Polyphemus
Some kind of robot
- Pronouns
- they/them
At one time, and especially during Prohibition, Jewish-American gangs were one of the premier forces in American organized crime. Major cities were ruled behind the scenes by men with names like Cohen, Rothstein, Lansky, Blumenfeld, and Zwillman. However, their fortunes declined throughout the 40s and 50s and they were largely supplanted by Italian organized crime. While a small handful of Jewish-American gangsters still operate in New York, it is barely a fraction of the nation-spanning empire that once existed. As an American Jew I find this a fascinating and forgotten chapter in our history, one that has been (understandably) buried by the Jewish-American community.
This raises some fascinating questions. What are some specific or general PODs that might allow the organization to flourish to this day? What position do you see them holding in more diverse modern crime? And how does this affect the perception of American Jews?
This raises some fascinating questions. What are some specific or general PODs that might allow the organization to flourish to this day? What position do you see them holding in more diverse modern crime? And how does this affect the perception of American Jews?