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Biographical essay by Rachel Taylor, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Rachel Taylor describes her family's experience during the Holocaust in Poland in the Kutno and Gubin ghettos. She was able to escape with her sisters and brother with the help of a Polish priest and nun, and her parents survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. Taylor came to the United Staes in 1961.

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Annual Report of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 2013

Date

2013

Archival Collection

Description

Annual report from the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas for 2013.

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Biographical essay by Perry Oehlbaum, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Perry Oehlbaum describes her time in concentration camps in Germany and her liberation in 1945.

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Corporation meeting minutes for Nathan Adelson Hospice, March 19, 1985

Date

1985-03-19

Archival Collection

Description

The meeting minutes of the Nathan Adelson Hospice Corporation outline changes made to the by-laws, and statistics for in-patient and at-home care rendered in 1984.

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Planning documents and invitation for Winter Wonderland Gala at Caesars Palace, 1977

Date

1977-11-19

Archival Collection

Description

The planning documents for the Winter Wonderland Gala provide specific instructions to wait staff for the event, as well as table setting information and the order of service. Each page is initialed or signed by Nat Hart.

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Newsletter from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, August 24, 1998

Date

1998

Description

Newsletter from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah for August 24, 1998, with information about upcoming events, meetings and officer listings.

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Program for National Conference of Christians and Jews event to honor Eileen Brookman, 1979

Date

1979

Archival Collection

Description

In 1979, Eileen Brookman was honored as a Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the National Conference of Christians and Jews for her continued service to the community. The program includes highlights of her accomplishments.

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Biographical essay by Celia Strauss, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Celia Strauss describes her family history in Poland and fleeing the Nazis, narrowly escaping being captured or shot several times. She and her family came to the United States in 1947.

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Transcript of roundtable interview with members of Midbar Kodesh, April 19, 2015

Date

2015-04-19

Description

In this interview, members of Midbar Kodesh discuss how they each became involved in the synagogue, and how the congregation formed in the mid-1990s. Some of the narrators grew up in Las Vegas and talk about the growth of the town and being former members of Temple Beth Sholom.

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14th Anniversary Issue of the Sands Times from the Sands Hotel and Casino, December 1966

Date

1966-12

Description

The 14th anniversary issue of the Sands Times magazine from the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Articles written in the magazine describe various events held at the Sands, entertainment news, and celebrity appearances.

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