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Sussman, Laura A., 1956-
Laura Sussman was born March 26, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio where there was a robust Jewish community. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1997. The Jewish Community Center (JCC) hired her as its first executive director. She was a director for eight years, then executive director at Temple Beth Sholom. Sussman met her wife, Wendy Kraft, through their work with the JCC and love followed. Several years later, in 2009, so did their new business, Kraft-Sussman Funeral and Cremation services.
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Bassewitz, Hugh L.
Dr. Hugh L. Bassewitz is an Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon and has been a partner at the Desert Orthopaedic Center in Las Vegas, Nevada since 2000. Bassewitz received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and is a past president of the Nevada Orthopaedic Society. He was named by his peers as one of Las Vegas' top doctors in 2006, 2012, and 2014 in Las Vegas Life and Seven magazines. Bassewitz is also active in the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas and served as a member and as chair (2012-2014) of its board of directors.
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Kaufman, Herb, 1930-2010
Herb Kaufman (February 18, 1930 – April 6, 2010) was a Las Vegas, Nevada businessman and president of Temple Beth Sholom from 1979 to 1983. He was born in St. Louis and moved to Las Vegas in 1965, where his career included operating Wonderworld Stores, partnering with Johnny Carson to purchase KVVU TV-5, and pursuing several independent business ventures. Kaufman served on many philanthropic boards, including: the American Cancer Society, Sunrise Hospital, Easter Seals, and the Clark County Housing Authority.
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Wilner, Martin S.
Martin Wilner was born March 14, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to Leo Wilner, an Executive Director at Temple Beth Sholom. He was raised in California, but earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Houston, Texas. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963 and became a counselor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Soon after moving to Las Vegas, Wilner met Linda at a Jewish Singles event. They were married on December 22, 1974 and they adopted a son, Robert, to raise with Linda’s two other kids from a previous marriage.
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Kishner, Joanna S.
Joanna S. Kishner was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 27, 1964.
She and her husband were married at Temple Beth Sholom—the temple where she had her bar mitzvah and where she raises her own children in the Jewish tradition.
Judge Kishner has been recognized for her legal work throughout the years, this includes pro bono work for disadvantaged children through the Children’s Attorney Project.
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