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Marc Ratner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02807

Abstract

Oral history interview with Marc Ratner conducted by Barbara Tabach on August 23, 2016 and May 19, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Ratner talks about mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting, and joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization after a long career with the professional boxing commission.

Archival Collection

Norma Friedman oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02522

Abstract

Oral history interview with Norma Friedman conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 19, 2015 and April 06, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Friedman talks about owning Walker Furniture, her family history, and being a member of the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community for over 40 years.

Archival Collection

Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02653

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 19, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Tecktiel discusses being a rabbi of Midbar Kodesh Temple since 2008, his involvement with the Board of Rabbis, and Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish Federation's Community Relations.

Archival Collection

Barbara Tabach Papers

Identifier

MS-01101

Abstract

The Barbara Tabach Papers (1978-2022) mainly contain project files kept by oral historian Barbara Tabach throughout her experiences managing different oral history community documentation projects for the Oral History Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 2010 to 2022. Oral history projects represented in this collection include Documenting the African American Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada, Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada, Remembering 1 October, and The Great Pause: Las Vegas Chronicles of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The majority of the collection represents Tabach's involvement as project manager for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Other materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, event invitations, interview questions, memorabilia and books gifted to Tabach from oral history narrators, and publicity for the projects.

Archival Collection

Janellen Radoff oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02841

Abstract

Oral history interview with Janellen Radoff conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 26, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Radoff discusses training in interior design and architecture, finding employment as a commercial designer, and working at Wynn properties. She also talks about her involvement in the interior design for Congregation Ner Tamid.

Archival Collection

Lori Chenin Frankl oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02709

Abstract

Oral history interview with Lori Chenin Frankl conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 07, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Frankl talks about Judaism, her love of teaching children and her devotion to family and music. She talks about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and becoming a bat mitzvah.

Archival Collection

Rabbi Malcolm Cohen oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02521

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rabbi Malcolm Cohen conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 15, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Cohen talks about the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community and the growth of Temple Sinai, which is a merger of sorts between two smaller congregations: Adat Ariel and Temple Beth Am.

Archival Collection

Deanne Alterwitz-Strasler oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02178

Abstract

Oral history interview with Deanne Alterwitz-Stralser conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 01, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Alterwitz-Stralser discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and their four children to assume ownership of Walker Furniture, leading the design and merchandising elements of the business, and integrating into the local Jewish community.

Archival Collection

Jerry Fox oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02183

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerry Fox conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fox discusses his father's restaurant, Foxy's Delicatessen, which opened on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip in the 1950s, and his own business endeavors including the Tinder Box and an embroidery business.

Archival Collection

Mark Fine oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02184

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mark Fine conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 18, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Fine discusses his career as a significant developer of planned communities within Green Valley and Summerlin in Henderson, Nevada. He also talks about the history of Las Vegas, Nevada since 1973.

Archival Collection