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Photograph of Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at her bat Mitzvah as an adult, March 16, 1984
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Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of group of women at their bat Mitzvah, including Sharon Sigesmund Pierce (front, center-right), and her mother Sara Schwartz (front row, third from right), at Temple Beth Sholom.
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Newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.), 1999
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Archival Collection
Description
The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 1999, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements.
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Newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.), 2006
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Archival Collection
Description
The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 2006, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements.
Text
Newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.), 2005
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Archival Collection
Description
The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 2005, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements.
Text
Newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.), 2007
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 2007, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements.
Text
Newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nev.), 2008
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 2008, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements.
Text
Photographs of Jewish Rituals, 1940s-1990s
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Archival Collection
Description
Jewish Rituals, 1940s-1990s
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Audio clip from interview with Beverly Mason, December 21, 2012
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Beverly Mason, December 21, 2012. In this audio clip, Mason discusses the importance of church in her upbringing and in the African American community.
Sound
Mara Braun oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mara Braun conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 09, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Braun discusses growing up in Puerto Rico, family life, and moving to Indiana in the 1960s. She describes summer visits to Mexico City, Mexico, meeting her husband there, and converting to Judaism. Braun talks about her experiences as a Puerto Rican Jewish convert living in Mexico City, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1975. Later, Braun discusses how she got started in catering and opening her catering business, Le Royal Dreams. Lastly, Braun talks about her diverse clientele.
Archival Collection
Maria Benítez oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Maria Benítez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Maribel Estrada Calderón on June 21, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Maria Benítez is the image of a hardworking and determined Salvadoran woman. After facing adversity amidst the Salvadorian Civil War she talks about her journey as a nurse in El Salvador and migrating to the United States. Here in Las Vegas, she has worked as a cook on the Strip, been an active member of her church, and supported the education of her children selling pupusas. Subjects discussed include: El Salvador, Salvadorian Civil War, Migration, US Citizenship Documentation, and Judaism.
Archival Collection