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Photograph of Marla Letizia, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 02, 2017
Longtime Las Vegas resident and Jewish community member Marla Letizia is interviewed at home for Jewish Family services.
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Deanne Alterwitz-Strasler oral history interview
Oral history interview with Deanne Alterwitz-Stralser conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 01, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Alterwitz-Stralser discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and their four children to assume ownership of Walker Furniture, leading the design and merchandising elements of the business, and integrating into the local Jewish community.
Archival Collection
Jerome Countess oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jerome Countess conducted by Dorothy Eisenberg on October 28, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Countess discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 to take a job with what became the Jewish Federation. He then talks about starting the local Jewish Reporter, a newspaper, and creating a community among fellow Jews in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Biographical essay by Ann Jenner, 2014
Jenner's essay describes her family's experience in hiding in Holland during World War II.
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Audio clip from interview with Rabbi Sanford Akselrad, October 29, 2014
Rabbi Sanford Akselrad discusses Project Ezra, an employment program he established during the recession in conjunction with the Jewish Family Service Agency.
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Andy Katz oral history interview
Oral history interview with Andy Katz conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 16, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Katz discusses managing the Manpower franchise—an employment placement company—in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his parents who were the original owners. He also talks about growing up in Las Vegas and its Jewish community.
Archival Collection
Biographical essay about Joseph Frank, 2014
Joe Frank's family lived in Germany during Kristallnacht, and was able to escape to England in 1939. They came to the United States in 1940.
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Audio clip from interview with Melody Stein, August 16, 2016
In this clip, Melody Stein speaks about working in a new educational facility and the mural her students painted.
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Transcript of interview with Mindy Unger-Wadkins by Barbara Tabach, October 28, 2015
In this interview, Unger-Wadkins discusses growing up in Las Vegas? close-knit Jewish community in the 1960s and 1970s, and involvement with various Jewish youth organizations and activities. She also describes her career in public relations, reflecting upon the unique challenges faced when interacting with the public, and with politics, in her positions. Unger-Wadkins ends by describing her current work in land development, particularly the history of the Three Kids Mine and the technical and political process of ensuring the land is suitable as a residential area.
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Ron Lurie campaign materials and resume, item 13
Invitation for The American's Jewish Committee's Institute of Human Relation's Award Dinner honoring Ron Lurie