CC205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hbos, Jean Harlow, Dustin Hoffman
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There is a long and rich history of jewish organized crime figures in north american oc. Not to be confused with the israeli oc russian and mobsters of jewish origin (brighton beach, It is often referred to as kosher nostra play on cosa nostra. At the turn of the century, irish still dominated tammany hall. Organizing gamblers, brothels and labor management-conflict- the jews found a niche. Arnold rothstein, probably the most important gangster of his time. Estimates suggest that 50% of leading bootleggers were jewish. Jewish gangs owned the rackets in america"s largest cities. This lecture will introduce some of the leading figures. *born edward osterman, monk eastman was the leader of the eastman gang. The gang dominated the underworld from late 1890-to around 1910. In and around 1895, he became a sheriff of new irving hall, in which he gained a violent reputation. After leaving the new irving hall, he began running his own gang.
