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Epstein, Ike Lawrence, 1966-

Lawrence Epstein was born Ike Lawrence Epstein in 1966 to Kenny Epstein and Donna Goldstein. He attended Vanderbilt University (BA 1989, JD 1992). After graduation from law school, Lawrence returned to live fulltime in Las Vegas, where he practiced law for few years. He later became an executive with the UFC, where he is the current COO. He is also active in the family business, the El Cortez Hotel and Casino with his father and sisters. In addition, Lawrence serves the community as a board member of Meadows School and on the Stadium Board.

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Silver, Frank P., Dr.

Dr. Frank P. Silver (1934 - ) was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Silver relocated his OB/GYN medical practice to the small community of Boulder City in 1973. Before the move, Dr. Silver graduated from La Salle University, Jefferson University Medical School and did his residency at Nazareth Hospital.

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Harlig, Mendy, Rabbi

Rabbi Mendy Harlig was born and raised in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. He was ordained as a rabbi in 1996. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1998. Rabbi Mendy Harlig is the spiritual leader of the Chabad of Green Valley, later renamed Chabad of Henderson. He was introduced to the Las Vegas community in 1990 by his brother Rabbi Shea Harlig. Hasidic Judaism has surrounded Mendy since his youth in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. He seemed destined to become a Chabad rabbi.

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Kane, Roberta Gordon, 1932-

Roberta “Bobbie” Kane (1932 - ) is the first known Jewish child born in Las Vegas. Her parents, Sallie and Mike Gordon, owned liquor stores and are among the founders of the first Jewish congregation in Las Vegas.

Bobbie is a 1950 graduate of Las Vegas High School and briefly attended Southern California. When she returned several years later, she pursued a career with the Desert Inn group of hotels and helped open the Stardust in 1957.

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Moyer, Donald C. (Donald Carlyle), 1919-

Donald C. Moyer was born on a farm in Central Illinois on April 6, 1919. He served as the president for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1965 to 1968.

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Dawson, Marshall Mack, 1938-

Marshall Mack Dawson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 30th, 1938. His employment with Nevada Power Company began once he was discharged from the service in 1963.

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Cornell, Jack Walter, 1918-

Jack W. Cornell was born November 25, 1918 in Manhattan, Nevada. He was in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He also worked as a miner and was in the automotive body repair industry.

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Brockett, Marilyn B., 1925-1993

Marilyn B. Brockett was born December 10, 1925, in Cedar City, Utah. Marilyn B. Brockett name before marriage was Marilyn B. Ballard. Brockett was a local store clerk. Brockett moved to Nevada in 1932.

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Hansen, Lin (Ellen L.), 1934-

Lin Hansen was born on April 02, 1934 in Alamo, Nevada. Her parents were Benjamin Levi Brown and Zada Mae Bushnell. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a school teacher.

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