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B'nai B'rith International
The Nate Mack Lodge of B’nai B’rith (Lodge 2825) was formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943. B’nai B’rith International is a Jewish service organization that was founded in 1843. It is committed to protecting human rights, supporting and defending Israel, advocating and caring for seniors, and helping communities. Celebrity chef Nat Hart helped to charter the Nate Mack lodge and served as its president. The lodge was named in honor of Nate Mack, who is considered a founding father of the Southern Nevada Jewish community.
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Curran, Robert Joseph
Robert Joseph Curran was born on August 31, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert married Mary Ward on September 1, 1969 and they had three children: Kathlees (1970-06-29), Elizabeth (1973-08-26), and Patricia (1977-02-14).
Curran obtained a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from the University of Missouri in 1956. Curran then obtained a juris doctor degree from the University of Missouri in 1962.
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Crooks, Lawrence, 1924-2007
Lawrence Crooks was born Fubruary 29, 1924, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lawrence married Jean on August 8, 1947, and had two children: James Lawrence and Kathryn Jean.
Crooks was enlisted in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 as a combat engineer battalion in the European Theater, First and Third Armies and served during the Battle of the Bulge.
Crooks obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from thr University of California located in Berkeley, California.
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Engel, Philip
Philip Engel is a Las Vegas CPA and was president of the Las Vegas Jewish Federation from 1983-1984. Engel was born in New York and educated at the
University of Illinois and University of California Los Angeles where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Engel came to Southern Nevada in 1950
as part of a professional team responsible for installing a state-of-the-art- accounting system for the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. Engel stayed in
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Graglia, Anne
The Graglia Family was one of the first non-indigenous families to move to Las Vegas, Nevada at the
beginning of the twentieth century. Joseph and Frances Graglia moved to Canada from Italy, and then
made their way to the United States in 1890. They settled in Southern Nevada sometime before 1913.
Parish records at Las Vegas’s first Catholic church, St. Joan of Arc, document their church activities.
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