Jews in Nevada, a production of KNPB Public Broadcasting, is adapted from John Marschall’s acclaimed book of the same title. The documentary begins with the supportive role of Jewish merchants and entrepreneurs during Virginia City’s gold and silver bonanza, and the invention of copper riveted jeans in Reno. It marks how Jewish owners of casinos and hotels helped to shape Las Vegas as a tourist destination. A recurring theme is the importance of tikun olam or “repairing the world” in the lives of young people and adults alike.
Jews in Nevada, premieres on KNPB on Thursday, February 16 at 8:00pm.
The documentary will be featured in reprise broadcasts Friday, February 17 at 2:00pm; Sunday, February 19 at 6:00pm; Monday, February 12:30pm; and Thursday, March 15 at 8:00pm.
Jews in Nevada is made possible by the support of the Abraham and Sonia Rochlin Foundation, Atlantis Hotel Casino Resort, Jewish Federation of Las Vegas, Temple Sinai, Nevada Humanities Committee, Ethel Morvay, Susan Krump, James Kidder, KNPB Program Excellence Fund and anonymous funders.
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