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Unger, Doug, 1950-
1976 arrived in Las Vegas; bought Supreme Mattress Co.; 1999 Jewish Federation president; 2012 becomes active with Holocaust Resource Center
Person
Kleinman, Morris
Morris Kleinman was a part-owner of the Desert Inn hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with his business partners Moe Dalitz and Ruby Kolod. Before Kleinman and Dalitz relocated in Vegas in 1949, they were members of the Mayfield Road Gang in Cleveland, Ohio.
Schwartz, David G. Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling. Casino Edition. Las Vegas: Winchester Books, 2013.
Person
Paul and Sari Aizley publications, 1977-2000
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Meera Kamegai Temple Beth Am records, 2003-2014
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
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Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada publications, 1997-2004
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Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada (JCC) publications file contains annual reports, event invitations and programs, and other publications created by the JCC from 1997 to 2004.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-035
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Video of Jewish University inaugural event "Kosher Nostra, A Conversation with Mayor Oscar Goodman", January 7, 2016
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
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Stearns, Sam
Sam Stearns was an owner-operator of several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Dave Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.
Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.
Person
Shane, Michael J.
Michael Jay Shane grew up in Kew Gardens in the Queens borough of New York City, New York. Shane graduated from High School of Performing Arts and later attended Peabody Conservatory of Music before leaving to launch his full-time entertainment career. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1995. He played piano at Wynn's Tower Suite Bar, Bootlegger, and Italian American Club.
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Photograph of Dani Rentchler-Ramage's Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom, approximately 1985
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Dani Rentchler-Ramage's Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom at 17th and Oakey.
From left to right: Gertrude Rightman-Rudiak, Geri Rudiak-Rentchler, Dani Rentchler-Ramage, John Rentchler, George Rudiak and (Rabbi Lederman?)
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
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"Who in the World is Roberta Kane" presentation, 2017
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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