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Levy, Andrew S.

Andrew "Drew" Levy was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, where his family became prominent civic and real estate leaders. His grandfather was Harry Levy, a former Las Vegas City Commissioner, and his father Alvin Levy was a former councilman. Drew is always proud to say that he never left Las Vegas and of partnering with his father in the Levy Realty Company.

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Levy, Debbie, 1958-

Taken from bio on JHP: "Debbie Levy was born November 7th, 1958 in Richmond, KY. She spent her childhood in Pontiac, Michigan up until highschool when he parents moved the family to Tempe, Arizona, where she would later meet her husband, Andrew Levy. After they were married Debbie arrived in Las Vegas in 1978, where she enrolled at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she finished her degree and started her accounting practice. She ran her business for ten years before opening Art Starts Here, an art school.

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Gang, Leonard

Leonard Gang was born in New York in 1935. Leonard graduated New York University School of Law in 1961. He moved to Las Vegas to clerk with the Nevada Supreme Court. Both Len and his wife Bobbie grew up with Jewish traditions in New York and became members of Temple Beth Sholom upon moving to Las Vegas. Len is a Navy veteran, former Deputy District Attorney (1965-1966), District Court Judge, Clark County (1971-1974), accomplished criminal and civil litigator.

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Eisen, Steven W., 1966-

Steven Eisen (1966 - ) is the oldest son of Barry and Beverly Eisen, who were part of the migration of Jews from St. Louis to Las Vegas in the 1960s. He is married to Stacy Fisher and the older brother to Andrew and Robert Eisen. They are members of an early group of born-and-raised Las Vegans. Growing up Jewish, he became a bar mitzvah, belonged to B’nai B’rith Youth Organization.

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Goldstein, Marguerite, 1925-

Marguerite Goldstein was born in Orberlin, Kansas. She came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950.

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Radoff, Janellen, 1940-

Janellen Radoff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a local radio/TV personality with her own show and her father was a successful real estate entrepreneur. Radoff attended the University of Michigan studying at the school of architecture and design. Before moving to Nevada, her career path included Restaurant Associates, a short stint as a Girl Friday for Johnny Carson, and freelance product design while starting a family.

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Gonzalez, Rowena Marie, 1946-2017

Rowena was born in Texas and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her recolledctions of the atomic testing, the building of the Hoover Dam and other important features of Las Vegas history.

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Palacios, Craig Sean

Craig Palacios was born on November 1, 1971 and grew up in the Paradise Palms neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada. His family lived close to him and he remembers playing with his relatives up and down the Maryland Parkway Corridor. His first job was in construction where he poured and finished concrete. His talents

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Goodwin, Rosina, 1926-2014

Rosina Goodwin was born in Sweet Springs, Missouri in 1926. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950.

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Goto, George (Toshiyuki), 1922-

Toshiyuki "George" Goto was born in Huntington Beach, California. He moved to Nevada in 1951.

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