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Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada Records

Identifier
MS-00741
Abstract

The Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada records (1965, 1972, 1999-2016) mainly consist of organizational records created by the board of directors and officers of the group, stories about the experiences of local Holocaust survivors, and ephemera related to the Holocaust Survivors Group and the local Jewish community. Organization records include meeting minutes, correspondence, by-laws, and a list of officers. Materials also include a video recording of a 2006 Yom Hashoah memorial service to remember the Holocaust at Temple Beth Sholom and the Spring 2016 issue of PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators.

Archival Collection

Photographic portrait of Henry Schuster, 1946

Date
1946
Description

Bust-length portrait of Henry Schuster in military uniform.

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Programs and meeting minutes from the Holocaust Survivors' Group and Yom Hashoah events, 2003-2011

Date
2003 to 2011
Description

This group of documents from the Holocaust Survivors' Group of Southern Nevada includes meeting minutes, programs from Yom Hashoah events, and Holocaust Education Conference.

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Program and ephemera from Nellis Holocaust Memorial Luncheon, May 2005

Date
2005
Description

Group of documents from the 2005 luncheon held at Nellis Airforce Base to commemorate the Holocaust.

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Essays on the Holocaust by Henry Schuster, undated

Date
2000
Description

Group of essays written by Henry Schuster about his experiences in Europe during the Holocaust and his life in the United States. Schuster was placed in an orphanage after his father died and came to the United States via France and the kindertransport with hopes of being reunited with his family.

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Masonic certificate with inset portrait of Henry Schuster, 1960

Date
1960
Description

Certificate of membership for Henry Dittmar Schuster in the Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.

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