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Audio clip 2 from interview with Lori Chenin-Frankl, June 7, 2016
In this clip, Lori Chenin Frankl discusses different synagogues in Las Vegas and the difference between Conservative and Orthodox.
Correspondence about "The Total Jewish Woman" symposium, item 01
A mail-out invitation for "The Total Jewish Woman."
Jewish Federation correspondence, meeting minutes, and other records, item 32
Passage to Freedom document about Soviet refugee resettlement, circa 1988.
Florence Frost oral history interview
Oral history interview with Florence Frost conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 10, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview Frost talks about her parents and early life, her marriage and coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1960s, and her husband's work as an interior designer. Then she discusses her work with the Temple Beth Sholom and involvement with the board, as well as many of the Jewish-owned businesses in Las Vegas.
Archival Collection
Congregation Ner Tamid Records
The Congregation Ner Tamid Records are comprised of annual reports, congregation bulletins, booklets, and digital and physical photographs documenting the history of Southern Nevada synagogue, Congregation Ner Tamid (CNT) from approximately 1974 to 2018. The collection includes two digital videos of CNT's final service at their Emerson Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada location before moving to Valle Verde Drive in Henderson, Nevada. The collection contains a digital copy of a CNT scrapbook from 1974 to 1978 and recordings of original music used for CNT's services in 2016. The collection includes annual reports that highlight the synagogue's annual finances and major activities throughout the year and CNT's community newsletters.
Archival Collection
Transcript of an interview with Gertrude Rudiak, Richard Rudiak, and Dani Ramage by Barbara Tabach, December 30, 2015
On December 30, 2015, a few months after her 100th birthday celebration, Gertrude Rudiak, with the help of her son Richard Rudiak and granddaughter Dani Ramage, reminisced about living in Las Vegas since 1946, nearly eighty years. They explore the ancestral roots of Gertrude (n?e Rightman) and of her deceased husband George Rudiak. Their courtship and marriage at the brink of World War II and George?s enlistment in the US Army Corps is what brought the couple to Las Vegas and the gunnery school which is now Nellis Air Force Base. After his tour of duty, George settled into a law practice where he specialized in quickie-divorces, but also carved out a reputation supporting civil rights and working for legislation to eliminate working and living discrimination of blacks in Nevada. Gertrude was an active member of Las Vegas. She played the pipe organ, hosted large Seders at Passover and managed the Rudiak household that grew to include five children. Over her long life, Gertrude embraced many positions on community boards, including being Temple Beth Sholom?s first female board member. She was also a teacher in both secular and Jewish education. Her efforts have been recognized by the Jewish National Fund, the United Jewish Appeal, and the Anti-Defamation League. Additionally, Mayor Carolyn Goodman presented Gertrude with the distinguished honor of a key to the city of Las Vegas in 2014. The city declared August 2, Gertrude's birthday, Gertrude Rudiak Day in recognition of her long-standing commitment to Las Vegas.
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Transcript of interview with Myra Berkovits by Barbara Tabach, August 21, 2014
Interview with Myra Berkovits by Barbara Tabach on August 21, 2014. In this interview, Berkovits talks about growing up and starting her teaching career in Chicago. When she moves to Las Vegas, Berkovits eventually purchases a dining concierge business, but returned to teaching, and is now involved with the Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center.
Myra Berkovits was born Myra Mosse in 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. She became an elementary school teacher in Chicago before moving to Las Vegas in 1980. Myra has made contributions to Las Vegas in the public and private sectors. She owned several businesses then returned to teaching, heading to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to renew her teaching license and later received her master's degree. After a year of teaching in multicultural education, Myra was then in charge of the school district's homeless program, seeing its growth from serving 1,200 to 6,000 students. Myra's other passion was for Holocaust education and she became one of six interviewers in the city for the Shoah Foundation, documenting survivors' stories. One interviewee, David Berkovits, would later become her husband of fifteen years. Myra's own Holocaust education was aided by powerful trips to Israel and Poland. She used these experiences to develop and lead student-teacher conferences and classroom curriculum for the whole state. Myra still serves at the Education Specialist at the Holocaust Resource Center.
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