Katz-Yarchever, 95, a community activist, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. She was born July 6, 1920, in Boston, to Hyman and Gertrude Sperling (nee Cohen) and was a Las Vegas resident since 1951. Edythe was a founder of the Sperling-Kronberg-Mack Las Vegas Holocaust Resource Center and was appointed chairperson to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Related to the Holocaust. She and her late husband, Judge Gilbert Yarchever, gave generously to the UNLV College of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts, Boyd School of Law, and the University library. – See more at: http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?pid=175724908#sthash.0AmWvc7G.dpuf

Edythe  marched in the 60s as a NAACP member for African American Rights. She was a civil rights activist, espousing equality for all. An elementary school is named for her and her first husband. As a member of the Governors Advisory Council on the Holocaust Education  she gave presentations, made videos, and developed other educational materials.