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Audio clip from interview with Arlene Blut, May 28, 2015
In this clip, Arlene Blut discusses the Meadows Theater, a professional theater that she and Joan Snyder established in Las Vegas.
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Audio clip from interview with Andy Katz, February 16, 2016
In this clip, Andy Katz discusses the programs at Manpower, an employment agency franchise that his parents established in Las Vegas in the 1960s, and still exists today. Katz became involved at an early age, and talks about employment opportunities he had growing up.
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Audio clip from interview with Raymonde Fiol, August 12, 2015
In this clip, Raymonde "Ray" Fiol talks about visiting the town in which she and her family were interned in France during the Nazi occupation, and the local woman who helped her tell her story.
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Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, October 29, 2014
Rabbi Sanford Akselrad discusses Project Ezra, an employment program he established during the recession in conjunction with the Jewish Family Service Agency.
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Audio clip from interview with Suzie Chenin, September 29, 2015
In this audio clip, Chenin discusses her father's career as a dentist in Las Vegas.
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Audio clip from interview with David and Iris Torjman, November 12, 2015
In this audio clip, Iris and David speak about going to shows at the hotels in Las Vegas in the 1960s through the 1990s. David Torjman was the Hebrew School teacher at Temple Beth Sholom and taught the children and grandchildren of many hotel owners and operators. They speak about their wedding reception during which Sasha Semenoff played.
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Audio clips from interview with Sari and Paul Aizley, November 13, 2015
In these clips, Paul and Sari Aizley discuss their involvement in the Las Vegas community through Paul's work at UNLV continuing education, and Sari's work with student journalists and the CLASS! newspaper.
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Audio clips from interview with Mike Unger, January 21, 2016
In these clips, Mike Unger discusses his career at Caesars under the management of Cliff Perlman, bringing boxing to the Strip, and the involvement of Jews, Italians and Mormons in the casino industry.
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Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Yocheved Mintz, March 11, 2015
In this audio clip, Rabbi Mintz talks about attending a class at the Academy for Jewish Religion in California, which helped her realize a lifelong dream to become a rabbi.
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Audio clip from interview with Justice Michael Cherry, September 19, 2014
Part of an interview with Justice Michael Cherry on September 19, 2014. In this interview, Justice Cherry discusses connections with Jewish casino operators. He also talks about losing to, then representing, unions in court proceedings. He was later endorsed by the unions when he ran for office.
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