Elynor Rudnick was the fifth child of the eleven children born to Oscar and Libbie Rudnick, pioneers in the Kern County cattle and sheep industry. Elynor maintained a life-long business interest in agriculture while she pursued her chosen field of aviation.

Following WWII, she spearheaded the development of the Bakersfield Airpark, located on South Union Avenue.

She owned and operated both fixed-wing and helicopter equipment, which she used for agricultural spraying, and contract services to the U.S. government in connection with surveys and oil exploration on the north slope of Alaska.

In 1947 she accepted a contingent of student pilots from the soon to be established country of Israel. These men (as young as 17 years old) and two women would become the first Israeli Pilots of fledgling Israeli Air Force.

This daughter of Kern County will be long remembered by her family, friends, associates, and the country of Israel which she served with distinction.