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#58808: Las Vegas Lean - Eating Right Event, 1991 January 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)
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Joel Coombs oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Joel Coombs conducted by Claytee White on February 22, 2014 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview Joel Coombs spoke about how his peers reacted to his interracial family. He recalls attending Valley High School amidst racial tensions, racism, and prejudice. He also spoke about the drug abuse happening at Valley High School and Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada. He recalled participating in protests as a child and landing on the front page of The Post.
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Dayvid Figler oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Dayvid Figler conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 22, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Figler discusses his youth, his bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Sholom, and path to a career as a criminal defense attorney. He also talks about embracing Las Vegas, Nevada as his home, owning a home in the John S. Park neighborhood, and mentions a number of literary depictions of Las Vegas that he admires.
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#66321: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Reception, 2008 April 27
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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Photograph of Women's Mikva at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The Women's Mikva as seen at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Women's Mikva at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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A waiting room and bathroom in the Women's Mikva as seen at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Women's Mikva at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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A waiting room in the Women's Mikva as seen at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of overnight suite at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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This family overnight suite is one of three at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of overnight suite at Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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This family overnight suite is one of three at the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas community room, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The Chabad of Las Vegas community room at 1261 Arville Street.
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