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Administrative files, 1954-2012
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Scope and Contents
The materials that comprise the administrative files of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas from 1954 to 2012. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, guides to community resources, planning studies, marketing files, awards, and donation materials. Materials also include audio cassettes of board meetings and executive committee meetings.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
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Meeting minutes from the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 1994
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Archival Collection
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The monthly meeting minutes from the board of directors and executive committee for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas for 1994 provide details about the operation Federation and their programs. The documents include agendas and relevant news articles shared at meetings, along with correspondence received from the Council of Jewish Federations.
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Album for the Americanism and Civic Affairs Committee of the Las Vegas B'nai B'rith Women, 1955
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An album documenting some of the key events and activities that the Americanism and Civic Affairs Committee of the Las Vegas B'nai B'rith Women, Chapter No. 415, participated in during 1955. Created by Mrs. Russell Sherman, the Americanism and Civics Chairman from 1955-1956, the album contains various items including text passages, newspaper clippings, letters, programs, photographs, announcements, and certificates.
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Photograph of Sasha Semenoff, 1990s
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Archival Collection
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Sasha Semenoff playing the violin at a Jewish Federation event.
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Video, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas "Imagine" commercial, circa 1995
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Archival Collection
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Public relations video for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Video, Welcome to the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas, circa 1998
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This promotional video showcases teachers and students at the Jewish Community Day School of Las Vegas.
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Video, News 13 segment on the growth of Jewish population in Las Vegas, March 22, 1999
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Archival Collection
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Segment from News 13 on the Jewish community in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada.
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Video, Jewish Federation annual meeting proceedings, 2000
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Archival Collection
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Proceedings from the annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Photograph of children in a classroom, 1980s
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph with children and teachers in a classroom.
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Hernstadt, William H.
William H. Hernstadt served as a Nevada state senator from 1977 to 1984 and was owner and general manager of the Las Vegas television station KVVU TV 5 during the early 1970s. He also served as president of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas from 1981 to 1982. Hernstadt graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York with a degree in physics in 1957.
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