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Riceberg, Harvey
Harvey Riceberg was born in Canada and received their pharmacy degree in Arizona. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968 to receive a license because Arizona wouldn’t recognize him as a citizen. Riceberg married his wife, Janis, in 1975.
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Snyder, Joy
Joy Snyder was born and raised in Pennsylvania. Snyder attended Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978 and found work at Desert Springs Hospital. 1n 1979, she began work at Sunrise Hospital. Snyder retired in 2000.
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Riceberg, Janis
Janis Riceberg moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974 while attending Long Beach State University. She worked as a special education teacher for the Clark County School District for twenty years and began teaching at the College of Southern Nevada in 2003.
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Transcript of interview with Freddie Glusman by Barbara Tabach, October 29, 2015
In this interview Glusman discusses his early memories of being raised in Vancouver, Canada and how he ended up in Las Vegas. He reflects on how he first got his start in the town and his early dealings with casinos and their owners while he was working as a carpet and drapery salesman and while working for Fabulous Magazine. Glusman explains how he started his restaurant and tells about the people he encountered while doing this that where significant to both the Jewish community and Las Vegas as a whole. He recounts stories that include such people as Meyer Lansky, Al Sachs, and Moe Dalitz.
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Audio recording clip of interview with D. D. Cotton by Claytee D. White, February 14, 1997
Part of an interview with D. D. Cotton by Claytee White on February 14, 1997. Cotton discusses challenges faced by women dealers and her work as a dancer and dealer in a number of casinos.
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Audio clip from interview with Melody Stein, August 16, 2016
In this clip, Melody Stein speaks about working in a new educational facility and the mural her students painted.
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