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OverviewThe Kosher Capones tells the fascinating story of Chicago's Jewish gangsters from Prohibition into the 1980s. Author Joe Kraus traces these gangsters through the lives, criminal careers, and conflicts of Benjamin ""Zuckie the Bookie"" Zuckerman, last of the independent West Side Jewish bosses, and Lenny Patrick, eventual head of the Syndicate's ""Jewish wing."" These two men linked the early Jewish gangsters of the neighborhoods of Maxwell Street and Lawndale to the notorious Chicago Outfit that emerged from Al Capone's criminal confederation. Focusing on the murder of Zuckerman by Patrick, Kraus introduces us to the different models of organized crime they represented, a raft of largely forgotten Jewish gangsters, and the changing nature of Chicago's political corruption. Hard-to-believe anecdotes of corrupt politicians, seasoned killers, and in-over-their-heads criminal operators spotlight the magnitude and importance of Jewish gangsters to the story of Windy City mob rule. With an eye for the dramatic, The Kosher Capones takes us deep inside a hidden society and offers glimpses of the men who ran the Jewish criminal community in Chicago for more than sixty years. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joe KrausPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Northern Illinois University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501747311ISBN 10: 1501747312 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 15 October 2019 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Connecting the Dots 1. The End, or Zukie's Bad Day 2. Beyond Scarface, A Kosher Capone for Maxwell Street 3. The Sunset of 1974: Lenny Patrcik's Changing World 4. Landing in Lawndale 5. Rising in the Ranks 6. Roots of the Lawndale Machine 7. Arvey's Balancing Act 8. Syndicate Hammer 9. Sizing Up the Outfit 10. Tentacles 11. When Scarface Met Rico 12. Lenny's Circus TurnReviewsAn engaging story about the history of Jewish gangsters in Chicago. -- Elizabeth Dale, University of Florida, author of <I>The Chicago Trunk Murder</I> Author InformationJoe Kraus is Chair of the Department of English and Theatre at the University of Scranton. He is co-author of An Accidental Anarchist, and his scholarly and creative work has appeared widely. He lives in Shavertown, PA, with his wife and three sons. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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