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Photograph of wedding reception for David and Iris Torjman, August 1966

Description

L-R: Micky and Leo Wilner (Director of Temple Beth Sholom), Elaine Pink and Avrum Schwartz

Wilner Family Collection

Identifier

MS-00810

Abstract

The Wilner Family Collection is comprised of audiovisual material on real estate in Las Vegas, Nevada collected by Las Vegas real estate agent, Linda C. Wilner. The collection includes informational videos for real estate agents and promotional showcase materials on various real estate developments around Las Vegas including Summerlin, Lake Las Vegas, Turnberry Place, Park Towers, Sun City Anthem, Sun City MacDonald Ranch, and Christopher Homes. This collection also contains a digital surrogate of a scrapbook commemorating Linda Wilner's uncle, Leo Wilner, and his retirement as executive director of Temple Beth Sholom in 1984.

Archival Collection

Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 21

Description

Soviet Jewry Meeting minutes, July 27, 1988.

Martin, Linda, and Robert Wilner oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02692

Abstract

Oral history interview with Martin, Linda, and Robert Wilner conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 10, 2016 and May 24, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. The family discusses their family ties to the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community. Martin also talks about his career as a clinical psychologist; Linda and her son, Robert, talk about the real estate development in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Wilner, Martin S.

Martin Wilner was born March 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to Leo Wilner, an Executive Director at Temple Beth Sholom. He was raised in California, but earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Houston, Texas. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 and became a counselor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Soon after moving to Las Vegas, Wilner met Linda at a Jewish Singles event. They were married on December 22, 1974 and they adopted a son, Robert, to raise with Linda’s two other kids from a previous marriage.

Person

Program for State of Israel Commendation Dinner, December 4, 1977

Date

1977-12-04

Archival Collection

Description

This program is for the State of Israel Commendation Dinner to recognize E. Parry Thomas as a distinguished Citizen of Nevada in 1977. The dinner was held at the Dunes Hotel.

Text

Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 26

Description

Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Board of Directors meeting minutes, December 14, 1988.