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Audio clip from interview with David and Iris Torjman, November 12, 2015
In this audio clip, Iris and David speak about going to shows at the hotels in Las Vegas in the 1960s through the 1990s. David Torjman was the Hebrew School teacher at Temple Beth Sholom and taught the children and grandchildren of many hotel owners and operators. They speak about their wedding reception during which Sasha Semenoff played.
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Program from event commemorating retirement of Leo Wilner as Executive Director of Temple Beth Sholom, 1984
Program booklet for the testimonial dinner held for Leo Wilner's retirement includes dedications from colleagues and friends.
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Gordon, Gerald (Lawyer)
In 1961, at the age of thirteen, Gerald “Jerry” Gordon became a bar mitzvah. This typical coming of age celebration was unusual in that he had simultaneously studied in both his home state of California and his adopted home of Las Vegas, where he spent summers with his grandparents. 1961 is also the same year that the Gordons made Las Vegas their permanent home.
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