Harvey Silbert

Harvey L. Silbert (1912–2002) was an American real estate and entertainment lawyer, casino executive and philanthropist.

He was a real estate investor in Westwood, Los Angeles, and a director of casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[4] He represented actors including Constance Bennett,[4] Gail Russell,[5] Dan Dailey,[6] and Frank Sinatra,[7] and studio and casino executives such as Howard Hughes.

[11][12] Also in May 1968, he joined the board of directors of the Riviera, a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, alongside David Merrick and Harry A.

[1] Moreover, Silbert helped Bernard Cherrick, its vice president, bring Hollywood celebrities to attend fundraisers on campus.

[1] The American Friends of the Hebrew University named the annual Harvey L. Silbert Torch of Learning Award in his honor.

[23] By 2015, it was awarded to Jonathan H. Anschell, the Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary for the CBS Corporation, and Richard S. Volpert, a partner at the law firm Glaser Weil.