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Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 22
Letter from Arne Rosencrantz, President of Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, to the Board of Directors, August 25, 1988.
Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 32
Passage to Freedom document about Soviet refugee resettlement, circa 1988.
Flora and Stuart Mason Photographs and Event Programs
Collection is comprised of photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada community leaders Flora and Stuart Mason and three event programs from Temple Beth Sholom (Las Vegas, Nevada). Materials date from approximately 1965 to 2010.
Archival Collection
Schwartz, Priscilla, 1938-
Priscilla (Kahn) Schwartz was born to Hyman and Elizabeth Kahn, August 3, 1938 in Buffalo, New York. Schwartz became the first member of her family to graduate from college when she received her degree in nursing from the University of Michigan.
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Vandersnick, Ralph, 1927-
Ralph Vandersnick was born March 16, 1927 in Annawan, Illinois, a small town that was 150 miles from Chicago, Illinois. His mother died when he was five, and his family moved to Atkinson, Illinois in 1934. He grew up in the Great Depression and was drafted into World War II when he was 17, missing high school graduation by a year.
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Simone, Ronald, 1935-
Ronald Simone was born on June 6, 1935 in New Haven, Connecticut to Florence and George Simone. Simone played trumpet in high school and went on to play piano for his profession. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his friend, violinist Joe Mack in 1960. He played in the Riviera showroom for five and a half years, in the exclusive Monte Carlo Room in the Desert Inn where he played for stars such as Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. for five years, and for nineteen years for all the Casino de Paris shows, line numbers, and production numbers at the Dunes.
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Argüello-Kline, Geoconda
Geoconda Argüello-Kline was born July 7, 1955 and was raised in Nicaragua. She left Nicaragua in 1979 as a political refugee and settled in Miami, Florida. The wages there did not allow her to take care of her family, so she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada following family members who had taken union jobs upon their arrival. She joined as well and worked as a guest room attendant for eight years.
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Carbone, Joseph
Bio copied from a press release from Al Freeman for the Sands Hotel: "6/1/65 from: Al Freeman/ Sands Hotel/ Las Vegas, Nevada for release: upon receipt - ENTRATTER NAMES CARBONE AS SALES - MANAGER FOR SANDS HOTEL - Las Vegas, Nevada (June 1).......Joseph Carbone, former Sales Director of the Eden Roc and Fontainebleau Hotels in Miami, has been named Director of Sales for the Sands Hotel here, it was announced today by Sands President Jack Entratter. Carbone has a long history in the hotel sales field, having been with Florida hotels for the last 12 years in similar positions.
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