Jewish-American organized crime
| Jewish Mafia | |
|---|---|
 Bugsy Siegel was instrumental in the creation of Las Vegas | |
| Founded | Late 19th century |
| In | New York City and various towns of the East Coast |
| Founded by | Arnold Rothstein |
| Years active | Late 19th century–Present |
| Territory | United States; active mostly in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and Florida |
| Ethnicity | Jewish, Jewish-American, Italian-American and Jewish-Italian |
| Criminal activities | Narcotics trafficking, racketeering, gambling, loan sharking, bookmaking, contract killing, diamond trafficking, extortion, weapons trafficking, fraud, prostitution, bootlegging and money laundering |
| Allies | Italian American Mafia, Israeli mafia, Russian mafia, various criminal organizations in the U.S., in Australia and Canada |
Jewish-American organized crime emerged within the American Jewish community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has been referred to variously in media and popular culture as the Jewish Mob, Jewish Mafia, Kosher Mafia, Kosher Nostra,[1][2] or Undzer Shtik (Yiddish: אונדזער שטיק).[a][2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Forgetting sixth commandment: Jewish gangsters were once known in organized crime circles as the 'Kosher Nostra'" Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, The Jewish Independent, September 19, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tyler, Gus (June 22, 1970). "Book of the Week: The Kosher Nostra". New York Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 25. p. 50. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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- ↑ Related to Middle High German: unser stück - literally 'our piece,' 'our share,' 'our thing.' Also compare to Dutch: onze stuk, Afrikaans: ons stuk, West Frisian: ús stik.
