Until her passing in 2017, Millicent (Siegel) Rosen was the living link to Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, one of Las Vegas’ most notorious links to the Jewish mob. A steadfastly independent woman herself, Millicent recalls Benjamin as a loving father to her and her younger sister. She is proud of his status as a Las Vegas visionary, though she affixes a footnote that the city of today might not be to his liking.
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Part of an interview with Louis Wiener, Jr. on February 1, 1990. In this clip, Wiener talks about how he became the attorney for Bugsy Siegel in the 1940s, and Siegel's desire to protect Wiener from criticism.
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Oral history interview with Helen Early conducted by Dale Forshee on February 26, 1979 and February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Early talks about some of the first businesses in Las Vegas, Nevada, the initial development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the early nightclubs and casinos in the city. Early also discusses her work in establishing a school for disabled children.
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Bernie Sindler is a former card dealer, casino host, and investor in several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. He came to Las Vegas in 1946 as the protégé of Meyer Lansky and worked alongside Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel at the Flamingo before Siegel's murder in 1947. Sindler was also a part owner of the Silver Slipper, Frontier, and Circus Circus casinos. In 2015 he published The Bernie Sindler Story: Life With Lansky, Siegel, and the Mob.
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Bernie Sindler is a former card dealer, casino host, and investor in several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. He came to Las Vegas in 1946 as the protégé of Meyer Lansky and worked alongside Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel at the Flamingo before Siegel's murder in 1947. Sindler was also a part owner of the Silver Slipper, Frontier, and Circus Circus casinos. In 2015 he published The Bernie Sindler Story: Life With Lansky, Siegel, and the Mob.
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Millicent Rosen was born January 14, 1931 in New York City. Millicent Rosen's father was the Jewish mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. She married Jack Rosen in 1950 when she was 19 years old and they had three children together: Benjamin, Cindy, and Wendy. Rosen moved to Las Vegas to be with one of her daughters and her family in 2000 and cherished her role as a grandmother. An artist at heart, Rosen painted canvases for needlepoint and promoted her own clothing line in 2015. She passed away November 17, 2017.
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Millicent Rosen was born January 14, 1931 in New York City. Millicent Rosen's father was the Jewish mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. She married Jack Rosen in 1950 when she was 19 years old and they had three children together: Benjamin, Cindy, and Wendy. Rosen moved to Las Vegas to be with one of her daughters and her family in 2000 and cherished her role as a grandmother. An artist at heart, Rosen painted canvases for needlepoint and promoted her own clothing line in 2015. She passed away November 17, 2017.
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Part of an interview with Joyce Mack on February 23, 2015. In this clip, Mack recalls when her father-in-law, Nate Mack, shared his vision of Las Vegas with her while looking at the landscape of the Las Vegas Valley.
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