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Rabbi Shea Harlig oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00792

Abstract

Oral history interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 05, 2014 for West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1. In his interview Rabbi Harlig discusses creating a Chabad movement in Southern Nevada. Rabbi Harlig also discusses the story of the moving to Las Vegas, founding the Chabad school, and the current Chabad expansion in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Rabbi Shea Harlig, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Rabbi Shea Harlig poses in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Photograph of Rabbi Shea Harlig, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Rabbi Shea Harlig poses in the sanctuary of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig, March 5, 2014

Date

2014-03-05

Description

Part of an interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig on March 5, 2014. In this clip, Rabbi Harlig discusses the property where he established a Chabad center in the west valley, and the zoning issues he faced in the neighborhood.

Sound

Transcript of interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig by Barbara Tabach, March 5, 2014

Date

2014-03-05

Description

Interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig by Barbara Tabach on March 5, 2014. In this interview, Rabbi Harlig discusses the Chabad movement of Orthodox Judaism and establishment of Chabad centers in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada. Rabbi Harlig talks about the property he has acquired for Chabad, and its outreach programs, including supervision of kosher kitchens in hotels. This interview was conducted for the Ward 1: West Charleston Neighborhoods oral history project, and therefore includes zoning and neighborhood discrimination issues, and a tour of the property.

Rabbi Shea Harlig arrived in Las Vegas in 1990 and settled in the Artesian Heights neighborhood of Las Vegas. As Director of Chabad of Southern Nevada, Rabbi Harlig focuses on religious outreach, education and social services, and has helped establish seven Chabad locations throughout the community and also built a school and educational program of the highest standards.

Text

Photograph of Rabbi Shea Harlig with wife Dina, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016

Date

2016-09-22

Description

Rabbi Shea Harlig poses with his wife Dina in the library of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.

Image

Rabbi Shea Harlig, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 September 22

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00389
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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