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This is a '''list of Jewish-American mobsters''' and [[organized crime]] figures, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day.
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This is a list of notable Jewish-American mobsters and organized crime figures, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day.
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*[[Louis Amberg|Louis "Pretty" Amberg]] (1897-1935) <ref name="Sifakis">Sifakis, Carl. ''The Mafia Encyclopedia''. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3</ref>
*[[Moses Annenberg]] (1877–1942) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss">Woodiwiss, Michael. ''Organized Crime and American Power: A History''. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8020-8278-5</ref> <ref name="Fried">Fried, Albert. ''The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. ISBN 0-231-09683-6</ref> <ref name="Reppetto">Reppetto, Thomas A. ''American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power''. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2004. ISBN 0-8050-7798-7</ref>
*[[David Berman (mobster)|David Berman]] (1903–1957)
*[[David Berman (mobster)|David Berman]] (1903–1957)
*[[Otto Berman|Otto "Abbadabba" Berman]] (1889?–1935) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen">Cohen, Rich. ''Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams''. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998. ISBN 0-684-83115-5</ref>
*[[Otto Berman]] (1889?–1935), "Abbadabba"
*[[Abe Bernstein]] (c. 1892–1968)
*[[Abe Bernstein]] (c. 1892–1968)
*[[William Morris Bioff]] (1900–1955)
*[[William Morris Bioff]] (1900–1955) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/>
*[[Charles Birger]] (1881–1928)
*[[Charles Birger]] (1881–1928)
*[[Alex Birns]] (1907–1975), "Shondor"
*[[Alex Birns|Alex "Shondor" Birns]] (1907–1975)
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*[[Kid Cann|Isadore "Kid Cann" Blumenfeld]] (1900–1981) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Rockaway">Rockaway, Robert A. ''But He Was Good to His Mother: The Lives and Crimes of Jewish Gangsters''. Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House, 1993. ISBN 9652290920</ref>
*[[Kid Cann|Isadore Blumenfeld]] (1900–1981), "Kid Cann"
*[[Louis Buchalter|Louis "Lepke" Buchalter]] (1897–1944) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rubin">Rubin, Rachel. ''Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature''. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. ISBN 0-252-02539-3</ref>
*[[Louis Buchalter]] (1897–1944), "Lepke"
*[[Mickey Cohen]] (1914–1976)
*[[Mickey Cohen]] (1914–1976) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rockaway"/>
*[[Moe Dalitz]] (1899–1989)
*[[Moe Dalitz]] (1899–1989) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Stanley Diamond]]
*[[Stanley Allen Diamond|Stanley Diamond]] (b. 1940)
*[[Monk Eastman]] (1873–1920)
*[[Monk Eastman]] (1873–1920) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Maxie Eisen]] <ref name="Woodiwiss"/>
*[[Ludwig Fainberg]] (1958-Present), "Tarzan"
*[[Ludwig Fainberg|Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg]] (b. 1958)
*[[Benny Fein|Benjamin Fein]] (1889–1977?), "Dopey Benny"
*[[Benny Fein|Benjamin "Dopey Benny" Fein]] (1889–1977?) <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Waxey Gordon]] (1886/1889–1952)
*[[Waxey Gordon]] (1886/1889–1952) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Gus Greenbaum]] (1894–1958)
*[[Gus Greenbaum]] (1894–1958) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/>
*[[Jake Guzik]] (1886–1956), "Greasy Thumb"
*[[Max Greenberg|Max "Big Maxie" Greenberg]] (1883-1933) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Harry Horowitz]] (1889–1914), "Gyp the Blood"
*[[Jake Guzik|Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik]] (1886–1956) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Nathan Kaplan]] (1891/1895–1923), "Kid Dropper"
*[[Harry Keywell]] (d. 1997)
*[[Harry Horowitz|Gyp the Blood]] (1889–1914) <ref name="Fried"/>
*[[Nathan Kaplan|"Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan]] (1891/1895–1923) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Abe Landau]] (1898–1935)
*[[Harry Keywell]] (d. 1997) <ref name="Rockaway"/>
*[[Meyer Lansky]] (1902–1983)
*[[Abe Landau]] (1898–1935) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
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*[[Red Levine]] (1920s–1930s)
*[[Meyer Lansky]] (1902–1983) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rockaway"/> <ref name="Rubin"/>
*[[Vach Lewis]] (d. 1908), "Cyclone Louie"
*[[William Lipshitz]]
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*[[Hyman Martin]] (1903–1987), "Pittsburgh Hymie"
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*[[Red Levine]] (1920s–1930s) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Samuel Morton]] (1894–1923), "Nails"
*[[Vach Lewis|Vach "Cyclone Louie" Lewis]] (d. 1908) <ref name="Fried"/>
*[[Jacob Orgen]] (1894/1901–1927), "Little Augie"
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*[[Hyman Martin|Hyman "Pittsburgh Hymie" Martin]] (1903–1987)
*[[Abe Reles]] (1906–1941), "Kid Twist"
*[[Samuel Morton|Samuel "Nails" Morton]] (1894–1923) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/>
*[[Jacob Orgen|Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen]] (1894/1901–1927) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Abe Reles|Abe "Kid Twist" Reles]] (1906–1941) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rubin"/>
*[[Chris Rosenberg]] (1950–1979)
*[[Chris Rosenberg]] (1950–1979)
*[[Frank Rosenthal]] (b. 1929), "Lefty"
*[[Frank Rosenthal|Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal]] (b. 1929)
*[[Joseph Rosenzweig]], (1910s), "Joe the Greaser"
*[[Joseph Rosenzweig|Joseph "Joe the Greaser" Rosenzweig]] (1910s) <ref name="Fried"/>
*[[Lou Rothkopf]] <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/>
*[[Arnold Rothstein]] (1882–1928)"The Brain"
*[[Arnold Rothstein|Arnold "The Brain" Rothstein]] (1882–1928) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rubin"/>
*[[Harry Sagansky]] (1897–1997) "Doc Jasper"
*[[Harry Sagansky|Harry "Doc Jasper" Sagansky]] (1897–1997)
*[[Dutch Schultz]] (1902–1935)
*[[Dutch Schultz]] (1902–1935) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rockaway"/> <ref name="Rubin"/>
*[[Bugsy Siegel]] (1906–1947)
*[[Bugsy Siegel]] (1906–1947) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/> <ref name="Rubin"/>
*[[Jacob Shapiro]] "Gurrah"
*[[Jacob Shapiro|Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro]] <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Charles Solomon]] (d. 1933), "King Solomon"
*[[Charles Solomon|Charles "King" Solomon]] (d. 1933) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/>
*[[Johnny Spanish]] (1891–1919)
*[[Johnny Spanish]] (1891–1919) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/>
*[[Joseph Stacher]] (1902–1977), "Doc"
*[[Joseph Stacher|Joseph "Doc" Stacher]] (1902–1977) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Harry Strauss]] (1909–1941), "Pittsburgh Phil"
*[[Harry Strauss|Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss]] (1909–1941) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Albert Tannenbaum]] (1930s), "Tick–tock"
*[[Albert Tannenbaum|Albert "Tick–tock" Tannenbaum]] (1930s) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Jack Zelig]] (1882–1912), "Big Jack"
*[[Jack Zelig|Jack "Big Jack" Zelig]] (1882–1912) <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>
*[[Jack Zuta]] (1888–1930)
*[[Jack Zuta]] (1888–1930)
*[[Max Zwerbach]] (d. 1908), "Kid Twist"
*[[Max Zwerbach|Max "Kid Twist" Zwerbach]] (d. 1908) <ref name="Fried"/>
*[[Abner Zwillman]] (1889/1891–1959), "Longy"
*[[Abner Zwillman|Abner "Longy" Zwillman]] (1889/1891–1959) <ref name="Sifakis"/> <ref name="Woodiwiss"/> <ref name="Fried"/> <ref name="Reppetto"/> <ref name="Cohen"/>


==References==
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==Further reading==
*Block, Alan A. ''Lepke, Kid Twist, and the Combination: Organized Crime in New York City, 1930–1944''. 1976.
*Block, Alan A. ''Lepke, Kid Twist, and the Combination: Organized Crime in New York City, 1930–1944''. 1976.
*Cohen, Rich. ''Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams''.
*Fried, Albert. ''The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America''. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. ISBN 0-231-09683-6
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*Rockaway, Robert A. ''But He Was Good to His Mother: The Lives and Crimes of Jewish Gangsters''. Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House, 1993.
*Rubin, Rachel. ''Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature''. 2000.
*Sadowsky, Sandy. ''Wedded to Crime: My Life in the Jewish Mafia''. 1992.
*Sadowsky, Sandy. ''Wedded to Crime: My Life in the Jewish Mafia''. 1992.


==External links==

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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060107053616/http://www.newvoices.org/cgi-bin/articlepage.cgi?id=190 New Voices: Left Off the Ark — A Bestiary of Gangs]
*[http://www.carpenoctem.tv/mafia/jewish.html Seize The Night: The Jewish Mafia]
*[http://www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/jews.html Organized Crime Syndicates: Tough Jews]


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Revision as of 22:49, 16 March 2009

This is a list of Jewish-American mobsters and organized crime figures, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day.

Main article: Jewish-American organized crime

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia. New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Woodiwiss, Michael. Organized Crime and American Power: A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8020-8278-5
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Fried, Albert. The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. ISBN 0-231-09683-6
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Reppetto, Thomas A. American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2004. ISBN 0-8050-7798-7
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Cohen, Rich. Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998. ISBN 0-684-83115-5
  6. ^ a b c d e Rockaway, Robert A. But He Was Good to His Mother: The Lives and Crimes of Jewish Gangsters. Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing House, 1993. ISBN 9652290920
  7. ^ a b c d e f Rubin, Rachel. Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. ISBN 0-252-02539-3

Further reading

  • Block, Alan A. Lepke, Kid Twist, and the Combination: Organized Crime in New York City, 1930–1944. 1976.
  • Sadowsky, Sandy. Wedded to Crime: My Life in the Jewish Mafia. 1992.
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