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Jean Weinberger Museum of Jewish Culture pamphlet, 1996
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Archival Collection
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A pamphlet for the Jean Weinberger Museum, presented by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal (LVCJA) Ball programs and planning documents, 1973-1975
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Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal (LVCJA) programs and planning documents for the annual May/Spring Ball held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1979, the Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal changed its name to the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Jewish Nevada
The non-profit Jewish Nevada is the central coordinating body for fundraising, planning, allocations, and community services for the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada and serves as the local chapter of the Jewish Federations of North America. Jewish Nevada has served the community since the 1960s and has raised several million dollars to support Jewish and humanitarian causes in Las Vegas, Israel, and in 59 countries around the world.
Corporate Body
2021 addition, 2014 to 2018
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Scope and Contents
The 2021 addition series (2014-2018) contains annual meeting invitations and programs, annual reports, and membership and community directories for Jewish Nevada. Materials also include a photocopy of the Articles of Incorporation for the Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal from 1966 and a copy of the
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
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Archival Component
Posters, 2001-2009
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This series consists of collages of photographs mounted on oversize poster boards. Several collages depict different groups within the Jewish Federation (Hillel, Women's Division, and Young Adult Division) and two collages depict the events and accomplishments of the Jewish Federation as a whole during specific years. The photographs date from 2001 to 2009.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Fran Fine oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Fran Fine conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 04, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Fine talks about her career as an attorney and family court judge. She also discusses her activity in Las Vegas, Nevada’s Jewish education, women's philanthropy and the Las Vegas Jewish Federation.
Archival Collection
Photographs of Real Estate Construction Division Event, 2007
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Archival Collection
Description
Photographs of attendees of the Jewish Federation Real Estate Construction Division.
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Photographs of celebrities, 1975-1990
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Archival Collection
Description
Group of photographs of celebrities involved with the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Phyllis Friedman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Phyllis Friedman conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 02, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview Friedman talks about first coming to Las Vegas, Nevada to work for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas (now Jewish Nevada). Then she discusses what made the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) work unique and about ADL’s programming fighting cyberbullying. The interview finishes with her talking about work in addressing and combatting anti-Semitism and listing other influential Jewish organizations working in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Meeting photographs, 1999-2007
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Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of photographs and photographic negatives of internal meetings held by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas from 1999 to 2007.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
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Archival Component