Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Champions of Freedom dinner gala proceedings, with masters of ceremony Jayn and Art Marshall. A guest of honor was former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak. The Champion of Freedom award was given to Faye and Leon Steinberg.
In 2015, Todd S. Polikoff was named the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. (The organization is now known as Jewish Nevada). Todd is a graduate of Stockton University and earned his MBA at Cleveland State University. He has three children: Samuel, Shira and Jordan. Born in 1971 to a steelworker and hairdresser, Jack and Judy Polikoff, Todd grew up in Philadelphia, became a bar mitzvah there, and shocked his mother when he explained he was putting college on hold to move to Israel. In addition to stories about these life memories, Todd also traces his career path to decision-making to a meaningful trip to Moscow a where a defining moment helped him understand his own relationship with Judaism. To the time of this interview, Todd has invested over twenty years in leadership of Jewish Federation and AIPAC in states that include New Jersey, Delaware, Texas, Ohio and Nevada.
Dr. Marvin A. Perer, M.D. served as chairman of the board of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1990 to 1992. He is a gastroenterologist who received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 1965. Dr. Perer specializes in disorders affecting the digestive system and has an office located in Los Angeles, California.
Sources:
“Dr. Marvin Perer” U.S. News & World Report. Accessed March 18, 2016. http://health.usnews.com/doctors/marvin-perer-702106".
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.
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Jewish Nevada Records
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