Oral history interview with Jackie Boiman conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 27, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Boiman discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1985, working in administrative and youth programs positions at local synagogues, and her administrative position at Touro University.
Oral history interview with Dedee Nave conducted by Claytee D. White on June 08, 2015 and July 02, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Nave discusses her work with the Junior League, Camp Fire Girls, and as an official decorator for several politicians in the Nevada State Arts Council. She also talks about volunteering for various organizations like the Lied Children's Discovery Museum and Morelli House programs.
Oral history interview with Conrad LeRoy Neagle conducted by Art Platanitis on an unknown date in 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Neagle discusses his experiences since coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1889.
Oral history interview with Adele Baratz and Florence Frost conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 19, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Baratz and Frost, two longtime friends, discuss the early Jewish community of Las Vegas, Nevada, the Temple Beth Sholom, the Women's League, and their volunteering activities.
Oral history interview with Arlene Blut conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 28, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Blut discusses her involvement in local and national arts, being an actor and promoter/director of theater events, and recalls her experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada’s Jewish community.
Oral history interview with Greg Goussak conducted by Barbara Tabach on May 19, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Goussak first discusses his family history and how they ended up in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1960. He also talks about desegregation efforts in the Clark County School District and the role B’nai B’rith Youth Organization had on his childhood. Goussak then discusses his education, working at the Dunes Hotel, the Boulder Highway project, and his various occupations.
Oral history interview with Ron Lurie conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 05, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Lurie discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, attending Las Vegas High School, and working for his father in a grocery store. He also talks about his time in politics, campaigning for office, and changes he made while in office as mayor and in the city council. Lurie then talks about crime, Jewish business leaders, and law enforcement of Las Vegas.
Oral history interview with Millicent Rosen conducted by Barbara Tabach on June 23, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Rosen discusses her dad, Benjamin Siegel, who was one of the original builders of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino. She also talks about growing up in New York, Beverly Hills, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Eugene Williams conducted by Claytee White on July 18, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Williams discusses being signed to a musical group called the Platters in 1970, and performing with them for eighteen years. Williams also talks about his temporary hiatus form music to focus on his family, then returning to music through an ex-Platters group called the Sound of the Platters.
Oral history interview with Hermina Washington conducted by B. Leon Green on March 02, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Washington discusses her career with the State of Nevada, working under different governors, and raising her three sons with her high school sweetheart. Washington also discusses her various residences on the Westside over the years, her role of church growing up, and changes of Las Vegas, Nevada as a city.