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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, January 1999 - June 1999

Date
1999
Description

Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.

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Program for State of Israel Commendation Dinner, December 4, 1977

Date
1977-12-04
Description

This program is for the State of Israel Commendation Dinner to recognize E. Parry Thomas as a distinguished Citizen of Nevada in 1977. The dinner was held at the Dunes Hotel.

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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, May 1973 - May 1974

Date
1973 to 1974
Description

The meeting minutes of the general membership and board of directors of Temple Beth Sholom include the proceedings of meetings held from 1973 to 1974.

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Exber, Mel

Mel Exber (1923-2002) was an innovative sports book operator and the longtime owner of the Las Vegas Club casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Exber was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1923. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and moved to Las Vegas in 1947. With his business partner, Jackie Gaughan, Exber opened the Saratoga Sports Book in 1953. Exber bought the Las Vegas Club in 1960, and also owned interests in the El Cortez, Plaza, Club Bingo, Western, Nevada, Gold Spike, and Barbary Coast.

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Exber, Mel

Mel Exber (1923-2002) was an innovative sports book operator and the longtime owner of the Las Vegas Club casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Exber was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1923. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and moved to Las Vegas in 1947. With his business partner, Jackie Gaughan, Exber opened the Saratoga Sports Book in 1953. Exber bought the Las Vegas Club in 1960, and also owned interests in the El Cortez, Plaza, Club Bingo, Western, Nevada, Gold Spike, and Barbary Coast.

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LVCJA Ball programs and planning documents, item 02

Description

Program for the Silver Anniversary Ambassador's Ball at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 20

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Letters to Barry D. Eisen, President of the Jewish Family Service Agency, and William Feldman, Executive Director of the Jewish Family Service Agency, about funding, June 1988.