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Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 June 08
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Archival Component
Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 25
Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Board of Directors meeting minutes, November 9, 1988.
Congregation Ner Tamid roundtable oral history interview
Oral history interview with the Congregation Ner Tamid roundtable conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 21, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Rabbi Sanford Akselrad and five members of the congregation discuss the founding of Congregation Ner Tamid, the first reform synagogue in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1974. They go into detail on how the synagogue was formed, the building-hopping they did until they built their current structure, and the funding it took to get to that point. The interviewees reveal a few donors, such as Morris Dalitz and Frank Sinatra, who helped to build their synagogue and school. The interview ends with meaningful stories and memories the members have relating to Congregation Ner Tamid.
Archival Collection
Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 23
Jewish Federation of Las Vegas (JFLV) Board of Directors meeting minutes, September 7, 1988.
Video, Congregation Ner Tamid oral history roundtable, September 21, 2016
Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, Gerald Gordon, Bob Unger, David Wasserman, Renee Diamond and Gilbert Shaw discuss the founding of Congregation Ner Tamid in 1974. It became the first Reform synagogue in Las Vegas. The conversation includes discussion about the first meeting, the move into the current location, and the hiring of Rabbi Akselrad.
Moving Image
Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 24
Local Allocations Recipients meeting minutes for the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Nevada, September 28, 1988.
Letter to Dr. Allan N. Boruszak from Edythe Katz, March 29, 1994
Letter from Edythe Katz, Chairperson of the Holocaust Education Committee, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Governor's Holocaust Advisory Council to Allan Boruszak inviting him to join the Educators Conference: "Teaching Lessons on the Holocaust."
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