The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 2000, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements..
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Celia Strauss describes her family history in Poland and fleeing the Nazis, narrowly escaping being captured or shot several times. She and her family came to the United States in 1947.
In this interview, Mike and Susan Baller reflect upon their lives in Las Vegas, from growing up as teenagers amongst the tight-knit Jewish community, to mob influence on the city, and the impact of the city's growth. Mike shares stories about first arriving in Las Vegas to live, being a teenaged busboy at Binions Horseshoe to being related to Moe Dalitz -- in Michigan Mike drove a truck for the Dalitz dry cleaning business.
They've been referred to as the two Jewish mothers who own a funeral home. At first glance that seems too simple a description. However, it is how they arrived at this description that tells a story of two women who moved here in the late 1990s and whose paths crossed as they became part of the Jewish community of Las Vegas. Laura Sussman arrived first. It was 1997. The Jewish Community Center, a JCC without walls as Laura puts it, hired her as its first executive director. She was from Ohio where there was a robust Jewish tradition. She was director for eight years; then executive director at Temple Beth Sholom. Wendy Kraft moved to the valley in 1999. She was a stay at home mom from Boston, who was accustom to volunteering in the Jewish community. Knowing no one and on the brink of divorce, the Jewish community became her life, a way to build a network of friends and keep her occupied just as it had been in Boston. The two women met through their work with the JCC and love followed. Several years later, in 2009, so did their new business, Kraft-Sussman Funeral and Cremation services. By February 6, 2015, Laura and Wendy had married. They had already formed a family with each other and their three daughters, Leah Sussman, Emma and Elyse Kraft. In this interview they discuss their joint sense of purpose that includes love of family, dedication to the Jewish community, pride in the LGBT identity, and providing caring services to those at the time of funeral services. They talk also of Jewish traditions related to death, the Jewish burial society known as Chevra Kadisha, and challenges of their industry. They share feelings about nonprofits and how they value being actively involved in the community.
The Bulletin, monthly newsletters from Temple Beth Sholom, 2001-2002, include columns by the Rabbi and President, religious school news, announcements and calendars, event photographs, and advertisements..