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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, January 1999 - June 1999

Date

1999

Archival Collection

Description

Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.

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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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Transcript of interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee D. White, February 11, 2014

Date

2014-02-11

Description

Interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee White on February 11, 2014. In this interview, Marshall

Arthur Marshall was born in 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. He met his wife, Jayn in 1953, and the couple moved to Las Vegas where she already lived with her family. Art joined his father-in-law in the family's retail clothing business. Art Marshall took over the retail clothing business with his brother-in-law, Herb Rousso, and expanded operations as Marshall-Rousso stores. Art quickly became very active in the Jewish community upon arriving in Las Vegas. He served as president at Temple Beth Sholom, and worked with other Jews in the city, many who owned and managed the hotels at the time, to build a strong Jewish community in Las Vegas. He served as the chairman of Nevada State Bank and spent 12 years on the Nevada Gaming Commission.

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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, June 1999 - December 1999

Date

1999

Archival Collection

Description

Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.

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Transcript of interview with Max Goot by Charles Collins, March 22, 1976

Date

1976-03-22

Archival Collection

Description

Interview with Max Goot by Charles Collins, March 22, 1976. In this interview, Goot talks about how he came to Las Vegas in 1945 and purchased Stoney's Jewelry, which he sold in 1951, and then bought Tinch Furniture Store. He was friends with Hank Greenspun and active in local politics and community affairs, including Temple Beth Sholom. He talks about selling the former Beth Sholom building at 13th and Carson Streets to the Greek church, and other fund raising activities. He speaks briefly about atomic tests, and the growth of the city.

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