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Photograph of past presidents of Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1978
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Archival Collection
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A group photograph of past presidents of Temble Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the men standing are identified as: Melvin Moss, Jack Entratter, Harry Wallenstein, Al Goot, David Zenoff, and Jerry Mack. From left to right, the men seated are identified as: Nate Mack (Jerry's father), Mike Gordon, and Lloyd Katz.
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Transcript of interview with Roberta Kane by Barbara Tabach, September 6, 2017 and May 22, 2018
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Archival Collection
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Roberta “Bobbie” Kane (1932 - ) is the first known Jewish child born in Las Vegas. Her parents, Sallie and Mike Gordon, were liquor stores owners and among the founders of the first Jewish congregation in Las Vegas. Bobbie’s childhood remembrances are as a young girl who was fully aware that “Friday nights were reserved for religious services. Saturdays were always reserved for gin rummy.” In the late 1940s, as a teenager at Las Vegas High School (and 1950 graduate), Bobbie recalls Las Vegas as a small town and a joyful place to grow up. She briefly attended University of Southern California before marrying and beginning her family. In time, life brought her back to live with her parents. She pursued a career working for the Desert Inn group of hotels and helped open the Stardust in 1957. She was mentored by Mark Swain, “a six foot-four hunk of a cowboy” who worked for Moe Dalitz. This experience included driving Mark’s pink Cadillac to pick up hotel guests. This provided her with a
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Gordon, Mike
Mike Gordon (1903 - 1992) was born Meyer Harold Gordon. He is one of the founders of Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas and served as Temple president from 1949 to 1951.
In 1932, Mike moved to Las Vegas with his wife, Sallie Gordon. They owned and operated liquor and grocery stores. Mike also worked as a postman and later became Clark County Secretary of the Democratic Central Committee and a member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
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Minutes from Temple Beth Sholom Board of Directors meetings, January 1999 - June 1999
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Archival Collection
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Meeting minutes include reports from committees of the board, correspondence, and balance sheets.
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