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Chabad of Southern Nevada
Chabad of Southern Nevada was established in 1990 by Rabbi Shea Harlig and his wife Dina Harlig. It is an outpost of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch organization that provides social services and educational programs for members of the Jewish community. Chabad of Southern Nevada is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and has six affiliated centers: Chabad of Summerlin, Chabad of Green Valley, Chabad of East-Or Bamidbar, Chabad of Southwest, Chabad Hebrew Center, and Chabad Student Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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John Tesh recording, 1994
Tesh talks about his recently filmed musical extravaganza at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, other projects he is working on, juggling multiple avenues of work, and the musicians who have influenced his musical style.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Rabbi Shea Harlig oral history interview
Oral history interview with Rabbi Shea Harlig conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 05, 2014 for West Charleston Neighborhoods: An Oral History Project of Ward 1. In his interview Rabbi Harlig discusses creating a Chabad movement in Southern Nevada. Rabbi Harlig also discusses the story of the moving to Las Vegas, founding the Chabad school, and the current Chabad expansion in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Friends of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada Oral History Project
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Photograph of a log cabin west of Las Vegas, circa 1920s to 1930s
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Eric A. Jamieson Photographs
The Eric A. Jamieson Photographs contain photographic slides of the Western United States' Intermountain region from 1955 to 1983. The bulk of the images are of the region's physical and urban landscapes and include Las Vegas, Nevada, the Las Vegas Strip and Fremont Street, Nevada mining towns, Red Rock Canyon, Mount Charleston, Valley of Fire, Lake Mead, and Death Valley.
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Rabbi Mendy Harlig oral history interview
Oral history interview with Rabbi Mendy Harlig conducted by Barbara Tabach on October 18, 2017 and November 01, 2017 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Harlig discusses the Chabad of Green Valley, the Las Vegas, Nevada Metropolitan Police Department Police Chaplain, and the public Hanukkah menorah at District in Green Valley.
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