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Selected correspondence to Edythe Katz, 1948-2002
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Archival Collection
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Selected corresondence to Edythe Katz from political figures, community members, and friends.
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Photograph of Raymonde and Phil Fiol, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 17, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Phil Fiol shares a kiss with his wife Raymonde "Ray" Fiol as they show of photos of their younger selves at their Summerlin neighborhood home. A Jewish Holocaust survivor whose parents were killed in Auschwitz, Raymonde was hidden by a Christian family of resistance fighters during her childhood in Nazi-occupied Paris, France.
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Essie Shelton Jacobs oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Essie Shelton Jacobs conducted by Claytee White on February 01, 1996 and April 16, 1996 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. Jacobs begins her interview discussing her immediate family and siblings in detail, and how they influenced her to move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. Jacobs goes on to discuss finding work in Las Vegas and her job as a housekeeper at the Aladdin Hotel, where she and eventually became a supervisor. Jacobs discusses her experience at the Aladdin including the Culinary Union, gender discrimination, employment for African Americans, and encounters with celebrities. Jacobs goes on to describe the the Culinary Union Local 226 in more detail, discussing membership, strikes, and race relations.
Archival Collection
Mary Louise Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mary Louise Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on June 19, 1998 for the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) Las Vegas Women Oral History Project. In this interview Mary Louise Williams discusses her dance career, working at the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino, visiting Las Vegas, Nevada numerous times throughout her life, and why she retired in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Sporn, Karin
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Photograph of Kolod Recreation and Youth Center at former Temple Beth Sholom building on Oakey Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada, May 19, 2016
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Archival Collection
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The Ruby Kolod Recreation Center and Danny Kolod Youth Center at the former Temple Beth Sholom and Jewish Community Center facility at 1600 E. Oakey Boulevard now serve as recreation space for the Innovations International Charter School of Nevada. Kolod donated money to build the temple's Danny Kolod Youth Center in memory of his son, who was killed in a boating accident. Ruby Kolod died on August 11, 1967.
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Steven Eisen oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Steven Eisen conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Eisen talks about growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and being of Jewish ancestry. He also discusses being the CEO of Children’s Heart Center Nevada.
Archival Collection
Ellis Landau oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ellis Landau conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 28, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Landau discusses his education at Brandeis University, and Columbia Business School. He also talks about his involvement in the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community, the Temple Beth Sholom, working for Boyd Gaming, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Nathan Adelson Hospice.
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