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Tag: Meyer Lansky

0 Literature Culture

‘The Whisper Sister’

Elizabeth Edelglass in Hadassah · 28 Aug

"The Whisper Sister" by Jennifer S. Brown is a historical novel set during Prohibition, exploring the life of Minnie Soffer, a Jewish immigrant who takes over her father's speakeasy.

0 History Antisemitism

Where are all the Jewish gangsters?

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 15 Mar

The article discusses the historical concept of "Muscular Judaism" promoted by Zionist leader Max Nordau in the 19th century as a response to anti-Semitism, emphasizing physical strength and agility as an important aspect of Jewish identity and self-defense.

0 History Antisemitism

When Bare-Knuckled Jewish Brawlers Bludgeoned the Nazis

Jewdicious in Jewdicious · 26 Jan

In the article "When Bare-Knuckled Jewish Brawlers Bludgeoned the Nazis" by Michael Golden, the focus is on the Jewish-Americans in the 1930s who took action against the rising Nazi sentiment in the US by physically confronting members of the German American Bund.

0 Literature History

Jerome Charyn, The Half-Wild Novelist

Forward · 21 Apr 2019

Jerome Charyn, a prolific and diverse novelist residing in New York, has explored a wide range of historical and literary subjects in his over 50 books, which include crime novels, graphic novels, and biographies.

0 History Antisemitism

Gangsters vs. Nazis

Robert Rockaway in Tablet · 3 Jul 2018

In the 1930s, as anti-Semitism rose in the U.S., Jewish gangsters like Meyer Lansky took violent action against anti-Semitic groups like the Nazi Bund, disrupting their meetings and attacking members to prevent their activities.