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Biographical essay by Margot Goodman, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Essays describe the early life of Margot Goodman, whose father was killed in the Holocaust. She surivived in hiding and came to the United States in 1941, and was reunited with her mother.

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Biographical essay by Martin Kohn, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Martin Kohn describes being taken to a concentration camp and being separated from his family. He was later moved to several other camps and eventually liberated in 1945.

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Biographical essay by Henry Schuster, 2014

Date

2014

Description

This essay describes how Henry Schuster was able to leave Germany through the kindertransport to France in 1939, and arrived in the United States in 1941.

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Biographical essay by Lily Tokarski, 2014

Date

2014

Description

Essay by Lily Tokarski describes her family surviving concentration camps and being reunited with her parents. She explored her roots after seeing the film "Schindler's List."

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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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Sports illustrated

Bio taken from Wiki Page: "Sports Illustrated is an American sports media franchise owned by Meredith Corporation. Its self-titled magazine has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million people each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. Its swimsuit issue, which has been published since 1964, is now an annual publishing event that generates its own television shows, videos and calendars."

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Transcript of interview with Bill Armstrong by Anthony Robone, February 28, 1979

Date

1979-02-28

Description

Anthony Robone interviews Bill Armstrong (born in Kentucky in 1921) in Armstrong’s apartment complex about his experiences in Las Vegas. Robone asks a variety of questions relating to Armstrong’s bootlegging in Kentucky before he arrived in Las Vegas, his involvement with the Las Vegas Dealers, the weather as it relates to other parts of the country, the impacts of the work of Howard Hughes on the town, the construction of Hoover Dam, the above ground atomic testing, the growth of Las Vegas and tourism, changes in gambling habits for the next generation, and the social and recreational activities residents took part in.

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