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Carole Fisher oral history interview: transcript

Date
2016-12-14
Description

Oral history interview with Carole Fisher conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fisher discusses her family background and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Fisher talks about Nathan Adelson Hospice, programs that they provide for the Las Vegas senior community, and the increase of hospices in Las Vegas. She describes how Nathan Adelson Hospice is able to provide care for uninsured people, fundraising events they organize, and how their hospice differs from traditional hospital care. Lastly, Fisher discusses the significance of death in the Jewish religion.

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Set of photographs of the St. Paul Church dedication

Date
1967
Description

Photographer's notations: St. Paul Church Dedication 3-19-67. Some photos from this set were previously online with the digital ID pho023795.

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Photographs of Congregation Ner Tamid during Yom Ha' Shoa (Holocaust Remembrance Day), 1999

Date
1999
Description

Photographs showing groups gathered for Holocaust Remembrance Day, 1999.

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Richard Rudiak photographs, 1951 and 1985

Date
1951
1985
Description

Two photographs taken at Temple Beth Sholom on Oakey Avenue of children in a class, and Dani Rentchler-Ramage's Bat Mitzvah.

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Photograph of a message on the back, Goldfield (Nev.), 1920-1954

Date
1920 to 1954
Description
A messgae on the back of the photograph. It reads: "1920-1954. This was a mizers Castle in Goldfield Nevada. John Bush - lived here 30 years alone while saved 100 thousand dollars, no water or electricity were in this house He worked extremely(?) hard - was student of the Bible never spent nothing at all on himself. Cut his own hair wore socks on his feet in the winter saved on shoes and in the last(?) married a rich woman and is still living"

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Reverend John Bain: photographic print

Date
1900 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)
Description
From the UNLV Special Collections Photograph Collection on Book Illustrations (PH-00170) -- Reverend (Rev.) John Bain. Handwritten on verso: "From: First United Methodist Church of Las Vegas, Nev. [Nevada] (title page), (Rev. [Reverend] John Bain."

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