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Photographs of miscellaneous events hosted by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 2000s
Photographs of various events hosted by the Jewish Federation in 2000s.
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Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 40
1991 campaign report, June 12, 1991
Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal "Only God - and you..." poster, 1953-1959
Only God - and you... poster from the Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal asking for contributions to aid Jewish refugees. Text on front reads: "Only GOD - and you... When, in the course of human events, a child suffers from the stupidity and intolerance of some men, to whom else can he turn to but GOD -- and a few rare, compassionate human beings? YOU can be one of the few... one of the rare, compassionate human beings... Help the Emergency Rescue Fund of the United Jewish Appeal TODAY... nearly $100,000,000 is needed to rescue 80,000 persecuted Jewish refugees from Poland and Moslem countries -- and relocate them in Israel from their "second chance" in life. Let it bring you peace... that "he who saves one life, it may be accounted to him as though he has saved the whole world." GIVE TODAY -- and a child will LIVE TODAY! Attend the emergency rescue dinner for the UJA. Sunday, July 13 at 7:00 P.M. Copa Room, Sands Hotel. Phone DU 2-3144 for information and resvns. Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal Post Office Box 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada. Carl Cohen, chairman; Co-chairmen: Moe Dalitz and Jacob Kozloff; Nevada State Chairman: Edward Levinson"
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Landman, Leo. Jewish Attitudes Toward Gambling: Individual and communal efforts to curb gambling, Jewish Quarterly Review 58(1), 1967
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Photograph of women in an automobile, circa early 1900s
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Certificates for members of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada West, 1999
Two certificates given by the Jewish Genealogy Society of Nevada to members in 1999.
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Women's club activities, 1980-2005
Materials document the women's club activities of Blanche Zucker-Bozarth from 1980 to 2005, including her work with the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Mesquite Club. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, conference and committee notes, copies of legislation, and club reports.
Collection Name: Blanche Zucker-Bozarth Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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The Jewish Community Center: archived website, 2016 to 2018
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Web Archive
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of a group dressed in costumes at the Jewish Community Center of Las Vegas, before 1955
A large group is dressed in costumes, possibly for Halloween, standing in front of the bema at the original Jewish Community Center of Las Vegas on Carson Street.
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Series 4. Women's Organizations, 1969-2003
The Women's Organzations series (1969-2003) contains documents such as meeting minutes, fliers, notes, brochures, bylaws, event information, and general information that relate to Florence McClure's extensive involvement with women's groups that focused on political, health and social betterment efforts in Nevada. McClure often took a leadership or executive role in these organizations including the Soroptimists International of Greater Las Vegas and the American Association of University Women. McClure was also an active lobbyist for women's rights concerning sexual, domestic, and physical abuse. There are several folders that reflect this including: Community Action Against Rape; a copy of her scrapbook on the founding of CAAR; Community Coalition for Victim's Rights; Families of Murder Victims; Jean Nidetch Women's Center; National Association for Victim's Assistance; Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence; and Safenest.
Collection Name: Florence McClure Papers
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