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Video, Congregation Ner Tamid oral history roundtable, September 21, 2016

Date

2016-09-21

Description

Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Gerald Gordon, Bob Unger, David Wasserman, Renee Diamond and Gilbert Shaw discuss the founding of Congregation Ner Tamid in 1974. It became the first Reform synagogue in Las Vegas. The conversation includes discussion about the first meeting, the move into the current location, and the hiring of Rabbi Akselrad.

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Video of interview with Arthur "Art" Marshall by Claytee D. White, February 11, 2014

Date

2014-02-11

Description

Arthur "Art" Marshall discusses early life in Las Vegas, the financing of Las Vegas casinos, and his involvement in the Jewish community.

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Video of interview with Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas (Nev.), October 18, 2014

Date

2014-10-18

Description

Carolyn and Oscar Goodman discuss their early lives, moving to Las Vegas, their definition of "community" in Las Vegas, early careers, and current Downtown economy in an interview at UNLV's Lied Library in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Video, Holocaust Survivors of Southern Nevada reflections, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Compilation of interviews with survivors of the Holocaust reflecting on loss, liberation, rebuilding, how the Holocaust has impacted their lives, and the American Dream. The interviews are also available through the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) online catalog: http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn608188

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Videos, Interview with Joseph Frank, by Esther Finder, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Two versions of an interview with Holocaust survivor Joseph Frank with Esther Finder. Mr. Frank is asked about his arrival in the United States and his experiences after World War II, and finding out what happened to members of his family. He also discusses how he came to Las Vegas to be near his children.

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Videos, Interview with Gary Rosenthal, by Esther Finder, 2013

Date

2013

Description

Two versions of an interview with Gary Rosenthal with Esther Finder. Mr. Rosenthal discusses his family's journey to the United States, and his career as an electrical engineer.

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Video of interview with Adele Baratz by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007

Date

2006 to 2008

Archival Collection

Description

Adele Baratz discusses her history, her family, moving to Las Vegas when she was young, the early Las Vegas community, and the Las Vegas Jewish community.

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Video of interview with Renee Diamond, Dorothy Eisenberg, and Roberta Gang by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007

Date

2006 to 2008

Archival Collection

Description

Renee Diamond, Dorothy Eisenberg, and Roberta (Bobby) Gang discuss their early lives in Las Vegas, including their experiences as a Jewish women and social activists in Southern Nevada.

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Video of interview with Edythe Katz Yarchever by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007

Date

2006 to 2008

Archival Collection

Description

Edythe Katz-Yarchever discusses her early life in Las Vegas, including her experience as a Jewish woman and social activist in Southern Nevada.

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Video of interview with Faye Steinberg by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007

Date

2006 to 2008

Archival Collection

Description

Faye Steinberg discusses her early life in Las Vegas, including her experience as a Jewish woman and social activist in Southern Nevada.

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