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Transcript of interview with Jacqueline Baskow by Barbara Tabach, October 24, 2016
In 1976, Jacqueline "Jaki" Baskow was an aspiring actress when she and a friend accepted an invitation to worked in a movie studio in Las Vegas. She had three-hundred dollars to her name, a dream and lots of dynamic energy. Though the movie studio offer did not quite materialized as she hoped - the invitation had come from Batman co-creator Bob Kane - Jaki's trajectory into Las Vegas, working with talents and planning events became an over forty year career. In this interview, she talks about growing up Jewish in Camden, New Jersey where her father was a murder victim; her tenacious effort to find the perpetrator included the help of celebrity detective Joe Schillaci. She shares stories of the colorful array of A-list entertainers she has worked with to build her successful business, Baskow and Associates. She has built a niche of handling large corporate events, hiring talent and attention to details for exciting events. She reflects on the people and moments that impelled her on; mentors such as Bobby Morris and Frank Sinatra and Jilly Rizzo.
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Interview with Robert Nelson, June 30, 2004
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Photograph of U.S.Y. Kesher group, 1980s
Identifications on reverse of photograph: Seated, L-R: David Kaye, Ami Flushman and Mark Kirshbaum; Standing L-R: Rabbi Louis Lederman, Jerry Welt, Jeff Bernstein, Sharlene Flushman, Ira Goldberg, Isabel Goldberg, Ateret Cohn, Robert Fisher and Howard Greenspon
Fisher, Irene, 1940-
Irene Fisher was born in New York, New York; October 14, 1940. Fisher moved to Nevada in 1971 following her husband Barry Fisher, who was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base. It was the early 1970s and as a young mother she found the best path to being a part of the community was to connect with the Jewish community. She joined Temple Beth Sholom, was active in Sisterhood and served on the Clark County Public Library Board (1975-1983.) Her children are Stacey Fisher and Scott Fisher.
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Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada
The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada is a nonprofit organization that offers programs and activities that focus on Jewish culture, identity and values. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a partner of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Fisher, Irene, 1940-
Irene Fisher was born in New York, New York; October 14, 1940. Fisher moved to Nevada in 1971 following her husband Barry Fisher, who was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base. It was the early 1970s and as a young mother she found the best path to being a part of the community was to connect with the Jewish community. She joined Temple Beth Sholom, was active in Sisterhood and served on the Clark County Public Library Board (1975-1983.) Her children are Stacey Fisher and Scott Fisher.
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