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Carole Fisher oral history interview
Oral history interview with Carole Fisher conducted by Barbara Tabach on December 14, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Fisher discusses her family background and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Fisher talks about Nathan Adelson Hospice, programs that they provide for the Las Vegas senior community, and the increase of hospices in Las Vegas. She describes how Nathan Adelson Hospice is able to provide care for uninsured people, fundraising events they organize, and how their hospice differs from traditional hospital care. Lastly, Fisher discusses the significance of death in the Jewish religion.
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Audio clip 2 from interview with Priscilla Schwartz, June 16, 2016
In this audio clip, Priscilla Schwartz discusses her work with Compassionate Care
Events, friends and celebrities photos from Irwin and Susan Molasky, image 6
L-R: Lynn Weisner, Lovee Arum, Irwin Molasky, Elaine Newton, Barbara Molasky, (unknown), Pam Wald at premiere of Cotton Club (movie produced by Lorimar) held as a fundraiser for Nathan Adelson Hospice.
Photographs of Letizia Lewis Advertising for Adelson Hospice, November 26, 1988
Various photographs of Letizia Lewis hosting an advertising event for Nathan Adelson Hospice. 120mm negatives.
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Photograph of Priscilla Schwartz, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 06, 2016
Priscilla Schwartz photographed in a care unit at the Nathan Adelson Hospice. Schwartz and her late husband are the namesake of the Hospice's Center for Compassionate Care.
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Ellis Landau oral history interview
Oral history interview with Ellis Landau conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 28, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Landau discusses his education at Brandeis University, and Columbia Business School. He also talks about his involvement in the Las Vegas, Nevada Jewish community, the Temple Beth Sholom, working for Boyd Gaming, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Nathan Adelson Hospice.
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Adelson, Nathan, -1978
Nathan Adelson was the administrator of Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Los Angeles, California, Adelson was in the supermarket business before he moved to Las Vegas in 1961. His son Merv Adelson, along with Irwin Molasky, built Sunrise Hospital and recruited Nathan Adelson to be its administrator. He was well-loved for his dedication to patient care and was known affectionately as "Mr. A" to the hospital staff.
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Adelson, Nathan, -1978
Nathan Adelson was the administrator of Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Los Angeles, California, Adelson was in the supermarket business before he moved to Las Vegas in 1961. His son Merv Adelson, along with Irwin Molasky, built Sunrise Hospital and recruited Nathan Adelson to be its administrator. He was well-loved for his dedication to patient care and was known affectionately as "Mr. A" to the hospital staff.
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Transcript of interview with Priscilla Schwartz by Barbara Tabach, June 16, 2016
In this interview, Schwartz talks at length about her passion for compassionate hospice care, and her broad involvement with the Nathan Adelson Hospice, from volunteering to serving on the board to philanthropy, which included opening the Walter Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care. Schwartz also talks about other philanthropic giving which includes establishing scholarships at George Washington University and University of Michigan as well as support to Temple Beth Sholom gift shop.
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