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Audio clips from interview with Lori Chenin-Frankl, June 7, 2016
In these clips Lori Chenin Frankl discusses the role of Judaism in her childhood and growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the second clip she discusses different synagogues in Las Vegas and the difference between Conservative and Orthodox.
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Transcript of interview with Shawn Willis by Barbara Tabach, May 5, 2017
Shawn Willis (1972 - ) grew up in a culturally diverse area outside of Detroit, Michigan. She has made Las Vegas her home since 2004. Since moving to Nevada, she ?acknowledged? her Judaism and built a robust network within the Jewish community as an entrepreneur and tireless leader. From 2015 ? 2017, she held the position of Director of the Jewish National Fund of Las Vegas. The Jewish National Fund is a worldwide organization that was founded in 1901 to meet the strategic challenges of building in Israel and developing the infrastructure for ecology, special needs and heritage preservation. Among the local initiatives that Shawn led was a program on water conservation. In this oral history, Shawn candidly speaks of being a convert to Judaism. She also shares how she introduced herself into the Las Vegas community in a vibrant way through her marketing expertise and business. Shawn currently serves on the UNLV Foundation?s President?s Associates Council and is an active person in the Las Vegas community. Shawn is a graduate of University of Detroit Mercy.
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Top part of the pagoda in courtyard of Castaways Hotel: photographic print
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Gilbert Yarchever and Edythe Katz Yarchever oral history interview
Oral history interview with Gilbert and Edythe Katz Yarchever conducted on February 13, 2006 by Michael Geeser for the I Remember When: Recollections from Jewish Las Vegas Leaders Oral History Project sponsored by the Congregation Ner Tamid and the Las Vegas, Nevada Centennial Committee. In this interview, the Yarchevers talk about their roles in World War II and their involvement in the early history of Jewish temples in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edythe discusses her first husband's work on desegregation and her efforts in Holocaust education.
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Article, The Jewish Community of Las Vegas by Jerry Countess, September 1987
In this essay, Jerry Countess provides narrative context for a demographic study of the Jewish population in Las Vegas, and addresses the services and community needs revealed by the study and the growing Jewish population.
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Frieda Steinberg interview, September 10, 2014, November 10, 2014, August 15, 2017: transcript
Interviewed by Barbara Tabach.
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Rochelle Hornsby Papers
Papers are comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera collected by Rochelle Hornsby about her life in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1970s and 1980s and her involvement with Temple Beth Sholom. The papers include information about Temple Beth Sholom productions and plays as well as Hornsby's involvement with local sport leagues.
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Audio clip from interview with Gil Shaw, May 3, 2016
In this audio clip, Gil Shaw talks about being the default historian for Congregation Ner Tamid, and his interest in preserving history for future generations.
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Audio clip 2 from interview with Lori Chenin-Frankl, June 7, 2016
In this clip, Lori Chenin Frankl discusses different synagogues in Las Vegas and the difference between Conservative and Orthodox.