Jewish Federation will host Dershowitz

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005 | 8:39 a.m.

The Jewish Federation of Las Vegas' annual Champions of Freedom dinner gala on March 5 will feature renowned lawyer, law professor and civil rights activist Alan Dershowitz as its keynote speaker.

The event at the Green Valley Ranch Station, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, in Henderson, also will include the presentation of the 2005 Hank Greenspun Founders Award to Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the Senate minority leader.

Judge Gilbert and Edythe Katz Yarchever are to be recognized as well, with the David L. Simon Bridge Builder for Peace Award.

For more information about the event, call 732-0556 or go to the organization's Web site, www.jewishlasvegas.com.

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