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Berkeley Bunker oral history interview
Oral history interview with Berkeley Bunker conducted by Vickie Whitehead on October 13, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Bunker discusses religion, education, work, family life, politics, and economic changes in early Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Dorothy Thompson oral history interview
Oral history interview with Dorothy Thompson conducted by Patricia Moore on February 18, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Thompson discusses the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada. Thompson also describes her life as the wife of a railroad worker. She briefly discusses religion, specifically Mormonism.
Archival Collection
Michael Cherry oral history interview
Oral history interview with Michael A. Cherry conducted by Barbara Tabach on September 19, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview, Justice Michael Cherry talks about how he came to Las Vegas, Nevada and his work as a public defender and as a lawyer in private practice. He also discusses his involvement with Jewish organizations in various capacities, and his involvement with high-profile cases such as the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton fires, earning him the nickname "master of disaster."
Archival Collection
Photograph of event, undated
Groundbreaking ceremony for Congregation Or Bamidbar. (Post-it on back: Left of center Sam Ventura, rt of Rachel Ventura. Left of sam: Yaffa Dahan and David Dahan, JFLV Federation President
Temple Beth Sholom Records
The records of Temple Beth Sholom date from 1945 to 2015 and include scrapbooks, photographs, bulletins, meeting minutes, by-laws, correspondence, and publications. The collection contains documentation of the Board of Directors, the Sisterhood, the Men's Club, the history of the congregation, events held by the temple, and construction of the temple building in Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Harold M. Ayers III oral history interview
Oral history interview with Harold M. Ayers III conducted by Nancy Neuteboone on March 05, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ayers III discusses his career as a blackjack dealer, religion, gaming, and atomic testing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photographs of members of Temple Beth Sholom during Tashlich at Red Rock Canyon, 2000
Color photographs showing a group from Temple Beth Sholom at Red Rock Canyon on Tashlich, 2000.
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Photographs of miscellaneous events hosted by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, 2000-2001, and undated
Group of photographs of events hosted by the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Photographs of Mason family special occasions, including a bar mitzvah, bris, and graduation, 1973-1998
Group of photographs of special occasions for the Mason family, 1973-1998.
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