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Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 25

Description

Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Board of Directors meeting minutes, November 9, 1988.

Henry Kronberg Papers

Identifier
MS-00718
Abstract

The Henry Kronberg Papers is comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and business records from 1945 to 2017 that document Henry Kronberg's business, Stoney's Pawn Shop, his personal life, and his involvement with the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes A Place of Hope, a documentary about the Warsaw Remembrance Garden at Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas featuring Kronberg.

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Biographical essay by Celia Strauss, 2014

Date
2014
Description

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.

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Biographical essay by Martin Kohn, 2014

Date
2014
Description

Martin Kohn describes being taken to a concentration camp and being separated from his family. He was later moved to several other camps and eventually liberated in 1945.

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Biographical essay by Alexander Kuechel, 2014

Date
2014
Description

Alexander Kuechel describes the events leading up to Kristallnacht in 1938, being the sole survivor of his family, enduring seven concentration camps.

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