612:: "If Jewish gangsters still thrived today, if they hadn't gone legit, if Jews of my generation didn't regard them as figments, creatures to be classed with Big Foot and the Loch Ness monster, I think the Jewish community would be better off". However, Cohen's description of Jewish gangsters ignores their criminality and immorality. These tough characters were still gangsters who extorted, exploited and murdered other members of the Jewish-American community for profit. They forced Jewish women into prostitution, and were generally considered a scourge within their own community. The Yiddish press and literature of the 1920s and 1930s were resolute in their condemnation of Jewish mobsters.
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the US law enforcement community, in which the conception of organized crime as an alien and united entity was vital. The involvement of a small percentage of recent immigrants in organized crime created a lasting stereotype of devious immigrants corrupting the morality of native-born
Americans. Organized crime was a complex set of relations between the recently arrived Jewish and Italian criminals and groups like the
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517:-born gangsters who often refused to work with non-Italians and even non-Sicilians. The lines between Jewish and Italian criminal organizations often blurred throughout the 20th century. For decades after, Jewish-American mobsters would continue to work closely and at times compete with Italian-American organized crime.
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tremendous business opportunity, legal or not. Rothstein "understood the truths of early 20th century capitalism (hypocrisy, exclusion, greed) and came to dominate them". According to Cohen, Rothstein was the 'Moses of Jewish gangsters', a rich man's son, who showed the young and uneducated hoodlums of the
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Italian-American criminal organizations), Jewish-American presence in organized crime began to decline after World War II. Jewish-American individuals remain closely associated with organized crime, especially Italian-American and
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American underworld and played prominent roles in the distribution of illegal alcohol and the spread of organized crime throughout the United States. At the time, Jewish gangs operated primarily in America's largest cities, including
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that the United States
Embassy in Israel, in a cable titled "Israel: The Promised Land of Organized Crime?", had expressed grave concern about the activities of Israeli organized crime figures, and was taking measures to prevent members of crime families from being issued visas to the United States.
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Katcher, Rothstein "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top." According to Rich Cohen, Rothstein was the person to see during prohibition (1920–1933) if one had an idea for a
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Jewish-American organized crime was a reflection of the ethnic succession among gangsters, which has tended to follow the immigrant waves in the United States: English, German, Irish, Jewish, Italian, Asian and Latino. Ethnic involvement in organized crime gave rise to alien conspiracy theories in
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Jewish-American organized crime derived from dislocation and poverty, where language and custom made the community vulnerable to undesirables, the sort of thing that it is claimed fosters criminality among any other ethnicity in a similar situation. As
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said she didn't see any difference. Gang leader Mendel
Epstein was sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison for the kidnappings, and co-conspirator Martin Wolmark was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison and a $ 50,000 fine. In another development, a 2016 sting collared
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Italian immigrants. There was a supposed Jewish "crime wave" in early 20th century New York. In disturbing numbers, young Jews had joined crime
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entered labor racketeering, hiring out to both businesses and labor unions as strong-arm men. Labor racketeering or "labor slugging" as it was known, would become a source of conflict as it came under the domination of several racketeers including former
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Italian-American Mafia and gained a significant amount of influence within it; eventually, they formed a loosely organized, mostly Jewish and Italian criminal syndicate which the press named the
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were used in the war as unsuspected non-Italian hitmen. After
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and took control of the New York Italian Mafia. Luciano did not discriminate against Jews and valued longtime associates such as Meyer Lansky and Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel. Several Jewish gangsters such as
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Israeli organized crime, but the Jewish-American criminal organizations and gangs which once rivaled the Italian and Irish-American mobsters during the first half of the 20th century have largely faded.
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and deeply concerned the Jewish community. Jewish organized crime was used by antisemites and anti-immigration supporters as arguments to bolster their agenda. Jewish gangs controlled portions of the
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Several notable Jewish-American mobsters provided financial support for Israel through donations to Jewish organizations since the country's creation in 1948. Jewish-American gangsters used Israel's
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Jewish thug and racketeer either disappeared or merged into a more assimilated American crime environment. American Jews quietly buried the public memory of the gangster past; unlike the
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during the early 20th century. A significant Jewish underworld already existed in New York at the start of the 20th century, with Jewish mobsters conversing in a jargon with
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of defenselessness and powerlessness, compared with the physical aggressiveness and lawlessness more associated with the Irish and Italian immigrants. According to
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representing Cleveland. The Syndicate ran numerous casinos in Newport, Kentucky including the original
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Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc.: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Mafia and an Ill-Fated Prizefighter
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Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers
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for over four decades and remains the most notorious mobster in the history of Minnesota.
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Confessions of a Dying Thief: Understanding Criminal Careers and Illegal Enterprise
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Farbrekhers in America: The Americanization of Jewish Blue-Collar Crime, 1900–1931
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Lepke, Kid Twist, and the Combination: Organized Crime in New York City, 1930–1944
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http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/links/genetrimble/illegaloftheday/JohnCroftKY.pdf
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http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/links/genetrimble/illegaloftheday/JohnCroftKY.pdf
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A Guide to Gangsters, Murderers and Weirdos of New York City's Lower East Side
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Organized Crime, USA: Changing Perceptions from Prohibition to the Present Day
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Our Gang: Jewish Crime and the New York Jewish Community, 1900–1940
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established the Cleveland Syndicate with fellow Jewish gangsters
695:
As the 20th century progressed, Jewish-American mobsters such as
661:
425:
were controlling a wide range of criminal enterprises, including
129:
121:
1957:, Michael Woodiwiss, BAAS Pamphlet No. 19 (First Published 1990)
1044:
Jewish mobsters, such as Meyer Lansky and the Los Angeles-based
5345:
5067:
3173:
1876:
1551:
immigrant and prostitution ring boss tied to the Chicago Outfit
1335:
1174:
to flee criminal charges or face deportation. Notables include
1120:
814:
746:
665:
514:
352:
344:
203:
117:
47:
4237:
4023:
3770:
1403:
immigrant extortionist and loan shark with close ties to the
1199:
1165:
1124:
1065:
370:(who himself was most likely not Jewish) operated a powerful
228:
141:
2021:. For a critique on this interpretation, see: Adam Levitin,
1606:, Lansky associate, casino owner, and Las Vegas' crime boss
1478:
fugitive from British justice, mastermind of the framing of
1420:
immigrant, enforcer, and hitman for the "A.Z. Syndicate", a
942:
The Cleveland Syndicate members were early investors in the
332:). The last two of these terms are direct references to the
5119:
5084:
3545:
2771:
The Kosher Capones: A History of Chicago's Jewish Gangsters
2046:"Jews You Can Use: The so-called glamour of the Jewish mob"
1343:
1309:
978:
553:. Their role was also significant in New York's burgeoning
2999:
1024:
Meyer's got a Jewish family built along the same lines as
26:"Kosher Nostra" redirects here. For the M.O.T. song, see
2560:"Murder Plot Sheds Light on Orthodox Divorce Underworld"
1829:
The Big Bankroll. The Life and Times of Arnold Rothstein
676:" (wielding an iron pipe, wrapped in newspaper, against
449:. At the same time, the Jewish bootlegging mob known as
359:, which was at the time the predominant language of the
2130:"Free-wheeling U.S. spirit stoked gangsters, prof says"
1839:
1837:
946:, in Las Vegas, and owned it until it was purchased by
2837:
Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies
2265:
The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit, 1910–1945
1068:, famous Jewish American gangsters like Meyer Lansky,
1052:
was a Jewish crime boss, in Cleveland, who controlled
2230:
2228:
1230:
have shielded new Jewish-American gangsters, such as
1226:
and other neighborhoods like it nationwide under the
985:. Buchalter would also lead the predominantly Jewish
620:
2727:
Eisenberg, Dennis, Dan Uri & Eli Landau (1979).
1834:
1486:
for a phony kidnapping, and senior associate of the
52:
Some Kosher Mafia members numbered in police reports
2736:
The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America
2536:"Rabbi Sentenced for Role in Divorce-Coercion Ring"
1823:
1821:
1600:
Jewish crime boss operating in the Bronx and Harlem
1296:have also had a presence in the United States. The
1016:explained to hitman and later government informant
989:as the Luciano-Meyer syndicate's exclusive hitmen.
732:, the latter reportedly responsible for fixing the
2948:New Voices: Left Off the Ark – A Bestiary of Gangs
2658:Red Mafia: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America
2225:
2055:, by Jeffrey Goldberg, Slate, April 12, 1998; and
5040:List of Italian-American mobsters by organization
2840:– Volume 20, Number 4, Summer 2002, pp. 1–17
1966:"European antisemitism and Anti-Americanism", by
1315:
950:. Its members invested in horse tracks including
5623:
3158:Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies
1818:
2759:. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983.
2463:Steffensmeier, Darrell J. and T. Ulmer (2005).
1079:
656:, Charles "Charlie the Cripple" Litoffsky, and
404:murder of gambler and gangster Herman Rosenthal
2707:Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
2386:Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life
2278:Kill the Dutchman!: The Story of Dutch Schultz
2252:Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
2004:Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
1206:Russian and Israeli mafia in the United States
520:
4574:
3531:
2985:
1618:, mafia leader in Montreal and then in the US
610:Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons and Gangster Dreams
2891:King of the Jews. The Arnold Rothstein Story
2867:Wedded to Crime: My Life in the Jewish Mafia
2151:
2149:
1983:, Westport (CT): Greenwood Publishing Group
1866:Sifakis, The Mafia Encyclopedia, pp. 319–321
1787:
1785:
1072:and Bugsy Siegel founded no crime families.
929:The Flamingo Hotel & Casino opens (1946)
461:of New York City before being absorbed into
273:Various criminal organizations in the U.S.,
3472:Organized crime groups in the United States
2506:
2504:
1850:. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers.
529:The Siegel family's memorial plaque in the
4588:
4581:
4567:
3538:
3524:
2992:
2978:
2907:, Bloomington: Indiana University Press. (
2876:(Third Edition), New York: Facts on File,
2467:. New Brunswick (NJ): Aldine Transaction.
2280:. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House.
1194:American diplomats expressed concern that
1166:Jewish-American organized crime and Israel
1111:From the 1990s until 2013, members of the
46:
2676:"Israel struggles to keep a lid on crime"
2669:
2146:
2073:
1973:Anti-Americanism: Historical perspectives
1891:
1889:
1860:
1782:
1266:, who grew up in families that practiced
3912:Eastern and Southeastern European groups
2558:Nathan-Kazis, Josh (September 19, 2016)
2501:
2417:. New York: Enigma Books, 2007. (p. 34)
2402:Murder, Inc.: The Story of the Syndicate
2198:
2181:
2179:
1998:
1996:
1802:. Vol. 3, no. 25. p. 50.
996:
524:
3673:
2827:, Chicago: University of Illinois Press
2738:, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
2606:
2433:
2283:
2107:"Gangsters, Genes, Guns & Gamblers"
1759:
5624:
3271:United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
3259:Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
2921:
2141:Jewish Bulletin of Northern California
1970:, in: O'Connor, Brendon (Ed.) (2007).
1886:
1533:to Chicago, prostitution ring boss in
1390:, Prohibition-era crime boss based in
1254:than with their predecessors, such as
1096:, are actually Soviet Jews, including
4562:
3519:
2973:
2824:Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature
2404:. New York: Farrar, Straus and Young.
2329:from the original on October 22, 2019
2176:
1993:
1794:"Book of the Week: The Kosher Nostra"
1791:
1737:
1584:, most feared hit man of Murder, Inc.
992:
372:Jewish gang known as the Eastman Gang
2780:. Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House.
2773:. Northern Illinois University Press
2582:Gajanan, Mahita (September 7, 2016)
1308:) has also been heavily involved in
361:Jewish diaspora in the United States
2510:Spoto, MaryAnn (December 15, 2015)
2483:Shaer, Matthew (September 2, 2014)
2100:
329:
13:
2915:
1806:from the original on April 5, 2016
1468:, heads of the Cleveland Syndicate
1322:Category:Jewish American gangsters
621:19th century to early 20th century
14:
5648:
5035:List of Italian-American mobsters
2953:Seize The Night: The Jewish Mafia
2941:
2748:Henderson Clarke, Donald (1929).
1507:-based bootlegger, and political
1490:, who ran several casinos on the
648:, most prominently the so-called
5608:
5607:
3131:Organized crime groups in Canada
2205:"Higher Immigration, Lower Crime
1639:List of Jewish American mobsters
1363:, leader of the Jewish-American
1326:List of Jewish American mobsters
1246:. They were raised, however, as
664:origins. A pimp was known as a "
5632:Jewish-American organized crime
5417:Italian-American National Union
3790:Jewish-American organized crime
2903:Weissman Joseph, Jenna (1983).
2799:, New York: St. Martin's Press
2752:, New York: The Vanguard Press.
2650:
2627:
2607:Ferrara, Eric (June 16, 2009).
2600:
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1960:
1941:
1917:
1898:
872:Philip "Little Farvel" Kovolick
720:until its eventual takeover by
465:and becoming affiliates of the
290:Jewish-American organized crime
84:East Coast of the United States
5557:Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
3845:New York divorce coercion gang
3362:Independent Cartel of Acapulco
2729:Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob
1869:
1731:
1679:
1449:, head of the Mafia hit squad
1316:Notable members and associates
1113:New York divorce coercion gang
919:, was the head of the Italian
739:
587:Irish-American organized crime
396:Harry "Gyp the Blood" Horowitz
16:Jewish Mob or the Jewish Mafia
1:
3367:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
2731:, New York: Paddington Press.
1724:
1292:Organized criminals from the
876:Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg
292:initially emerged within the
4601:List of Mafia crime families
2909:Review in The New York Times
2849:Review in The New York Times
2776:Rockaway, Robert A. (1993).
2485:"Epstein Orthodox Hit Squad"
2443:. Bantam Books. p. 47.
2169:, April 12, 1998 (Review of
1792:Tyler, Gus (June 22, 1970).
1541:linked to the Chicago Outfit
1189:In 2010, it was reported by
1080:Late 20th century to present
701:Joe "The Greaser" Rosenzweig
484:and Jewish mobsters such as
441:. According to crime writer
7:
5286:Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
4868:(Northeastern Pennsylvania)
3100:Primeiro Comando da Capital
2814:September 29, 2007, at the
2790:New York: Carol & Graf.
2293:. New York: Da Capo Press.
2156:"This You Call a Stick-Up?"
2051:September 28, 2007, at the
1953:September 27, 2007, at the
1910:September 19, 2006, at the
1745:(1st ed.). Gallimard.
1661:Once Upon a Time in America
1622:
1458:, crime boss in Los Angeles
1148:Jews who were part of what
710:Nathan "Kid Dropper" Kaplan
521:Origins and characteristics
10:
5653:
4104:Stephanie St. Clair's gang
3308:Beltrán-Leyva Organization
2893:, London: Hamish Hamilton
2692:
2589:November 14, 2016, at the
2023:"Tough Jews by Rich Cohen"
1827:Katcher, Leo (1959/1994).
1319:
1144:and Shimen Liebowitz, two
635:Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis
615:
598:Jewish American literature
492:, Harold "Hooky" Rothman,
413:, and later stimulated by
25:
18:
5605:
5570:
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5484:
5359:
5258:
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4907:(Little Italy, Manhattan)
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3479:
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3399:Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel
3295:
3279:
3184:
3138:
3123:
3075:Brazilian police militias
3060:
3034:
3008:
2755:Joselit, Jenna Weissman.
2750:In the Reign of Rothstein
2639:December 6, 2010, at the
2388:, New York: Little Brown.
2263:Kavieff, Paul R. (2000).
2213:January 31, 2010, at the
2161:January 23, 2017, at the
2135:February 8, 2009, at the
2085:December 1, 2016, at the
2062:January 15, 2009, at the
2036:, August 1998. See also:
2013:January 23, 2017, at the
1978:January 23, 2017, at the
1930:January 23, 2017, at the
1843:Pietrusza, David (2003).
1831:, New York: Da Capo Press
294:American Jewish community
251:
177:
167:
97:
89:
75:
65:
57:
45:
5506:Operation Family Secrets
5437:National Crime Syndicate
5147:Atlantic City Conference
4029:Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips
3612:Camorra in New York City
3212:Libertadores del Vichada
2964:Abraham Shoenfeld Papers
2922:Benson, Michael (2022).
2865:Sadowsky, Sandy (1992).
2847:, New York: Bloomsbury (
2685:, BBC News, June 7, 2004
2597:. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
2573:. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
2549:. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
2525:. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
2498:. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
2400:, and Sid Feder (1951).
2375:(see McGinty's obituary)
2235:"Defenders of the faith"
2112:October 8, 2010, at the
2080:"Defenders of the faith"
1672:
1571:New Orleans crime family
1312:trafficking to America.
964:Fairmount Park Racetrack
956:Fair Grounds Race Course
925:Atlantic City Conference
900:and Max "Boo Hoo" Hoff.
880:National Crime Syndicate
627:Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach
503:National Crime Syndicate
480:gang which was known as
351:, while the latter is a
5402:East Harlem Purple Gang
5271:Colacurcio Organization
4413:Other historical groups
4009:African-American groups
3959:Outlaw motorcycle gangs
3894:Marat Balagula's Bratva
3830:Brooklyn Thrill Killers
3549:groups in New York City
3227:Muerte a Secuestradores
2698:Block, Alan A. (1976).
2541:April 17, 2019, at the
2241:, Saturday July 6, 2002
2221:magazine, December 2009
2191:April 23, 2007, at the
1690:
1612:, New Jersey crime boss
1604:Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
1590:, New York's crime boss
1228:Jackson-Vanik Amendment
972:Agua Caliente Racetrack
864:Louis "Shadows" Kravitz
852:Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
5351:Velentzas Organization
5321:Philadelphia Greek Mob
5234:Mafia Commission Trial
5228:Pizza Connection Trial
4818:10th & Oregon Crew
4733:Greenwich Village Crew
4590:Italian-American Mafia
4226:Central American gangs
4151:Norte del Valle Cartel
4074:Casper Holstein's gang
3919:Velentzas Organization
3605:Inactive or in decline
3556:Italian American Mafia
3384:Knights Templar Cartel
3239:Norte del Valle Cartel
3003:groups in the Americas
2926:. Citadel Publishing.
2874:The Mafia Encyclopedia
2872:Sifakis, Carl (2005).
2830:Rubin, Rachel (2002).
2821:Rubin, Rachel (2000).
2734:Fried, Albert (1980).
2681:June 26, 2006, at the
2613:. Arcadia Publishing.
2517:July 30, 2018, at the
2384:Lacey, Robert (1991).
2291:The Mafia Encyclopedia
2289:Sifakis, Carl (2005).
2217:, by Daniel Griswold,
1777:The Jewish Independent
1771:June 10, 2010, at the
1714:
1706:
1698:
1557:, leader of a massive
1405:Cleveland crime family
1285:operation through the
1042:
1005:
960:Thistledown Racecourse
891:United States Attorney
819:Abner "Longy" Zwillman
811:Charles "King" Solomon
722:Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro
594:Italian-American Mafia
534:
467:Italian-American Mafia
259:Italian-American Mafia
76:Founding location
5306:Musitano crime family
5078:Black Hand in Chicago
4808:Angiulo's Boston crew
4800:(Northern New Jersey)
4171:Dominicans Don't Play
3617:D'Aquila crime family
3330:La Familia Michoacana
3110:Terceiro Comando Puro
2858:May 10, 2007, at the
2565:May 11, 2019, at the
2490:May 11, 2019, at the
2349:"Moe Dalitz in Vegas"
2267:. New York: Barricade
2028:May 27, 2008, at the
1925:"Books: Jewish Crime"
1567:Genovese crime family
1320:Further information:
1088:, Israeli and Jewish-
1022:
1000:
773:, New York City, and
668:", a detective as a "
531:Bialystoker Synagogue
528:
184:Narcotics trafficking
39:Jewish-American mafia
35:Criminal organization
5521:Operation Underworld
5511:Operation Old Bridge
5442:New Springville Boys
5326:Rizzuto crime family
5316:Papalia crime family
5301:Luppino crime family
5291:Inzerillo Mafia clan
5281:Cotroni crime family
5165:Palermo Mafia summit
4657:New Springville Boys
4529:Slaughter House Gang
4449:Charlton Street Gang
4298:Hip Sing Association
4252:South American gangs
4084:Frank Matthews' gang
4069:Bumpy Johnson's gang
3889:Evsei Agron's Bratva
3637:New Springville Boys
3627:Morello crime family
3441:South Pacific Cartel
2705:Cohen, Rich (1999).
2656:Robert I. Friedman,
2534:(December 14, 2015)
2250:Cohen, Rich (1999).
2008:Review of Tough Jews
2002:Cohen, Rich (1999).
1923:Richard F. Shepard,
1779:, September 19, 2008
1629:Abergil crime family
1511:, termed during the
1456:Meyer "Mickey" Cohen
1392:Harrisburg, Illinois
1371:William Morris Bioff
1306:Abergil crime family
1176:Joseph "Doc" Stacher
1131:orchestrated by the
856:Joseph "Doc" Stacher
642:Italian counterparts
93:19th century–present
28:Kosher Nostra (song)
5583:Buster from Chicago
5547:Hired Truck Program
5526:Operation Wasteland
5452:South Brooklyn Boys
5427:Marat Balagula gang
5211:Castellammarese War
4743:Springfield faction
4434:Baxter Street Dudes
4429:Batavia Street Gang
4041:Nine Trey Gangsters
4036:United Blood Nation
3929:The Greenpoint Crew
3647:South Brooklyn Boys
3249:Oficina de Envigado
3095:Guardiões do Estado
2843:Russo, Gus (2006).
2276:Sann, Paul (1971).
2066:, by Tom Teicholz,
2040:, by Paul Breines,
2006:, London: Vintage;
1383:Southern California
1377:pimp and mobbed up
903:During prohibition
860:Hyman "Curly" Holtz
834:Castellammarese War
830:Salvatore Maranzano
749:how to have style.
680:workers or against
640:Just as with their
374:that competed with
349:Jewish dietary laws
224:Weapons trafficking
214:Diamond trafficking
178:Criminal activities
42:
5562:Rochester bombings
5447:Rudaj Organization
5422:Maceo Organization
5377:Bumpy Johnson gang
5372:Bugs and Meyer Mob
5331:Sacra Corona Unita
5182:Kefauver Committee
4828:Midwestern/Western
4768:New Jersey faction
4738:New Jersey faction
4652:Motion Lounge crew
4606:Mafia bibliography
4539:Tub of Blood Bunch
4079:Frank Lucas's gang
3939:Rudaj Organization
3850:Yiddish Black Hand
3820:Bugs and Meyer Mob
3505:Mafia bibliography
3487:Cartel of the Suns
3335:Guadalajara Cartel
3244:North Coast Cartel
2793:Ross, Ron (2003).
2769:Kraus, Joe. 2019.
2721:The New York Times
2709:, London: Vintage
2647:, December 3, 2010
2547:The New York Times
2315:The New York Times
2167:The New York Times
2143:, December 4, 1998
2120:, July/August 2008
2044:, March 29, 1998;
2019:The New York Times
1936:The New York Times
1743:Yiddish Connection
1687:Middle High German
1565:with links to the
1428:also operating in
1414:Isadore Blumenfeld
1117:religious divorces
1006:
993:After World War II
797:of New York City,
718:Labor slugger wars
697:"Dopey" Benny Fein
650:Yiddish Black Hand
535:
455:Bugs and Meyer Mob
400:Francesco Cirofisi
339:; the former is a
314:Yiddish Connection
38:
5619:
5618:
5601:
5600:
5542:French Connection
5480:
5479:
5397:Dutch Schultz Mob
5243:
5242:
5205:Mafia–Camorra War
5159:Apalachin meeting
5153:Havana Conference
5128:
5127:
5058:Initiation ritual
4960:
4959:
4781:
4780:
4723:116th Street Crew
4556:
4555:
4552:
4551:
4534:Tenth Avenue Gang
4499:Lenox Avenue Gang
4378:
4377:
4267:
4266:
4118:Hispanic-American
4112:
4111:
4003:
4002:
3907:
3906:
3868:
3867:
3840:Lenox Avenue Gang
3784:
3783:
3731:Patsy Conroy Gang
3660:
3659:
3513:
3512:
3414:Artistas Asesinos
3222:The Extraditables
3146:No Limit Soldiers
3070:Amigos dos Amigos
3052:Santa Cruz Cartel
2933:978-0-8065-4179-2
2853:Review in Forward
2809:Review in Forward
2254:, London: Vintage
2070:, August 13, 2004
2042:Los Angeles Times
1847:1919 World Series
1529:, immigrant from
1501:Belarusian Jewish
1279:Semion Mogilevich
921:Mayfield Road Mob
913:Blackjack McGinty
734:1919 World Series
557:, especially the
447:1919 World Series
392:Lenox Avenue Gang
287:
286:
106:metropolitan area
90:Years active
61:Late 19th century
5644:
5611:
5610:
5571:Related articles
5516:Operation Solare
5489:
5488:
5472:Winter Hill Gang
5407:Five Points Gang
5382:New York Camorra
5276:Commisso 'ndrina
5256:
5255:
5188:Valachi hearings
5137:
5136:
5094:(boss of bosses)
4972:Chain of command
4969:
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4901:(Italian Harlem)
4763:Brooklyn faction
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4464:Crazy Butch Gang
4454:Cherry Hill Gang
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4404:Tiny Rascal Gang
4279:
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4273:Chinese American
4124:
4123:
4046:Sex Money Murder
4014:
4013:
3964:
3963:
3879:
3878:
3805:Arnold Rothstein
3795:
3794:
3681:19th Street Gang
3671:
3670:
3622:Five Points Gang
3561:
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3533:
3526:
3517:
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3105:Terceiro Comando
3090:Família do Norte
3085:Comando Vermelho
2994:
2987:
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2784:Pietrusza, David
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1559:illegal gambling
1549:Ukrainian Jewish
1537:, and political
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1300:(especially the
1287:Bank of New York
1283:money-laundering
1268:Orthodox Judaism
1156:contract killing
937:George Ratterman
868:Harry Tietlebaum
809:of Minneapolis,
730:Arnold Rothstein
706:Five Points Gang
658:Joseph Toplinsky
631:"Big" Jack Zelig
478:Italian-American
457:operated in the
423:Arnold Rothstein
421:figures such as
411:Roaring Twenties
388:Five Points Gang
341:play on the word
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172:Ashkenazi Jewish
70:Arnold Rothstein
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5588:Cement shoes
5485:Other topics
5462:Unione Corse
5432:Murder, Inc.
5367:Broadway Mob
5296:Jewish Mafia
5295:
5115:Sixth Family
5110:One-way ride
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4814:Philadelphia
4798:DeCavalcante
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4728:Broadway Mob
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4444:Broadway Mob
4394:Born to Kill
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4334:Continentals
4329:White Tigers
4282:
4192:Puerto Rican
4131:drug cartels
4099:Supreme Team
4064:Black Spades
3974:Hells Angels
3860:Howard Spira
3835:Eastman Gang
3825:Murder, Inc.
3810:Bugsy Siegel
3789:
3756:Swamp Angels
3751:Roach Guards
3696:Dead Rabbits
3632:Murder, Inc.
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3424:Los Mexicles
3303:La Barredora
3287:Texis Cartel
3192:Black Eagles
3169:Shower Posse
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1711:West Frisian
1681:
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1576:Meyer Lansky
1545:Mike Heitler
1451:Murder, Inc.
1426:crime family
1332:David Berman
1291:
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1264:Mickey Cohen
1256:Meyer Lansky
1252:Soviet Union
1248:secular Jews
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1046:Mickey Cohen
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987:Murder, Inc.
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968:Aurora Downs
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536:
498:Bugsy Siegel
490:Mickey Cohen
486:Meyer Lansky
482:Murder, Inc.
472:The largely
471:
463:Murder, Inc.
431:loansharking
408:
368:Monk Eastman
365:
330:אונדזער שטיק
322:Undzer Shtik
321:
317:
313:
310:Kosher Mafia
309:
305:
302:Jewish Mafia
301:
297:
289:
288:
234:Prostitution
189:Racketeering
110:Philadelphia
41:Kosher Mafia
32:
5593:Shotgun Man
5392:The Council
5311:'Ndrangheta
5236:(1985–1986)
5230:(1985–1987)
5213:(1929–1931)
5207:(1914–1917)
5184:(1950–1951)
4995:Consigliere
4951:Trafficante
4911:New Orleans
4850:Los Angeles
4845:Kansas City
4544:Bowery Boys
4524:Shirt Tails
4474:Decepticons
4459:Chichesters
4439:Boodle Gang
4400:, inactive)
4366:Sister Ping
4233:18th Street
4201:Latin Kings
4181:Jheri Curls
4176:Trinitarios
4145:Cali Cartel
3945:, inactive)
3776:Yakey Yakes
3746:Rhodes Gang
3741:Short Tails
3721:Kerryonians
3706:Gopher Gang
3642:Purple Gang
3451:Los Viagras
3419:Gente Nueva
3350:Los Pelones
3340:Gulf Cartel
3280:El Salvador
3232:Los Priscos
3202:Cali Cartel
3197:Bloque Meta
2571:The Forward
2333:October 22,
2091:Linda Grant
2038:"Home Boys"
1905:Killer Jews
1739:Cohen, Rich
1691:unser stück
1685:Related to
1655:(TV series)
1647:(TV series)
1505:Twin Cities
1503:immigrant,
1484:Roger Touhy
1472:John Factor
1422:Minneapolis
1379:labor union
1365:Purple Gang
1352:Minneapolis
1240:Monya Elson
1151:The Forward
1106:Evsei Agron
1034:Doc Stacher
1014:Jack Dragna
952:River Downs
843:Bo Weinberg
791:Purple Gang
767:Minneapolis
765:, Detroit,
740:Prohibition
716:during the
579:Minneapolis
571:Brownsville
543:bootlegging
513:" types —
443:Leo Katcher
427:bootlegging
415:Prohibition
380:Irish gangs
337:Cosa Nostra
146:Minneapolis
138:Los Angeles
5626:Categories
5494:operations
5492:Government
5073:Black Hand
5002:Caporegime
4921:Pittsburgh
4786:East Coast
4398:Vietnamese
4213:(inactive)
4183:(inactive)
4153:(inactive)
4147:(inactive)
4141:(inactive)
3855:Zwi Migdal
3711:Grady Gang
3686:40 Thieves
3409:Los Ántrax
3345:Los Metros
3318:Los Negros
3115:Zwi Migdal
3026:Zwi Migdal
3016:Ashkenazum
2719:Review in
2450:0812909550
2219:Commentary
2171:Tough Jews
2057:Tough Guys
2034:Commentary
1725:References
1667:Zwi Migdal
1653:Magic City
1527:Jake Guzik
1462:Moe Dalitz
1367:in Detroit
1342:active in
1340:crime boss
1180:Golda Meir
1008:Following
970:, and the
944:Desert Inn
905:Moe Dalitz
839:Red Levine
799:Moe Dalitz
674:schlamming
652:headed by
606:Rich Cohen
439:bookmaking
384:Paul Kelly
382:, notably
306:Kosher Mob
298:Jewish Mob
209:Accounting
150:New Jersey
66:Founded by
5022:Members (
5014:Associate
4989:Underboss
4965:Structure
4946:St. Louis
4926:Rochester
4916:Milwaukee
4889:(Chicago)
4872:Cleveland
4804:Patriarca
4494:Hook Gang
4479:Dutch Mob
4370:Snakehead
4162:Dominican
4128:Colombian
3726:Marginals
3666:Irish Mob
3480:Venezuela
3456:Los Zetas
3355:Los Rojos
3152:Zoe Pound
3148:(Curaçao)
3139:Caribbean
3009:Argentina
2323:0362-4331
1703:Afrikaans
1582:Abe Reles
1563:Louisiana
1535:The Levee
1517:Al Capone
1480:Irish mob
1442:Louisiana
1356:Las Vegas
1289:in 1998.
1191:Wikileaks
1162:husband.
1160:estranged
1026:our thing
983:Las Vegas
933:Tropicana
898:Nig Rosen
763:Cleveland
551:narcotics
417:, Jewish
394:, led by
275:Australia
239:Smuggling
219:Extortion
168:Ethnicity
134:Las Vegas
126:Cleveland
114:Baltimore
98:Territory
5613:Category
5175:Hearings
5140:Meetings
5085:Vendetta
5063:Made man
5025:made men
4941:San Jose
4931:Rockford
4905:D'Aquila
4893:Lanzetta
4877:Colorado
4866:Bufalino
4754:Lucchese
4714:Genovese
4616:Families
4343:Foreign
4211:Mau Maus
4057:Inactive
3988:Inactive
3943:Albanian
3882:Inactive
3798:Inactive
3736:Potashes
3674:Inactive
3596:Lucchese
3591:Genovese
3377:La Línea
3185:Colombia
2889:(2005).
2856:Archived
2812:Archived
2679:Archived
2637:Archived
2587:Archived
2563:Archived
2539:Archived
2515:Archived
2488:Archived
2437:(1981).
2327:Archived
2211:Archived
2189:Archived
2159:Archived
2133:Archived
2110:Archived
2083:Archived
2060:Archived
2049:Archived
2026:Archived
2011:Archived
1976:Archived
1951:Archived
1928:Archived
1908:Archived
1804:Archived
1799:New York
1769:Archived
1741:(2002).
1707:ons stuk
1699:ons stuk
1623:See also
1569:and the
1521:St. Paul
1407:and the
1302:Tel Aviv
1275:Budapest
1260:Kid Cann
807:Kid Cann
803:Michigan
708:members
678:striking
575:Kid Cann
515:Sicilian
435:gambling
194:Gambling
162:Montreal
104:and its
5467:Westies
5360:Defunct
5266:Camorra
5009:Soldato
4953:(Tampa)
4899:Morello
4840:Detroit
4835:Chicago
4793:Buffalo
4689:Gambino
4680:Colombo
4673:Colombo
4638:Bonanno
4092:Council
3761:Westies
3586:Gambino
3581:Colombo
3576:Bonanno
3174:Yardies
3160:(Haiti)
3154:(Haiti)
3035:Bolivia
2786:(2003)
2693:Sources
2645:Haaretz
1881:Levites
1715:ús stik
1438:Chicago
1310:ecstasy
1304:-based
1277:-based
1054:numbers
1004:in 1958
690:rackets
662:Yiddish
616:History
559:garment
376:Italian
357:Yiddish
334:Italian
326:Yiddish
154:Orlando
130:Detroit
122:Chicago
58:Founded
5535:Crimes
5346:Stidda
5259:Active
5221:Trials
5190:(1963)
5167:(1957)
5161:(1957)
5155:(1946)
5149:(1929)
5133:Events
5104:Omertà
5068:Bagman
4882:Dallas
4387:groups
4383:Other
4275:groups
4243:Sur 13
4120:groups
4017:Active
3979:Pagans
3967:Active
3933:Polish
3564:Active
3296:Mexico
3124:Canada
3062:Brazil
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1123:, the
1121:Bloods
1104:, and
1030:Dalitz
931:, and
815:Boston
771:Newark
747:Bowery
670:shamus
666:simcha
633:, and
602:stigma
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353:calque
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316:, and
312:, the
308:, the
304:, the
300:, the
279:Canada
277:, and
252:Allies
204:Murder
118:Boston
5050:Terms
4887:Genna
4349:gangs
4346:Triad
4312:Gangs
4284:Tongs
4238:MS-13
4217:Ñetas
4194:gangs
4164:gangs
4024:Crips
3995:Breed
3923:Greek
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3470:See:
3129:See:
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1695:Dutch
1673:Notes
1539:fixer
1515:"The
1509:fixer
1482:boss
1200:Likud
1125:Crips
1066:Mafia
682:scabs
229:Fraud
142:Miami
5198:Wars
5120:Zips
4984:Boss
2928:ISBN
2895:ISBN
2878:ISBN
2801:ISBN
2761:ISBN
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