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Audio clip from interview with Susan Molasky, March 11, 2014

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2014-03-11

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Part of an interview with Susan Molasky on March 11, 2014. In this clip, Molasky talks about a fundraiser held for Nathan Adelson Hospice at MGM, in which community members participated in a show, replacing the regular performers.

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Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 13

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Bond dinner with statesman Simcha Dinitz. Standing (L-R): Irwin Molasky, Sammy Davis Jr., Susan Molasky, Sen. Howard Cannon, unknown, Carolyn O'Callaghan, Frank Sinatra, Totie Fields; seated: Billy Weinberger, Jean Weinberger, Simcha Dinitz.

Transcript of interview with Susan Molasky by Barbara Tabach, March 11, 2014

Date

2014-03-11

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In this interview, Susan Molasky discusses her childhood and teenaged years growing up in London, where she worked with in a fabric store. Molasky shares photos and momentos with the interviewer, and talks about originally coming to Las Vegas with her first husband, Leo Frey, in the late 1950s. She discusses raising her children in Las Vegas, and her bout with ovarian cancer, which prompted her involvement in Nathan Adelson Hospice. She continues to discuss her life with second husband, Irwin Molasky, and the causes they are involved in.

Susan Molasky was born in Israel (what was then-Palestine) in mid-1930s, the daughter of Bukharian Jewish immigrants. With the end of World War II, at the age of nine Susan, her sister and mother were able to get visas to live with her father in London. It was in England where Susan learned English and began working, at a fabric shop on Regent Street. In 1957, Susan married her first husband, and the couple moved to Las Vegas on January 1, 1958. She knew immediately that the city would be her home. Susan and her husband moved to Las Vegas to help her brother-in-law, Leo Frey, renovate and manage the Moulin Rouge; their primary business was long-term room rentals to casino employees, occasionally renting to tourists when the casino hotels were full. After two years, her husband changed careers paths and the couple moved to Europe. They had three sons before returning to Las Vegas in 1964. In 1973, Susan married Irwin Molasky, whom she had met through her work with the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom; both sat on the temple's board. Susan enjoyed the excitement and glamour that defined Las Vegas during the 1970s, attending show openings, visiting movie sets, and socializing with stars. But more than this, Susan devoted herself to helping others, most notably through the opening of Nathan Adelson Hospice. Her own battle with cancer, as well as serving as a caretaker for others, ignited her commitment to establish quality hospice care in her beloved city, and she has continuously led the organization's fundraising efforts. There are now two Nathan Adelson Hospice facilities serving the greater Las Vegas area.

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Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 4

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Susan and Irwin dressed as hoboes for a private party at Las Vegas Country Club.

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L-R: Lynn Weisner, Lovee Arum, Irwin Molasky, Elaine Newton, Barbara Molasky, (unknown), Pam Wald at premiere of Cotton Club (movie produced by Lorimar) held as a fundraiser for Nathan Adelson Hospice.

Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 10

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Israel Bond dinner honoring former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin (left) with Susan and Irwin Molasky.

Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 11

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Irwin Molasky playing golf with President Bill Clinton.

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Comedienne and special friend Totie Fields in a promotional photo.

Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 19

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Limited edition photo of Totie Fields personally signed for Irwin Molasky.

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Friends of the Molasky's, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.