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Torjman, David
David Torjman was born March 4, 1939 and raised in Fez, Morocco and was educated in trades at the ORT Vocational School. He then studied at Sunderland Talmudical College in England before immigrating to the United States. In 1964, he was recruited to teach at Temple Beth Sholom. Soon after, Torjman met Iris Schwartz who had moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to live with her aunt. Less than two years later, they had a New York wedding and then a local wedding thrown by the Sisterhood at Temple Beth Sholom. Torjman was a Hebrew school teacher until 1975.
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Bracken, Anna, 1883-1950
Anna Bracken was born in Eureka, Nevada and graduated from the University of Nevada. She later became a school teacher at Delamar. In 1905, she married head of Las Vegas Land and Water Company, Walter Bracken. She became a community leader alongside her husband and helped establish the first public library in Las Vegas. She later died on January 2, 1950.
Hopkins, A. D. “Walter Bracken,” Las Vegas Review-Journal. February 7, 1999. http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/walter-bracken.
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Postcard of W. R. Thomas' home, Las Vegas, circa 1910s
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Biographical essay by Celia Strauss, 2014
Celia Strauss describes her family history in Poland and fleeing the Nazis, narrowly escaping being captured or shot several times. She and her family came to the United States in 1947.
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Louis Yoxen interview, 2003: transcript
Yoxen begins her interview by discussing how she first arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada to work for the U.S. State Department in the 1950s. She then describes her childhood in Alabama, competing in the Miss America pageant, and her life in Miami, Florida. Yoxen also discusses living in North Africa and Berlin, Germany while working for the State Department as a clerk. She then talks about moving around with her sister and her family, and eventually coming to Las Vegas. She describes what Las Vegas was like in the 1950s. Yoxen ends her interview with a discussion on her family, her husband's work, and their recreational activities.
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Patricia A. Merl oral history interview
Oral history interview with Patricia Merl conducted by Claytee D. White on October 09, 2008 October 28, 2008 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Patricia Merl discusses her career as a professional dancer, working at the famous Radio City Music Hall, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada for opportunities in dancing, and moving to Florida for new possibilities. She also discusses teaching at the Hotel School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and working as the Director of Gaming Outreach for the International Gaming Institute.
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Judith D. Steele oral history interview
Oral history interview with Judith Steele conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 25, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Steele discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1969 from Brooklyn, New York. She also discusses serving the Jewish community as an educator and business person, as well as designing Clark County School District's first individualized education program.
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Photograph of the Bandy Family, circa 1950s
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