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Article, The Jewish Community of Las Vegas by Jerry Countess, September 1987
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Archival Collection
Description
In this essay, Jerry Countess provides narrative context for a demographic study of the Jewish population in Las Vegas, and addresses the services and community needs revealed by the study and the growing Jewish population.
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Photograph of Jan Jones and Renee Diamond, 1990s
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Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, an unidentified male, Jan Jones, and Renee Diamond pose together for a photo.
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Photographs of Dorothy Eisenberg, February 24, 1975
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Archival Collection
Description
Dorothy Eisenberg, center, and other unidentified individuals. 120mm negatives.
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Hadassah certificate of constituency for the Las Vegas Chapter, December 16, 1963
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Archival Collection
Description
Certificate of constituency issued for the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah in 1963, with signatures of charter members on the reverse.
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Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 25
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Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Board of Directors meeting minutes, November 9, 1988.
Rhonda Mushkin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rhonda Mushkin conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 23, 2018 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Mushkin discusses her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her parents’ move to Las Vegas in the early 1950s, being original members of Temple Beth Sholom Las Vegas, and their retail clothing store businesses. Mushkin remembers attending Hebrew school, graduating from Clark High School, and going to Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California. Later, Mushkin discusses her work as a divorce lawyer in Las Vegas, and being a founder for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) women's golf team. Lastly, Mushkin talks about the impact that Steve Wynn had on the growth of Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Elie Wiesel, Dorothy Eisenberg and Edythe Katz, 1980s
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Archival Collection
Description
Color photograph of Elie Wiesel, Dorothy Eisenberg and Edythe Katz.
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Scrapbook pages from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah, 1971-1972
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Archival Collection
Description
These scrapbook pages are from the Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah for the years 1971 and 1972. The pages contain event announcements, invitations, photographs, and newspaper clippings about Hadassah events.
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