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Henry Kronberg Papers
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The Henry Kronberg Papers is comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and business records from 1945 to 2017 that document Henry Kronberg's business, Stoney's Pawn Shop, his personal life, and his involvement with the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes
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Biographical essay about Henry Kronberg, 2014
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Henry Kronberg was nineteen when the Nazis invaded Poland. He was sent to several labor camps, and liberated in 1945.
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Henry Kronberg oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Henry Kronberg conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 26, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview Kronberg talks about his childhood in Germany and Poland, his experience being imprisoned by the Gestapo, and being transported to a concentration camp. He talks about surviving the Holocaust and meeting his wife. He discusses being reunited with his sister in Las Vegas, Nevada after decades of searching. Kronberg discusses purchasing Stoney's, a loan and pawn shop, anti-Semitism, and water resources in Southern Nevada.
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Photograph of Henry Kronberg at Stoney's Pawn Shop, 1964
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Henry Kronberg stands in front of the firearms display at Stoney's Pawn Shop at 126 S. First Street.
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Photograph of Henry Kronberg at Stoney's Pawn Shop, circa 1980
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Henry Kronberg stands in front of a counter at Stoney's Pawn Shop.
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Photograph of Henry Kronberg, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 10, 2016
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Holocaust survivor and longtime Las Vegas businessman Henry Kronberg photographed at his Summerlin neighborhood home.
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Photograph of Henry Kronberg, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 10, 2016
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Holocaust survivor and longtime Las Vegas businessman Henry Kronberg photographed at his Summerlin neighborhood home.
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Photograph of Henry Kronberg and unidentified man at Stoney's Pawn Shop, April 1966
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Henry Kronberg stands at the counter in front of the firearms display at Stoney's Pawn Shop at 126 S. First Street.
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Video, Generations of the Shoah interview with Henry Kronberg, by Esther Finder, 2013
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Interview with Henry Kronberg by Esther Finder. Kronberg survived the Holocaust and discusses the fate of his family, and his life in America.
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Audio clip from interview with Henry Kronberg on April 13, 2015
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In this clip, Henry Kronberg discusses acquiring Stoney's, a pawn shop on First Street, in 1964. When he arrived in Las Vegas in 1962, he worked with his brother-in-law at Pioneer Loan, then purchased Stoney's, which he grew into the most successful pawnshop in town. He discusses his business partner Dave Pearlmutter, and his international customers.
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