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Myron Sugerman, of Newark, N.J., has written his memoir: “The Chronicles of the Last Jewish Gangster from Meyer to Myron.” A slot machine installation specialist, Sugerman, 79, went all over the world helping gambling enterprises get off the ground, from South America to Africa to the Middle East. He arranged meetings between old Jewish mobsters…
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Culture Viva Las (Oscar) Goodman
There is a box of candy on Oscar Goodman’s desk. Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews. His face lights up at their mention. They’re from Philadelphia, he says. “I love them. I have at least one a day.” Goodman — former mob lawyer, former Las Vegas mayor, current Sin City spokesman — is happily ensconced behind his desk…
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Breaking News Investigation Launched Into Beating of Palestinian Men in East Jerusalem
Israel Police have opened an investigation into the severe beating of two Palestinian young men in a Jewish neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem. The two Palestinian men, both 20-year-old residents of the Bet Hanina neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, told police they were beaten late Friday night near Neve Yaakov by a group of Jewish youths. The…
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Breaking News Tel Aviv Car Bombing Is Suspected Mob Hit
A car exploded near a bus in Tel Aviv on Thursday, injuring four people in what police suspect was an attempt to kill an alleged criminal kingpin. Israel Radio said the car belonged to the head of an alleged organised crime family. “This is a criminal related incident,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, suggesting they…
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