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Correspondence about "The Total Jewish Woman" symposium, 1984

Date
1984
Description

Invitation and correspondence regarding the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas' program "The Total Jewish Woman."

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Western Union Mailgram from Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, December 17, 1984

Date
1984-12-17
Description

Western Union Mailgram from Shirley Kravitz of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas to Michael Mack featuring an urgent message about the relocation of Jews from Ethiopia.

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Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, 1984-1991

Date
1984 to 1991
Description

Correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal (LVCJA) Ball programs and planning documents, 1973-1975

Date
1973 to 1975
Description

Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal (LVCJA) programs and planning documents for the annual May/Spring Ball held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1979, the Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal changed its name to the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.

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Video, Yom Hashoah Holocaust Memorial Observance, Governor's Mansion, April 4, 2013

Date
2013-04-04
Description

Video recording of Yom Hashoah event held at the Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nev.

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Chic Hecht correspondence on foreign, Jewish and Nevada affairs, 1986

Date
1986
Description

Letters to and from Chic Hecht in response to Jewish, Nevada and foreign affairs. Correspondence includes thank you letters to Senator Hecht for participation in events, and for his voting record regarding sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.

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Schedule for the "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust" conference, April 6, 1994

Date
1994-04-06
Description

Schedule for the 1994 Conference: "Teaching the Lessons of the Holocaust" with a sticky note to speak with parking attendant.

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Transcript of interview with Todd S. Polikoff by Barbara Tabach, August 30, 2016

Date
2016-08-30
Description

In 2015, Todd S. Polikoff was named the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. (The organization is now known as Jewish Nevada). Todd is a graduate of Stockton University and earned his MBA at Cleveland State University. He has three children: Samuel, Shira and Jordan. Born in 1971 to a steelworker and hairdresser, Jack and Judy Polikoff, Todd grew up in Philadelphia, became a bar mitzvah there, and shocked his mother when he explained he was putting college on hold to move to Israel. In addition to stories about these life memories, Todd also traces his career path to decision-making to a meaningful trip to Moscow a where a defining moment helped him understand his own relationship with Judaism. To the time of this interview, Todd has invested over twenty years in leadership of Jewish Federation and AIPAC in states that include New Jersey, Delaware, Texas, Ohio and Nevada.

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Digital images from trip to Israel, 2007

Date
2007
Description

Group of photographs of a trip to Israel.

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Photographs of Las Vegas Senior Lifeline Senior Prom at Caesars Palace, April 22, 2006

Date
2006-04-22
Description

Photographs of the Senior Lifeline Senior Prom.

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