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Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
Tough Jews Fathers Sons and Gangster Dreams
Author: Rich Cohen
Back in the twenties and thirties in Brooklyn, there lived a breed of men who now exist only in legend and in the memories of a few old-timers. These men were Jewish gangsters, fearless thugs who worked for their nicknames: Buggsy Goldstein, Kid Twist Reles, Pittsburgh Phil Strauss. Growing up in Brownsville, they made their way from street figh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780684831152
ISBN-10: 0684831155
Publication Date: 4/8/1998
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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THIS BOOK IS NOT A MYSTERY. It is a partly historical, partly whimsical look back at the Jewish gangsters that came out of the 20's and
30's. Written from the perspective of a group of Brooklyn natives now living in California, the author takes off from that point to
deliver a very different look at the gangsters who make up the "Tough Jews".


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