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Joanna S. Kishner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03446

Abstract

Oral history interview with Joanna S. Kishner conducted by Barbara Tabach on January 10, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Kishner discusses being born and raised in both the Jewish and secular worlds of Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses the importance of the Jewish tradition of Tzedakah, and what it was like to work on a Kibbutz in Israel after her freshman year at Claremont McKenna College. Kishner also discusses desegregation of Las Vegas schools.

Archival Collection

Charlene Herst oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02822

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charlene Herst conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 09, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Herst discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1954 and becoming a volunteer mom who later graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also discusses her thirteen year career in the Nevada state government and the implementation of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act in 2006.

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

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

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

Shawn Willis oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03182

Abstract

Oral history interview with Shawn Willis conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 05, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Willis shares her journey to "acknowledging" being a Jew, a transformation that occurred after moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004. She also talks about her role as the Director of the Jewish National Fund.

Archival Collection

Jacqueline Baskow oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02874

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jacqueline "Jaki" Baskow conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 24, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Baskow shares stories of entertainers that she has worked with in Las Vegas, Nevada to build her business, Baskow and Associates. She also mentions mentors such as Bobby Morris, Frank Sinatra, and Jilly Rizzo.

Archival Collection