Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Hornsby, Rochelle , 1937-

Description

Rochelle Hornsby, a Las Vegas, Nevada resident for over fifty years, was born in New York City, New York on March 12, 1937. She moved with her then husband Len Hornsby to Las Vegas in 1962 when Len took a position with a local radio station. Eventually Len would work as an executive for the Las Vegas Convention Authority for twelve years. Rochelle worked for many years doing promotional sales for conventions before she became a residential real estate agent, a job she has held for over twenty years. Rochelle was involved with Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas and was a member of the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood where she was involved with planning Israel Independence Day celebrations, Purim plays, fashion shows, and various other plays and productions.

Source:

Hornsby, Rochelle. Interview 2016 November 30. OH-02912. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.