Jump to content

Hyman Amberg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyman Amberg
Born
Herman Amberg

Circa 1902
DiedNovember 3, 1926
Tombs Prison, Manhattan, New York City
Burial placeMontefiore Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S.
OccupationMobster
RelativesJoseph Amberg, Louis Amberg

Herman "Hyman" Amberg (c. 1902 – November 3, 1926)[1] was a New York mobster who, with his brothers, Joseph and Louis, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.

Death

[edit]

Often acting as an enforcer, he was arrested for the murder of a local jeweler in 1926. While awaiting trial in the Tombs, he and another prisoner attempted to escape after acquiring guns on November 3, 1926. However, they made it only as far as the prison wall before being trapped by prison guards. Rather than surrender to prison authorities, Amberg and the other prisoner committed suicide.[2] He is buried in Montefiore Cemetery.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Herman "Hyman" Amberg". Found a Grave. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. ^ "HYMAN AMBERG". hollywoodmostwanted.com. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
[edit]