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Arthur C. Lurie oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01163

Abstract

Oral history interview with Arthur Lurie conducted by Cheryle L. Bacot on April 25, 1986. In this interview Arthur Lurie discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada, the various businesses he owned, Judaism and Jewish culture in Las Vegas, and his work with the Golden Gloves gym and Nevada Boxing Commission.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Lori Chenin-Frankl by Barbara Tabach, June 7, 2016

Date

2016-06-07

Description

Lori provides a wonderful narrative of her Judaism, her love of teaching children and her devotion to family and music. She talks about growing up in Las Vegas and becoming a bat mitzvah, a rarity for girls in 1973. Throughout her life, including the period where she moved around with her Air Force husband, she sought Jewish connections to help her feel at home no matter where she was.

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A painting of Jesus Christ in Assisi, close up: photographic print

Date

1988

Description

A painting in the Basilica of St. Francis de Assisi, Italy 1988.

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Full view of painting of Jesus Christ in Assisi: photographic print

Date

1988

Description

Larger view of Jesus Christ painting in the Basilica of St. Francis de Assisi, Italy 1988.

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Photograph of Wovoka, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

A picture of Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley and the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. The Ghost Dance is incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems and is said to unite the living spirits with the deceased. Written on the photo: "Northern Paiute - 1. Wovoka, the Paiute messiah from Mason Valley, was the originator of the Ghost Dance religion. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."

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Carole Fisher oral history interview: transcript

Date

2016-12-14

Description

Oral history interview with Carole Fisher conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fisher discusses her family background and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Fisher talks about Nathan Adelson Hospice, programs that they provide for the Las Vegas senior community, and the increase of hospices in Las Vegas. She describes how Nathan Adelson Hospice is able to provide care for uninsured people, fundraising events they organize, and how their hospice differs from traditional hospital care. Lastly, Fisher discusses the significance of death in the Jewish religion.

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Photographs of Congregation Ner Tamid during Yom Ha' Shoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day), 1999

Date

1999

Archival Collection

Description

Photographs showing groups gathered for Holocaust Remembrance Day, 1999.

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Richard Rudiak photographs, 1951 and 1985

Date

1951
1985

Description

Two photographs taken at Temple Beth Sholom on Oakey Avenue of children in a class, and Dani Rentchler-Ramage's Bat Mitzvah.

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