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jeweler of some jewels together with 'Joe from
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is ostensibly about the "children of immigrants scraping the bottom of the
American melting pot" and about "Jewish criminal kingpin David "Noodles" Aaronson, who dreams of greatness 'once upon a time', and spends the rest of his days wondering why his salad days wilted", they offer that the film is
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they help maintain. When about to roll a drunk, Noodles meets
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