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Jewish-American organized crime and Israel[edit]

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 Law of Return to flee criminal charges or face deportation. Notables include Joseph "Doc" Stacher, who built up Las Vegas by pairing the Jewish and Italian Mafia into a national organized crime syndicate. Prime Minister Golda Meir set out to reverse this trend in 1970, when she denied entrance to Meyer Lansky.[39]

In 2010, it was reported by Wikileaks 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. American diplomats expressed concern that Inbal Gavrieli, the niece of one of Israel's most powerful mafia bosses, had been elected to the Knesset as an MK for Likud.[40]

We now look at German Wikipedia. Nobody can deny that the mafia never existed, but perhaps it had something to do with Israel. The German Wikipedia says no.

Jews have nothing to do with it. Can Wikipedia apologize unfortunately no

because Wikipedia does research



de wikipeia makes it easier to do research nowadays is to read Wikipedia. Wikipedia does not do that but comes to the conclusion

Juden sind eigentlich keinemafiosi dasss sind höchstens Italener. Emotnal assoziativ wie die Poostfaschistin Melonioder Alessanra Mussulin Ausgedrückt

While the American La Cosa Nostra was almost entirely made up of Italian immigrants, some of whom were already connected to the Cosa Nostra in Italy, or their descendants, for Kosher Nostras crime played a more socially transitory role. The "career" as a gangster was only a phenomenon of a generation. In contrast to the American Cosa Nostra, for example, this "culture of crime" was generally not passed on to descendants and often remained largely hidden from subsequent generations.

With the death of this single generation of Kosher Nostra gangsters, this particular facet of organized crime came to an end, while the Italian-American Mafia continues to renew itself to this day.

So today there are actually a number of Mafia Jews



List of known members[edit | edit source]NameBirthDeathCause of deathNicknameNoteAbrams, HymanBig Mikeand other partners in the casinos The Sands and Flamingo in Las VegasAdelman, LouisFishDrug dealer and pentitoAlberts, Meyer1925shotLittle Augie GangAlderman, IsraelIcepick WillieHenchman of David BermanAmberg, Herman19021926SuicideHymanAmberg family; opponents of the Shapiro brothersAmberg, Louis18971935shotPretty

"labor racketeering"; opponents of the Shapiro brothersAmberg, Joseph C.18921935shot

"labor racketeering"; opponent of the Shapiro brothersAnnenberg, MaxiEuropean boss of Dion O'Banion, brother of Moses AnnenbergAnnenberg, Moses18771942natural deathMoe3 years in prison; Editor of The Philadelphia InquirerBerman, David19031957Heart attackDavie the JewAssociate of Moe Sedway of the Genovese crime familyBerman, Otto18891935shotAbbadabbaAccountant of Dutch SchultzBernstein, Abe18921968natural deathLeader of the Purple GangBernstein, Samuel1944CancerSam ButchChemist of the drug dealer Louis AdelmanBernstein, SholemSolMurder, Inc.getaway driver and car thief, later pentitoBioff, William Morris19001955BombingWillie42 GangBirger, Shachna Itzik "Charles"18811928HangedCharlieRival of the Shelton Brothers GangBlitzstein, Herbert19341997shotFat HerbieAssociate of Tony Spilotro and the "Hole in the Wall Gang", Las VegasBlumenfeld, Isadore19001981heart attackKid CannFriend of Meyer LanskyBowdach, Gary1943Associate of the Gambino family, debt collector and contract killer, later as a pentito in the witness protection programBrock, StanleySunnyAssociate of the Gambino family, business partner of Gary BowdachBuchalter, Louis18971944Electric chairLepkeMurder, Inc.Chalupowitz, AbrahamTrigger AbeMurder, Inc.Cicchini, Louis1970shotChickAssociate of the Gambino family, debt collector and business partner of Gary Bowdach, shot by BowdachCohen, Irving19041991natural deathBig GangiActor and boxing managerCohen, Louis19041939shotLouis KerznerLab Slugger War, born Louis KerznerCohen, Philip1906/19071949shotLittle FarvelMember of Murder, Inc.Cohen, Mickey19131976natural deathWorking with Bugsy Siegel in Las VegasDalitz, Morris Barney18991989natural deathMoeDesert Inn, mentor of Frank SinatraDiamond, Stanley1940StanleyAssociate of the Lucchese family, related to David DiamondDorfman, Allen19231983shotDrucker, Jacob1905/19061962Jack, Little Sure ShotMember of Murder, Inc.Eastman, Monk18731920shotalias OstermannEastman GangEisen, Maxie1926shotPresident of the Kosher Meat Peddler's Association; associated with Dion O'Banion, then Saltis-McErlane GangFein, Benjamin18871962Dopey Benny"labor racketeering"Feinstein, Irving1939stabbed and burnedPuggymurdered by the Murder, Inc.Friedmann, Isadore (Irving)1939shotDanny Fieldslongtime companion and debt collector of Louis Buchalter, suspected of cooperating with the authorities in 1939Friedman, OscarThe PoetMember of the Murder, Inc. and later pentitoGoldberg, Max1926shotLittle Augie GangGoldis, MorrisBusiness partner of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro; charged with the murder of William Snyder, president of Local 138. Teamsters UnionGoldis, WilliamWolfieBusiness partner of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro; accused of the murder of William Snyder, president of Local 138. Teamsters UnionGoldstein, Martin19051941Electric ChairBugsyMember of Murder, Inc.Golob, Maxum 1909The JerkMurder, Inc.Gordon, Waxey1886/18891952CancerBiggest "bootlegger" on the east coast of the United StatesGreenbaum, Gustav18941958Throat slitGusCasino manager in Las VegasGreenberg, Harry1939shotBig Greenieaka Harry Schachter; confidant of Louis Buchalter and later pentitoGreenberg, Max18831933shotBig Maxie, Big Head GreenbergBootlegger and business partner of Waxey Gordon and Max Hassel. Hassel and Greenberg fell victim to an assassination attempt in 1933Greenthal, Abe18261889General, TheSheeny Gang, in custody until shortly before his deathGrossman, Morrisaround 18961925shot and set on fire along with his car, suspect in the murder of Meyer AlbertsNathan Kaplan's Rough Riders GangGuzik, Jake18861956Greasy ThumbAssociate of the Chicago OutfitHinkes, Max19111995PuddySecond-hand of Abner ZwillmanHassel, Max1900/19011933shotBootlegger and business partner of Waxey Gordon and Maxie Greenberg. Greenberg and Hassel were assassinated in 1933Hoff, Max18931941Heart attackBoo Hoo, Boo BooBoxing manager and bootlegger in PhiladelphiaMurray Humphreys18991965Camel, The; Hump, TheAssociated killer of the Chicago OutfitHoltz, Hyman18961939?Curly; Little HymieAssociated of Meyer LanskyHorowitz, Harry18891914Electric chairGyp the BloodLenox Avenue Gang, sentenced to death for the murder of Herman RosenthalKaplan, IzzyBrother of Nathan Kaplan, Rough Riders GangKaplan, Nathan1891/18951923shotKid DropperLabor Slugger War, Rough Riders GangKatzenberg, Jacob1888Yasha; The wandering jewHeroin trafficking with Lucky Luciano, Waxey Gordon etc.Keywell, Harry19101997natural deathThe Purple GangKovolick, Philip19081971?Little Farvelalias KovalickKravits, LouisShadowsalias KravitzKrompier, MartinThe Crumpet, Marty the WolfHenchman of Dutch SchultzLandau, Abe18981935shot deadHenchman of Dutch SchultzLansky, Meyer19021983lung cancerThe honest MeyerFriend of Lucky Luciano; seat in the National Crime SyndicateLebowitz, Joe1931Nigger Joemurdered in the fight against the Purple GangLevine, HymieLoud Mouth"bootlegger" in the Chicago Loop for Al CaponeLevine, Samuel1903ResponsiblePossible murderer of Salvatore MaranzanoLewinsky, Benjamin18931922shot deadBen Brownalias Levine; Labor Slugger War; murdered by William LipshitzLevy, Morris19271990CancerMusic producer and associate of the Genovese crime family, sentenced to ten years in prison in 1988 for extortionLewis, Vach1908shotCyclone LouieEastman GangLinsey, Joseph18991994natural deathBusiness connection to Joseph P. Kennedy and Meyer LanskyLipshitz, William190119??Nathan Kaplan's Rough Riders Gang; sentenced to life imprisonment in 1922 for the murder of Benjamin LevinskyLorber, Abe1895Little YiddelBail bondsman and owner of the Williamsburg Boys Club, a meeting place for Brooklyn criminals. In 1935, Louis Amberg is said to have been murdered there by members of Murder, Inc. In 1941, Lorber was convicted of drug traffickingMagoon, Seymour1908unknownBlue JawMurder, Inc.; later PentitoMarks, Harryaround 19061924Drive-by shootingKid Portchester, sometimes also Harry Marx, Harry CohenLittle Augie GangMartin, Hyman19031987Pittsburgh HymieContact in Pittsburgh for Moe Dalitz and Lou RothkopfMidgen, Jacobaround 1909KuppyMurder, Inc.Minker, Abraham18981985AbeMinker, IssadoreIzzyMortan, Samuel J.18941923NailsNewman, JohnJoseph Schaeffer, Jeff/Jake NewmanMurder, Inc.; killer of Abe Wagner and Prohibition Agent John FinielloNitzberg, Irving1909KnadlesMurder, Inc.Orgen, Jacob18941927Drive-by shootingLittle AugieLabor Slugger WarReles, Abe19061941Fall or Leap out of the WindowKid TwistImportant pentito; testimony led to the end of Murder, Inc.Rosen, HarryNigBig Seven; Associate of the Lucchese crime familyRosenberg, Harvey19501979shot deadChrisAssociate of Roy DeMeo, a member of the Gambino crime familyRosenberg, Louiscirca 18901914Electric chairLefty LouieLenox Avenue Gang, sentenced to death for the murder of Herman RosenthalRosenstiel, Lewis Solon18911975natural deathclose friend of J. Edgar HooverRosenthal, Frank19292008natural deathLeftysee Casino (film)Rosenthal, Herman1912shot deadoperator of illegal casinos in New YorkRosenkrantz, Bernard19021935shot deadLulubodyguard of Dutch SchultzRosenzweig, Jacob18761947Baldy Jack RoseRosenzweig, Joseph189119??Joe the GreaseLabor Slugger War, partner of Benny FineRothkopf, Louis19031956Loubrought Mickey Cohen and Bugsy Siegel togetherRothstein, Arnold18821928shotThe BrainMentor of Meyer Lansky, Jack Diamond, Lucky Luciano, Dutch SchultzSagansky, Harry J.18981997Docwas imprisoned at the age of 91Sage, Walter1937stabbedMurder, Inc. member and responsible for the gambling businessSalles, Sidneyaround 19061941shotShimmyMurder, Inc. member and involved in the murder of Harry Greenberg[3]Schepps (also Schapps), Samuel1936SamMember of the group around Monk Eastman and Jack ZeligSchiffman, CharlesCharlie Schippman, Morris FeldmanMember of the group around Waxey GordonSchwartzman, Louis1923shotMidget LouisLittle Augie GangSeidenschner, Jacobum 18851914Electric chairWhitey LewisLenox Avenue Gang, sentenced to death for the murder of Herman RosenthalSchultz, Dutch19011935shot deadBeer Baron of the BronxSedway, Moe18941952Together with Gus Greenbaum and Bugsy Siegel in Las VegasShapiro, Irving19041931shot deadOpponent of the Amberg brothersShapiro, Jacob18991947GurrahPartner of Louis BuchalterShapiro, Meyer19081931shot deadOpponent of the Amberg brothersShapiro, William19111934buried aliveWillieOpponent of the Amberg brothersSherman, Charles1935murderedChinkSiegel, Benjamin19061947shot deadBugsyBugs and Meyer MobSilverberg, AlbertGeorge YoungMurder, Inc.; murderer of Abe Wagner and Prohibition Agent John FinielloSilverman, MaxMurder, Inc. and Lepke LieutenantSnyder, Benjamin1915Bennyalias Benjamin Schneider, Labor Slugger WarSolomon, Charles18841933shotKing SolomonBig SevenSpanish, Johnny18911919shotLabor Slugger War; born as John WeylerStacher, Joseph19021977Heart attackDocBugs and Meyer MobStrauss, Harry19091941Electric chairPittsburgh PhilKiller of Murder, Inc.Sykoff, MeyerMickey, Michael SackettMurder, Inc., PentitoTannenbaum, Albert19061976Tic-TocMurder, Inc.Tannenbaum, Benjaminaround 19061941shotBenny the BossMurder, Inc.Taubman, MorrisMember of the group around Waxey GordonTietlebaum, Harry1889alias Teitelbaum; Bugs and Meyer MobToblinsky, Joseph1879Yoski (Nigger); Yesky NiggerYiddish Black Hand, 1902 imprisoned in the Sing SingWagner, Albert1931shotAlbieOpponent of John(Aces)Mazza, brother of Abraham WagnerWagner, Abraham1932shotAbefugee ex-bootlegger from NYC, murdered by Joseph Schaefer and George YoungWeinberg, Abraham18971935disappeared without a traceGusEntourage of Dutch SchultzWeiss, Emanuel19061944Electric ChairMendyMurder, Inc.Weiss, Samuelaround 1904SammyLittle Augie GangWolensky, Moe1942shotDimplesInvolved in Buchalter and Meyer Lansky's gambling business. In 1939, he persuaded Buchalter to turn himself in to authorities by telling Buchalter that a deal for a maximum sentence would be made. Workman, Charles 1908 1979 Charlie the Bug Member of Murder, Inc., sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of Dutch Schultz. Yaras, Dave 1912 1974 Heart attack Dave "Yiddles" Miller Yaras, Leonard 1985 Shot dead Son of David Yaras Yaras, Ronnie 1974 Shot dead Son of David Yaras Zelig, Jack 1882 1912 Big Jack Eastman Gang Zuta, Jacob U. 1888 1930 Shot dead (Big) Jack Al Capone: "don't zuta me" Zwerbach, Max 1884 1908 Shot dead Kid Twist Leader of the Eastman Gang Zwillman, Abner 1904 1959 Violently hanged Longhy "Godfather" of New JerseySee also

However, we are looking for German Otjews before Adolf Hitler came to power.