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Photographs of Abe Saltzman, Sara Saltzman, and family, 1970s - 1980s
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Archival Collection
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Group and portrait photographs of Abe Saltzman, Sara Saltzman, and their family.
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Jean Weinberger Museum of Jewish Culture pamphlet, 1996
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Archival Collection
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A pamphlet for the Jean Weinberger Museum, presented by The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.
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Photographs of party hosted by Rabbi Schnairson, February 08, 1975
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Archival Collection
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Various photographs of unidentified people attending a party hosted by Rabbi Schnairson. 120mm negatives.
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Photograph of Debra Cohen, Norma Friedman, and Dee Ober, 1990s
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Archival Collection
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A group photo of, from left to right, Debra Cohen, Norma Friedman, and Dee Ober at a United Jewish Appeal (UJA) event, most likely in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Gerda Weissmann Klein at a book signing, 1990s
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Archival Collection
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Gerda Weissmann Klein doing a book signing for her novel "All but My Life." Unidentified women stand around the desk Klein is sitting at, holding copies of books.
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Transcript of interview with Leonard I. Gang and Roberta Gang by Barbara Tabach, September 14, 2016
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Archival Collection
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Leonard Gang (1935 - ) and Roberta Gang (1940 - ) are both natives of New York, though different boroughs and Jewish traditions. The couple met in 1960 while students at Cornell University and married in 1961. Two years later, Len graduated from New York University School of Law. Leonard had fallen in love with Western United States as boy on a family vacation. So when a notice was posted for a law clerk with the Supreme Court of Nevada, he knew he wanted to apply. When he presented Bobbie with a choice of Alaska or Nevada, she flatly responded that Nevada was as far west as she was willing to move. Thus, began their long and influential residencies in both Carson City and Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, Temple Beth Sholom was quickly a welcoming place to be for the Gang family. While Leonard?s law career flourished, Bobbie realized her energy and commitment to become an advocate for the benefit of the vulnerable. Over the years, she actively participated in the political campaigns of others and even entered the political arena herself, which she discusses in this oral history. During Leonard?s successful legal career, he held positions as Deputy District Attorney and Deputy Public Defender in Clark County and was in private practice. From 1971 ? 1974, he was District Court Judge in Clark County before returning fulltime to private practice. By 1988, Bobbie and Leonard had become forceful lobbyists including representing Nevada Women?s Lobby among others. In 2012, Bobbie received the Virginia Cain Progressive Award from the Washoe County Democratic Party for her leadership and dedication to the rights of others. In this oral history, the Gangs highlight their tireless efforts, the long list of political and civic leaders that they worked alongside of, some of Leonard?s high profile cases, and their Jewish heritage. They are parents of three: Lynne Moore, Karen Schnog, and Joshua Gang.
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Transcript of interview with Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach, October 23, 2014
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Dorothy Eisenberg by Barbara Tabach on October 23, 2014. In this interview, Eisenberg discusses her upbringing on the east coast and becoming a widow with four children. She met her second husband at a synagogue, and they moved to Las Vegas for a fresh start. Eisenberg became involved with Temple Beth Sholom, and the Las Vegas League of Women Voters. She has a school named after her in the Clark County School District.
Dorothy Eisenberg is a first generation American, with roots in Ukraine and Central Europe, and grew up in Philadelphia. Judaism was a significant part of Dorothy's life from the beginning, and both her and her brother spent many of their afternoons at Hebrew school and most weekends at Shabbat services as adolescents. Eisenberg moved to Las Vegas with her children and second husband in 1964. She became an influential member of the community and served as the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas's first female president. She was also actively involved in the League of Women Voters of Las Vegas Valley, including leading the organization's advocacy for school desegregation and serving as its president for two years.
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Photographs of Len and Rochelle Hornsby, 1973-1978
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Archival Collection
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Various photographs of Len Hornsby, Rochelle Hornsby, and others in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Sharon Sigesmund Pierce at her bat Mitzvah as an adult, March 16, 1984
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of group of women at their bat Mitzvah, including Sharon Sigesmund Pierce (front, center-right), and her mother Sara Schwartz (front row, third from right), at Temple Beth Sholom.
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Video of interview with Faye Steinberg by Adat Ari El Sisterhood, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 2007
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Archival Collection
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Faye Steinberg discusses her early life in Las Vegas, including her experience as a Jewish woman and social activist in Southern Nevada.
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