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In 1936, New York congressman Nathan Perlman asked Jewish mob boss Meyer Lansky to intimidate Nazi sympathizers across the city. The mafioso even did it for free.
- How The Jewish Mob Helped The U.S. Fight Nazis - All That's Interesting
Meyer Lansky, the foremost Jewish racketeer and mob gambling...
- How The Jewish Mob Helped The U.S. Fight Nazis - All That's Interesting
In the 1930s, Lansky and his gang stepped outside their usual criminal activities to break up rallies held by the pro- Nazi German-American Bund.
En la década de 1930, Meyer y su banda se dedicaban a enfrentar a miembros del partido nazi y sus simpatizantes en los Estados Unidos. Lansky recuerda una particular acción en Yorkville, Manhattan, un barrio alemán, donde él y doce de sus asociados atacaron: .....
Meyer Lansky, the foremost Jewish racketeer and mob gambling czar, was highly respected across the underworld. He had a team of Jewish killers at his disposal, dubbed Murder Inc, a Brooklyn-based crew that served as the enforcement arm of the Italian and Jewish mobs.
Michael Benson's 'Gangsters vs. Nazis' tells how New York judge secretly directed mafia bosses Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel to recruit army of Jewish thugs to intimidate antisemites.
The best known Jewish gangsters –Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Longy Zwillman and Moe Dalitz — participated in the numbers rackets, illegal drug dealing, prostitution, gambling and loan sharking. They were not nice men.
Although Meyer Lansky never served in the U.S. military or World War II efforts in a traditional manner, his deep hatred for the Nazi party and love of his Jewish heritage led him to serve his country in the way he knew best: by stopping America’s opponents in a secret war on the streets.
