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Biographical essay by Lily Tokarski, 2014
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Archival Collection
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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
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Archival Collection
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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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Biographical essay by Tom Figueras, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Essays by Tom Figueras give details about his brother, Ladizlav or "Laci," who was a prodigy violin player in Germany during the Holocaust, and eventually ended up in a sub-camp of Buchenwald and then in Bergen-Belsen where he perished. Figueras survived the Holocaust, but his parents did not. He came to the United States in 1960 and became a marketing manager for a telecommunications company.
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Videos, Interview with Joseph Frank, by Esther Finder, 2013
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Archival Collection
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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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Film transparency of the interior of Hoover Dam, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of visitors inside power house at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of visitors inside powerhouse at Hoover Dam, circa 1935-1940
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Archival Collection
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