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Wolzinger, Melvin. B.

Melvin B. Wolzinger is a Director Emeritus of MGM Resorts International. He is an investor in the company and was a member of its Board of Directors from 2000 to 2012. MGM owns fourteen casinos/resorts in Las Vegas, Nevada, and multiple other properties in the United States and abroad.

"Board of Directors." MGM Resorts International. Accessed November 24, 2015. http://mgmresorts.investorroom.com/board-of-directors.

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Zucker, Jeffrey P.

Jeffrey P. Zucker is an attorney and the director of Fennemore Craig Attorneys in Las Vegas, Nevada. He received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Yale University. He served as president of the Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005.

"Jeffrey P. Zucker." Fennemore Craig. Accessed June 25, 2016.

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Blut, Jerome L., 1939-

Jerome "Jerry" Blut (1939- ) is a retired attorney and an active member of the Jewish community in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blut served as president of Temple Beth Sholom from 1995 to 1996.

“Mission and History of Temple Beth Sholom." Temple Beth Sholom Las Vegas. Accessed September 1, 2015.

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Fran Fine-Ventura portraits, 2016

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Collection Number: MS-00790
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

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Kirshbaum, Irving, 1909-1980

Irving Kirshbaum (1909-1980) worked for Willie Alderman and Dave Berman at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1955 until the 1970s. Kirshbaum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived in Los Angeles, California before he moved to Las Vegas in 1955. He worked as a "box man and a floor man" at the Riviera.

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Straus, David, 1964-

David Straus was born November 11, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Joyce Straus, an artist, and Neil Straus, a doctor. After graduating from Clark High School, he attended the University of Arizona and then Whittier Law School. Straus built a successful legal career focused on estate planning, asset protection and charitable planning.

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Schur, A. J., 1883-1957

Abraham "A.J." Schur was the first president (1943-1945) of Temple Beth Sholom in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lawyer, Schur moved his family to Las Vegas around 1930 and helped to establish the city's Jewish community. His sister was Las Vegas businesswoman Kitty Wiener.

Marschall, John P. Jews in Nevada: A History. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2008.

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Willis, Shawn, 1972-

Shawn Willis grew up outside of Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of University of Detroit Mercy. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004. Since moving she converted to judaism. She held the position of Director of the Jewish National Fund of Las Vegas from 2015 to 2017. She also has been a member of UNLV Foundation’s President’s Associates Council.

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Glovinsky, Marilyn B., 1942-2016

Marilyn B. Glovinsky (née Goldberg, 1942-2016) was a retired speech pathologist and real estate agent in Las Vegas, Nevada. She moved to Las Vegas from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1974, and was involved in founding Ner Tamid, the first Jewish reform congregation in the valley.

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The Nevadan Today newspaper, profile of "Sari Aizley, ACLU head says agenda is guarding Bill of Rights" (The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Vol. 27, No. 3), 1988 January 17

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Collection Number: MS-00790
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-036

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