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Arne and Lynn Rosencrantz, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 May 31
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Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada
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Artist Lynn Rosencrantz, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph, 2016 May 31
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Rosencrantz, Lynn Leshgold, 1949-
Lynn Rosencrantz was born September 15, 1949 in Portland, Oregon, and spent her childhood there as a member of a vibrant Jewish community. In 1973, Rosencrantz married Arne Rosencrantz and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada to join her husband. He was working at Garrett’s Furniture, a company they would later own together. Her first job in the city was teaching hearing impaired students at Ruby Thomas Elementary School.
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Rosencrantz, Arne, 1947-
Arne Rosencrantz was born on September 27, 1947 in Longview, Washington. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 and graduated from Las Vegas High School. He grew up in the dense Mormon population of the John S. Park Neighborhood. Rosencrantz attended Nevada Southern University, now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In 1967, Rosencrantz began working at Garrett's Furniture and in 1979, he purchased the company and became its president.
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