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Title XX Grant Presentation, April 1993. Information on "Housing Options Counseling," "Homesharing Placements," and "Title XX Commitments in Past."

Interviewed by Monsserath Hernandez, Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez, and Claytee White. Dr. Acherman has been practicing in Southern Nevada for nearly 20 years and continues to care for the community at the Children's Heart Center of Nevada in Las Vegas. Born and raised in the small town of Palmira, Colombia with his two sisters and parents. His father is from Romania and immigrated to Ecuador while escaping from Nazi occupied Europe during World War II. Dr. Acherman eventually moved to Cali, Colombia in order to attend medical school. knowing that he wanted to specialize in cardiology and being unable to do cardiology in Colombia he immigrated to the U.S. and specialized in pediatrics at USC. After practicing for two years in Toronto, he was contacted by Dr. Evans in 2001 with an offer to work at his practice in Southern Nevada where he was able to successfully perform the first balloon dilation in the state of Nevada.

Standing, back row, L-R: Lou Braverman, C.D. Baker (Mayor of Las Vegas), Milton Prell, Alexander Coblentz, Max Goot, Rex Bell, Jake Kozloff, Harry Wallenstein, Ernie Craigen; Seated, front row, L-R: unknown, unknown, Dave Messing, Harry Manente, Louis Mack, unknown, Al Goot, unknown, Wilbur Clark, unknown

Various photographs of B'nai B'rith Women with Wayne Newton and First Lady of Nevada Carolyn O'Callaghan (white dress). 120mm negatives.