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Letter to the Executive Director of the Nevada Humanities Committee from Donald E. Carns evaluating the Holocaust Nevada Student Conference, March 21, 1984

Date

1984-03-21

Description

Letter from Donald E. Carns of the Department of Sociology at UNLV to the Nevada Humanities Committee evaluating the Holocaust Nevada Student Conference held in Las Vegas, March 14, 1984.

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Audio clip from interview with Jon Sparer, March 4, 2015

Date

2015-03-04

Archival Collection

Description

Part of an interview with Jon Sparer, March 4, 2015. In this clip, architect Jon Sparer discusses his involvement with designing and building the synagogue for Congregation Ner Tamid.

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Audio clip from interview with Louis Wiener, Jr., February 1, 1990

Date

1990-02-01

Description

Part of an interview with Louis Wiener, Jr. on February 1, 1990. In this clip, Wiener talks about how he became the attorney for Bugsy Siegel in the 1940s, and Siegel's desire to protect Wiener from criticism.

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Audio clip from interview with Adele Baratz, 2007

Date

2007-03-17

Description

In this clip, Adele Baratz talks about her parents' experiences in real estate and business ownership in the 1920s and 1930s in Las Vegas.

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Audio clip from interview with Raymonde Fiol, August 12, 2015

Date

2015-08-12

Description

In this clip, Raymonde "Ray" Fiol talks about visiting the town in which she and her family were interned in France during the Nazi occupation, and the local woman who helped her tell her story.

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Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, October 29, 2014

Date

2014-10-29

Description

Rabbi Sanford Akselrad discusses Project Ezra, an employment program he established during the recession in conjunction with the Jewish Family Service Agency.

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Audio clip from interview with David and Iris Torjman, November 12, 2015

Date

2015-11-12

Archival Collection

Description

In this audio clip, Iris and David speak about going to shows at the hotels in Las Vegas in the 1960s through the 1990s. David Torjman was the Hebrew School teacher at Temple Beth Sholom and taught the children and grandchildren of many hotel owners and operators. They speak about their wedding reception during which Sasha Semenoff played.

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Handwritten list of stores and businesses owned by Jews in Las Vegas, Nev. in the 1940s, by Michael S. Mack, 2015

Date

2015

Archival Collection

Description

This document is a listing of Jewish-owned businesses in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada across all sectors including retail, restaurants, hotels and gaming, as remembered by Michael Mack.

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Brochure for building fund for Congregation Ner Tamid, early 1980s

Date

1980 to 1983

Archival Collection

Description

This fundraising brochure for the building campaign for Congregation Ner Tamid includes pledge amounts for specific parts of the building, and a proposed floor plan.

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Audio clip from interview with Charles Salton by George Green, April 23, 1976

Date

1976-04-23

Description

Part of an interivew with Charles Salton on April 23, 1976. In this clip, Salton discusses his partnership with Larry Larkin and building in Las Vegas.

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