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Barbara Raben personal papers, 1998-2014

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The Barbara Raben personal papers series (1998-2014) consists of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting Barbara Raben's personal life and business, The Candy Factory. Materials include newspaper clippings about The Candy Factory, graduation ceremony invitations and programs for The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, and Terry Raben's (Barbara's husband) graduation certificate.

Archival Collection

Barbara Raben Collection on the Las Vegas Jewish Community
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Collection Number: MS-00655
Collection Name: Barbara Raben Collection on the Las Vegas Jewish Community
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Barbara Raben oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02278

Abstract

Oral history interview with Barbara Raben conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 24, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview Raben discusses her involvement with Hadassah, a women's Jewish organization, in Southern Nevada, and the various groups within that organization. She also talks about her family, her relationship to Judaism, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991. Raben discusses the business she built in Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada called the Candy Factory. She then talks about the formation of Midbar Kodesh Temple with other families from Temple Beth Sholom.

Archival Collection

Barbara Raben Collection on the Las Vegas Jewish Community

Identifier

MS-00655

Abstract

The Barbara Raben Collection on the Las Vegas Jewish Community (1976-2018) is comprised of materials collected by Barbara Raben that document her personal life and her involvement with the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community, specifically the Hadassah Southern Nevada Chapter and the Jewish Family Service Agency (JFSA) of Clark County, Nevada. Hadassah and JFSA records consist of photographs and programs from events held by the organizations. Materials also document Raben's business, The Candy Factory, and her connections to the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Barbara Raben, Henderson, Nevada, November 01, 2016

Date

2016-11-01

Description

Longtime Southern Nevada resident Barbara Raben poses in her Henderson home. Raben has been involved with the Hadassah Southern Nevada Chapter and the Jewish Family Service Agency.

Image

Audio clips from interview with Barbara Raben, February 24, 2015

Date

2015-02-24

Description

Audio clips from an interview with Barbara Raben. In these clips, Raben discusses moving to Las Vegas in 1991 and discovering the Jewish community here.

Sound

Clip 2 from interview with Barbara Raben, February 24, 2015

Description

In this clip, Raben discusses the funeral of her husband -- the first funeral held at Midbar Kodesh -- and the caring community that surrounded her family.

Transcript of interview with Barbara Raben by Barbara Tabach, February 24, 2015

Date

2015-02-24

Description

Interview with Barbara Raben by Barbara Tabach on February 24, 2015. In the first part of the interview Raben discusses her involvement with Hadassah in Southern Nevada, and the various groups within that organization. During the second part of the interview, she talks about her family and her relationship to Judaism, and moving to Las Vegas in 1991. Raben discusses the business she built in Los Angeles and Las Vegas called the Candy Factory. She then talks about the formation of Midbar Kodesh with other families from Temple Beth Sholom. Raben continues to be involved in the Jewish community and the Jewish Family Service Agency.

In 1945, Barbara Raben was born to Kermit and Adele Shulman, children of Eastern European emigrants. She enjoyed a happy childhood in Stamford, Connecticut, and was raised with a strong Jewish identity. After attending college in New Jersey, Barbara married Richard Grisar, and the couple lived in London for a year, before returning to Stamford. In 1975, Barbara and Richard moved to Los Angeles where Barbara owned and operated a very successful candy business, Candy Factory. Sixteen years later, Barbara sold her business, and the family relocated permanently to Las Vegas, where her husband owned radio stations. Barbara has always been an active member of the Jewish community, wherever she lived, giving her time to synagogue, children's day school and service organizations. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, Barbara and her family were members of Temple Beth Sholom, before leaving the congregation to start Midbar Kodesh Temple with a small group of other families. She has been an active member of Hadassah Southern Nevada Chapter for over a decade, helping rebuild the organization locally after participating in the Hadassah Leadership Academy, a program designed to engage a younger generation of members. Currently, Barbara serves as board president and interim executive director for Jewish Family Service. In 2004, then a widow, she married Terry Raben. Barbara has four sons with her first husband: Michael, Andrew, David and Marc Grisar.

Text

Clip 1 from interview with Barbara Raben, February 24, 2015

Description

In this clip, Raben talks about attending services at Temple Beth Sholom, and her son recognizing many students from Green Valley High School.

Barbara Raben, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 November 01

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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