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Biographical essay by Miriam Zaidman Borowsky, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Miriam Ziadman Borowsky's family moved from Palenstine to France in 1938, where her father surrendered to the Nazis and was sent to the Drancy internment camp. She recounts the rift in her family after she realized her father was not returning. Her essay includes photographs of her family and documents related to her father's military career.
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Meeting minutes from the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 1994
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Archival Collection
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The monthly meeting minutes from the board of directors and executive committee for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas for 1994 provide details about the operation Federation and their programs. The documents include agendas and relevant news articles shared at meetings, along with correspondence received from the Council of Jewish Federations.
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Sharon Sigesmund Pierce photographs and albums, 1984-2006
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Archival Collection
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Photo albums and loose photographs documenting Temple Beth Sholom, the International Lion of Judah conference for United Jewish Community/Jewish Federation and other events. Photographs show Sharon Sigesmund, Shelley Berkley, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Laura Bush, Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton, among others.
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Ben Rosenfeld photographs and ephemera, 1950s-1978
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Archival Collection
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Group of photographs and ephemera from the family of Ben Rosenfeld. Photographs show Ben Rosenfeld on horseback during Helldorado in Las Vegas and golfing with friends. Clippings and newsletters document events from Temple Beth Sholom and B'nai B'rith in the 1950s. Also included in this collection are programs and ephemera from various Las Vegas hotels and casinos.
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Album for the Americanism and Civic Affairs Committee of the Las Vegas B'nai B'rith Women, 1955
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Archival Collection
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An album documenting some of the key events and activities that the Americanism and Civic Affairs Committee of the Las Vegas B'nai B'rith Women, Chapter No. 415, participated in during 1955. Created by Mrs. Russell Sherman, the Americanism and Civics Chairman from 1955-1956, the album contains various items including text passages, newspaper clippings, letters, programs, photographs, announcements, and certificates.
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Transcript of interview with Raymonde Fiol by Barbara Tabach, August 12, 2015
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Archival Collection
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In this interview, Fiol discusses her experience as a a hidden child in the Holocaust and her family's history. She also talks about her involvement with the Las Vegas Holocaust survivors group.
Raymonde "Ray" Fiol is president of the Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada. A Jewish Holocaust survivor whose parents were killed in Auschwitz, Fiol was hidden by a Christian family of Resistance fighters during her childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, France. She married American serviceman Phil Fiol and left Paris in 1957. The couple lived in New York City where she worked in inventory control. She retired to Las Vegas, Nevada around 2003 and became active in the local Holocaust Survivors Group. In 2007, she became president of the organization, which provides essential services to Holocaust survivors and helps them share their stories. Fiol is also a member of the Nevada Governor?s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust and the coordinating council of Shoah International. Her dedication to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and caring for survivors earned her the Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award from the Nevada Delegation of the National Silver Haired Congress and the Aging Services Directors Organization in 2014, and in 2013 she was named Mensch Volunteer of the Year by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. In this interview, Ray reflects upon her traumatic childhood experiences, and shares how she learned details of her family?s history from a woman in France who had researched the destiny of the local Jewish community. She also discusses her involvement with the survivors group, and the positive impacts of its outreach activities, as well as goals to ensure future generations learn about, and from, the Holocaust.
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Jean Weinberger Museum of Jewish Culture pamphlet, 1996
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Archival Collection
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A pamphlet for the Jean Weinberger Museum, presented by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Legislative counsel bureau reports, sample apportionments, county populations and final apportionment for legislative reapportionment, 1965
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Archival Collection
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Group of documents dealing with the legislative reapportionment of the Nevada State Assembly based on population distribution.
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Temple Beth Sholom Master by-laws, February 12, 1998
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Archival Collection
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This document establishes the purposes and duties of the board of directors and the make up of the membership of Temple Beth Sholom.
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Floor statements delivered by Chic Hecht during the 100th Congress, 1987-1988
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Archival Collection
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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress. This group of documents is part of the Senator Chic Hecht Papers and includes floor statements delivered by Senator Hecht during the 100th Congress in 1987 and 1988. Topics addressed by Senator Hecht include tributes to distinguished citizens of Nevada, including Irwin Molasky, Arthur S. Waltzman, and the 1987-1988 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team. Other topics are nuclear waste, energy and water appropriations, the PEPCON rocket fuel explosion, and union and right-to-work issues.
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