Edward Von Tobel Jr. was the son of Mary and Edward Von Tobel Sr. Edward Von Tobel Jr. was married to Evelyn J. Leonard. They had four children: Sharon Schmitt, Katherine Acord, Susan Von Tobel, and Gretchen McQuade.

Samuel E. Wright was born in Washington, D. C. He attended Howard University. Wright arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Samuel E. Wright candidly discusses growing up during the 1960s racial riots and notes the influence of black activist Stokely Carmichael during that era. He attended Howard University and began a career in public transportation that eventually brought him to Los Angeles and then to Las Vegas with a personal invitation from Mayor Bill Briare.

Elizabeth "Betsy" Fretwell was born in South Carolina. She earned her master's degree in public administration from University of Georgia.

Melissa Lemoine (1970- ) is a teacher at Doral Academy of Nevada and the coordinator of the NextGen program at Congregation Ner Tamid in Henderson, Nevada. She also teaches b’nai mitzvah, conversion, and Hebrew School classes at Ner Tamid. Born March 22, 1970, Lemoine arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974 and has actively participated in the Jewish community since a young age.

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.

Eddie Wright Jr. was born in Altheimer, Arkansas. Eddie James Wright, Jr. and Johnie B. (Sparkman) Wright are a retired couple who met, married, and raised their family in Las Vegas. Eddie, whose family roots were in Arkansas, arrived in 1953 shortly after graduating from high school. His first job was at the Greyhound Bus terminal, where he worked his way up to become the first black ticket and information clerk. He worked there 19 years and supplemented his income as an auto mechanic.