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Eisen, Steven W., 1966-
Steven Eisen (1966 - ) is the oldest son of Barry and Beverly Eisen, who were part of the migration of Jews from St. Louis to Las Vegas in the 1960s. He is married to Stacy Fisher and the older brother to Andrew and Robert Eisen. They are members of an early group of born-and-raised Las Vegans. Growing up Jewish, he became a bar mitzvah, belonged to B’nai B’rith Youth Organization.
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Goldstein, Marguerite, 1925-
Marguerite Goldstein was born in Orberlin, Kansas. She came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950.
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Radoff, Janellen, 1940-
Janellen Radoff was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a local radio/TV personality with her own show and her father was a successful real estate entrepreneur. Radoff attended the University of Michigan studying at the school of architecture and design. Before moving to Nevada, her career path included Restaurant Associates, a short stint as a Girl Friday for Johnny Carson, and freelance product design while starting a family.
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Gonzalez, Rowena Marie, 1946-2017
Rowena was born in Texas and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She talks about her recolledctions of the atomic testing, the building of the Hoover Dam and other important features of Las Vegas history.
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Palacios, Craig Sean
Craig Palacios was born on November 1, 1971 and grew up in the Paradise Palms neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada. His family lived close to him and he remembers playing with his relatives up and down the Maryland Parkway Corridor. His first job was in construction where he poured and finished concrete. His talents
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Goodwin, Rosina, 1926-2014
Rosina Goodwin was born in Sweet Springs, Missouri in 1926. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950.
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Goto, George (Toshiyuki), 1922-
Toshiyuki "George" Goto was born in Huntington Beach, California. He moved to Nevada in 1951.
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Golub, Rita, 1920-
Rita Golub was born in New York City, New York in 1920. She moved to Las Vegas in 1957.
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Ambrose, Robert
Robert Ambrose started in the gaming industry as a slot attendant at the Tropicana Atlantic City in 1985. After three years in that role, Ambrose was promoted to supervisor, a position he held for an additional five years before being promoted again to shift manager at the same property. He would eventually move into the position of executive director of slots and marketing operations which he held until he left the Tropicana in 2007.
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Gang, Roberta, 1940-
Bobbie Gang was born on April 6, 1940 in New York, New York.
Gang married a young future attorney, Leonard Gang, in 1961. Two years later the couple was living in Nevada. She only agreed to move upon finding a welcoming synagogue, in this case Temple Beth Sholom. The couple and their three children spent time in both Carson City and Las Vegas.
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