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Photograph of Rabbi Shea Harlig with wife Dina, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
Rabbi Shea Harlig poses with his wife Dina in the library of the Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
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Charlene Herst oral history interview
Oral history interview with Charlene Herst conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 09, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Herst discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1954 and becoming a volunteer mom who later graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also discusses her thirteen year career in the Nevada state government and the implementation of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act in 2006.
Archival Collection
Hadassah Scrapbook, 1976-1977
Hadassah scrapbook documenting the group's activities for 1976 and 1977. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera from luncheons, fundraisers and other special events throughout the year.
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Jerome Countess oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jerome Countess conducted by Dorothy Eisenberg on October 28, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Countess discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 to take a job with what became the Jewish Federation. He then talks about starting the local Jewish Reporter, a newspaper, and creating a community among fellow Jews in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Israelite newspaper, Section B, June 22, 2001
Issue of the Las Vegas Israelite newspaper.
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Suzie Chenin oral history interview
Oral history interview with Suzie Chenin conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 29, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Chenin discusses her father, one of the first Jewish dentists in Las Vegas, Nevada, and moving there when he was stationed at the Nellis Air Force Base. Chenin also talks about her career as a real estate agent and selling advertising for the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
Archival Collection