David Rabinovitch, an investigative journalist and filmmaker, uncovers the hidden life of his black sheep uncle, Wolfe Rabin, in his book "Jukebox Empire: Th...

Samuel Leibowitz, a renowned defense attorney in the 1930s, defended clients in high-profile cases and fought against racism and injustice. He started his ca...

Nathan Kaplan, also known as Kid Dropper or Jack the Dropper, was a Jewish gangster who reigned over the Lower East Side of New York City for four years in t...

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter was a notorious racketeer and gangster from the Lower East Side of New York City. He and his partner Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro dominated...

This article discusses the life and criminal career of Irving Wexler, also known as Waxey Gordon, a notorious gangster in New York City and Chicago during th...

This article explores the phenomenon of Jewish arsonists in New York City's Lower East Side in the late 19th century. The text examines a specific case invol...

Benjamin Fein, also known as Dopey Benny, was a Jewish gangster in the Lower East Side known for his organizational skills. In the early 1900s, he took advan...

Marm Mandelbaum, also known as the Queen of the Fences, was a notorious criminal in New York City in the late 19th century. She operated as a fence, buying a...

This text tells the story of Big Jack Zelig, a Jewish gangster in the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 20th century. Despite his criminal activi...

Rosie Hertz, known as the Lower East Side Madam, was a Jewish immigrant who ran a successful brothel operation in New York City from the late 1880s to around...