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Natalie Wolf oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Natalie Wolf conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 22, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Wolf shares stories of operating the Greyhound bus station, a three-year ownership of Commercial Deli, and her long career working collections for the casino industry. She discusses working for Tropicana Hotel and Casino, and MGM Properties, including the Mirage Hotel.
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Ruby Lee Taylor and Susana Loli oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ruby Lee Taylor and Susana Loli conducted by David Schwartz on April 22, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Taylor and Loli discuss their careers working at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and their membership in the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. They begin by discussing their individual job responsibilities, the benefits of being in the union, and the entertainment at the Riviera. They describe which shifts they prefer to work and give an overview of a hotel employee's life. Taylor and Loli conclude by discussing their responses to learning of the Riviera's closing and the health care provided by their union.
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Amilcar "Ace" Daniels oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Amilcar “Ace” Daniels conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Monserrath Hernández on June 15, 2019 and June 22, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In the first interview, Daniels discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and shares his parents' emigration story from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the early 1980s. He talks about attending the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Later, Daniels speaks on his career in hospitality, his passion for live theater, and his advocacy for the performing arts in Las Vegas. He talks about being a minority person in the hospitality industry, the importance of maintaining his cultural identity, and Latino representation in theater. In the second interview, Daniels discusses his involvement with the non-profit arts organization Super Summer Theatre, and participating in the Las Vegas Pride Festival. Lastly, Daniels talks about issues of colorism in the Latinx community.
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Elaine Galatz oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elaine Galatz conducted by Barbara Tabach on April 22, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Galatz discusses her work as a past Jewish Federation president, her marriage to renowned attorney Neil Galatz, and her career as an accomplished horsewoman.
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Photograph of Exterior of the Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The Desert Torah Academy's Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive is connected with the Chabad of Southern Nevada.
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Photograph of Exterior of the Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The Desert Torah Academy's Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive is connected with the Chabad of Southern Nevada.
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Photograph of Exterior of the Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The Desert Torah Academy's Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive is connected with the Chabad of Southern Nevada.
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Photograph of entrance to the Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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Inside the main entrance to the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Photograph of Desert Torah Academy gymnasium, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The gym inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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Photograph of Library at Desert Torah Academy, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
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The Multimedia Library inside the Desert Torah Academy on the Robert Cohen Educational Campus at 1312 Vista Drive.
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