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Bet Knesset Bamidbar

Congregation Bet Knesset Bamidbar or ‘Congregation in the Desert” is the largest age 50-and-over Jewish congregation in the Las Vegas Valley. It was founded in 1990 and meets in Sun City, Summerlin.  BKB is a traditional reform temple.
 
With services in the heart of community, BKB grew under the leadership of Rabbi Hershel Brooks. Its membership peaked to over 1,100 members in 1999.

Statement urging special legislative session on racial discrimination, April 7, 1968

Date
1968-04-07
Description

Flora Dungan's statement to Governor Paul Laxalt requests action regarding civil rights issues and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 27, 1988

Date
1988-10-27
Description
Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about senate bills. CSUN Session 18 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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By-Laws for Las Vegas Chapter of Hadassah and Tikvah Group, 1993

Date
1993
Description

The By-Laws of the Las Vegas Chapter of Haddassah and Tikvah Group document the composition of the chapter, including member quotas and board leadership, the duties of the board members and terms of office, finance matters, meeting procedures, and committees of the chapter.

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Program from Christmas with Class at the Thomas and Mack Center, December 16, 1983

Date
1983-12-16
Description

This program is from the gala opening of the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1983, which featured a celebrity lineup including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Diana Ross. The program provides details of the contributions of Jerome Mack and Parry Thomas to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Audio clip from interview with Sallie and Mike Gordon by Adriane Massa, March 2, 1977

Date
1977-03-02
Description

Part of an interview with Sallie and Mike Gordon on March 2, 1977. In this clip, the Gordon's discuss Southern Nevada during the Depression and building in the early days of Las Vegas.

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Audio clip from interview with Steven and Wendy Hart, October 23, 2014

Date
2014-10-23
Description

Steven and Wendy Hart discuss an instance in which Sylvia Hart and Pearl Bailey defied segregation in the Flamingo hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

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