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Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood scrapbook, image 33
The announcement for a cocktail party by the Jewish Community Center of Las Vegas for May 20, 1956.
Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood scrapbook, image 37
An announcement for a Sunday School Picnic by the Jewish Community Center for Sunday, May 27, 1956.
Photographs of Dennis and Roberta Sabbath at events, 1970s-1980s
Group of photographs showing Dennis and Roberta Sabbath at local events with members of the Jewish community.
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Women's Division photographs, 1998-2005
This series is comprised of photographs and photographic negatives of events, philanthropic work, and conferences organized by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas' Women's Division from 1998 to 2005.
Collection Name: Jewish Nevada Records
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Transcript of interview with Irwin Kishner by Claytee D. White, September 10, 2013
Irwin Kishner (1933 ? 2017) was a noted real estate developer, attorney and longtime community leader. In this oral history interview conducted in 2013, he briefly shares his childhood growing up Jewish in Brighton Beach area of Brooklyn, New York. He often speaks of himself in the third person, as he brings to life his roots, his family?s move to Miami where he graduated from high school and the tale of his relocation to Las Vegas to work with his uncles Herman and Maury Kishner. He describes his entrance to Las Vegas as that of a bon vivant. And truly, Irwin, fell in love with the city from the moment he arrived in 1960. Irwin was a graduate of University of Florida (1954) and University of Miami Law School (1958). Both his daughters, Sharon and Joanna, were born in Las Vegas and he reminisces about becoming a Jewish bachelor father to them. In June 2013, shortly before this interview, Irwin celebrated his 80th birthday. He was a proud father, grandfather and energetic businessman who left an indelible mark on everyone he knew. As a developer, he was known for the Somerset Apartments, Somerset House Motel, Somerset Gardens apartment complex, and the Somerset Shopping Center. He enjoyed reflecting on the many community organizations he dedicated himself to, from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to Opportunity Village to the original Las Vegas Rotary Club to the Community Concert Association?and that?s just to mention a few.
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Photograph of Bobby Morris with drums Las Vegas, Nevada, May 27, 2016
Drummer Bobby Morris at his Las Vegas home. Morris conducted for the likes of Elvis, Barbara Streisand, and Louis Prima during decades of work in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Piero's restaurateur Freddie Glusman, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 09, 2016
Restaurateur Freddie Glusman in his iconic Las Vegas gourmet restaurant, Piero's Italian Cuisine. Glusman counted legendary UNLV basketball Coach Jerry Tarkanian as one of his closet friends.
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