Rafael Levchin
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Rafael Levchin, a fanartist, became active in fandom in Kiev, Ukraine, where he was a member of the Zoryany Shlyah SF Club.
In 1991, he moved his family, including his 16-year-old son, Max (b. July 11, 1975), to Chicago and connected with fandom there via Dick and Leah Smith, who had been trading with the clubzine Chernobylization. He and Max attended Chicago cons, where Max translated for his dad. Rafael drew for Stet and other zines.
The Smiths introduced Max Levchin to Bruce Schneier, who sparked the teenager’s interest in cryptography; he grew up to become a co-founder and the first CTO of PayPal and, later, founding chairman of Yelp.
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