Nate Mack
Nate Mack | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1891 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 73–74) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse | Jenny Solomon |
| Children | Jerome D. Mack |
| Relatives | Karen Mack (granddaughter) |
Nathan Mack (1891–1965) was a Polish-born American banker. He was the co-founder of the Bank of Nevada and Temple Beth Sholom.
Early life
Nathan Mack was born on January 27, 1891 in Mielec, Poland.[1][2] He had two brothers, Harry and Louis.[2] Mack was the first member of his family to emigrate to the United States, and he was subsequently reunited with his brothers, who invested in real estate.[2]
Career
Mack was the owner of a supermarket in Los Angeles, California in the 1920s.[1][2] By 1929, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he opened a haberdashery.[1][2] He moved to Reno in 1936, followed by Boulder City, only to return to Las Vegas.[2] Over the years, he "sold tires and batteries, ran a towing service and wrecking yard, sold produce, and owned a clothing store, a liquor store, and a Fremont Street bar."[1]
Mack got into the gambling industry by installing jukeboxes from Rock-Ola and slot machines from Jennings & Company in bars throughout central and southern Nevada,[1] including Beatty, Manhattan, Pioche, Round Mountain and Tonopah.[2] Mack took home half the profits.[2] Subsequently, Mack invested in land and casinos with businessmen Sanford Adler, Gus Greenbaum, Charlie Resnick, Art Rosen and Moe Sedway.[1][3]
Mack was responsible for the establishment of the Las Vegas Sun, the main newspaper in Las Vegas, when he loaned US$1,000 to its founder Hank Greenspun in 1950.[1][4]
Mack co-founded the Bank of Las Vegas with his son and other investors in 1954.[1][3][5] Mack served as its chairman while Walter E. Cosgriff was its president until he was succeeded by E. Parry Thomas in 1961.[5] The bank focused on loaning money to casinos in Las Vegas.[1]
Mack became "one of the most influential citizens of Las Vegas".[2]
Judaism
With his wife, Mack co-founded "Sons and Daughters of Israel" in Las Vegas, which is the oldest Jewish congregation in Nevada.[1] He served as its second president from 1945 to 1949.[1] The congregation later became known as Temple Beth Sholom.[1][6]
Mack served as the president of the Jewish Community Center of Las Vegas.[3] He was also the Nevada chairman of the United Jewish Appeal.[1]
Personal life
Mack married Jenny Solomon.[1] They had a son, Jerome D. Mack.[1]
Death
Mack died in 1965.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Nate Mack". Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. UNLV University Libraries. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Marschall, John P. (2008). Jews in Nevada: A History. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. pp. 165–166. ISBN 9780874177480. OCLC 226379130.
- ^ a b c Balboni, Alan Richard; Edwards, Jerome E. (2006). Beyond the Mafia: Italian Americans and the Development of Las Vegas. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. p. 16. ISBN 9780874172430. OCLC 33967396.
- ^ Davies, Richard O. (1999). The Maverick Spirit: Building the New Nevada. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780874173277. OCLC 38993023.
- ^ a b Moehring, Eugene P.; Green, Michael S. (2005). Las Vegas: A Centennial History. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780874176155. OCLC 56058071.
- ^ "History". Temple Beth Sholom. Retrieved February 29, 2016.