aizley conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 13, 2015 and December 01, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Paul and Sari discusses their long history of civic contributions to Las Vegas, Nevada and being active in the Jewish community.
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Ike Lawrence Epstein in his office, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Ike Lawrence Epstein, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) photographed in his office for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.
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Ike Lawrence Epstein in his office, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Ike Lawrence Epstein, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) photographed in his office for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.
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Ike Lawrence Epstein in his office, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
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Ike Lawrence Epstein, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) photographed in his office for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project.
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Rona and David Mendelson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rona and David Mendelson conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 26, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Rona and David Mendelson describe moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973 as a married couple and how they became board members of Congregation Ner Tamid, which led them to getting involved with the small and growing Jewish community. They discuss their activities and their current family ties within the Jewish community in Las Vegas. As educators, they also delve into their experiences with the school system in Southern Nevada and the discrimination they faced as Jewish educators and parents.
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Doris Welt, Gerald Welt, and Marcy Welt oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Doris, Jerry, and Marcy Welt conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 30, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, the Welts discuss how they came to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1970s from California. They also discuss Eli Welt's pawnshop, Stoney's, which he acquired from Doris Welt's father, Jerry Fox. Jerry and Marcy Welt talk about how they met and came to Las Vegas. They also talk about the community that existed in Las Vegas at the time, and their involvement with B'nai B'rith.
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