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Biographical essay by Jacques Ribons, 2014
Jacques Ribons describes his life during the Nazi occupation of Poland. During the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto, his family decided to turn themselves in to the Germans. They were sent to a prison and separated. He and his brother survived and went to France with the OSE, and came to the United States in 1947.
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Overview of Jewish Family Service Agency operations, 2013-2014
This document contains graphs and charts to document the services provided to the community by the Jewish Family Service Agency in 2013 and 2014.
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Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Holocaust Survivors Group of Southern Nevada was founded in 1995 by Henry and Anita Schuster, along with Harry and Helen Goldman, Edythe Katz-Yarchever, and the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada. The organization publishes the Survivors Chronicle, holds regular meetings and social events for Holocaust survivors, and organizes remembrance events. It coordinates speakers for schools, civic organizations, and religious groups.
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Photographs of Yom Ha'Shoah at Midbar Kodesh Temple, 2000
Photographs of people during Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Jacques Ribbons photos and narrative about Nazi gold, 1999
Jacques Ribbons was a Holocaust survivor who later resettled in Las Vegas; this folder contains a story by the New York Times about American G.I.'s looting Nazi gold and Jacques Ribbon's recollections about that event
Collection Name: Joshua Abbey Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Sabina and Antonio E. Callwood oral history interview
Oral history interview with Sabina and Antonio E. Callwood conducted by Claytee D. White on October 13, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. This interview begins with Sabina Callwood's ordeal in the Holocaust in Belgium and her family's various experiences with the persecution. She recalls her adjustment to life after the war and talks about her family's history with Judaism, also giving some insight into Jewish culture, law, traditions, and customs. Antonio Callwood discusses his family genealogy and his career as a musician. The couple delve into their marriage in 1990 and their extensive travels for Antonio's music career as well as their eventual settlement in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2007. The Callwoods end the interview with a discussion of the Jewish community in Las Vegas and an awareness of how the new environment allowed them to explore their Jewish identities.
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Videos, Interview with Gary Rosenthal, by Esther Finder, 2013
Two versions of an interview with Gary Rosenthal with Esther Finder. Mr. Rosenthal discusses his family's journey to the United States, and his career as an electrical engineer.
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