Kosher Nostra

Sun Jan 29, 2023 1:09 am

Beginning of the Kosha Nostra

The Jewish Mob originated in the United States during the 19th century, from within urban Jewish neighborhoods of the Northeast. Otherwise known as the Kosher Nostra or Undzer Shtik, the Jewish Mob is among the country's oldest criminal groups. Similar to the Italian and Irish gangs, the Jewish gangsters had a violent start in late 19th century New York City. Barbarism in the street was the modus operandi of numerous Jewish gangs, notably the Eastman Crew and Lenox Avenue Gang. Vicious fighting with Italian and Irish gangs for dominance was common at the time. Jewish Mobs experienced a Golden Age from the 1920s to the 50s, during Prohibition and after. Relations with Italian and Irish gangs were normalized and co-operative, with bloodshed finally subsiding. Alcohol smuggling, gambling and other rackets were facilitated with the Irish and Italians across the United States. Legendary leaders like Arnold Rothstein, Bugsy Siegel, Mickey Cohen and Meyer Lansky emerged during this period. Some of these gangsters directed international mob activity in the Caribbean and Canada. The Jewish Mob has been given credit for the foundation of Las Vegas in the 1940s and 50s. Partnerships with La Cosa Nostra included Murder Inc and the National Crime Syndicate, lasting from the 1920s to the 60s.

Following World War 2, American Jewish mafia families declined around the country. The old Jewish gangs of the Northeast, Midwest and Pacific's major cities faded away. Economic conditions for American Jews improved post-war, with many achieving success in mainstream society. Urban enclaves were also gentrified while the Jewish population shifted away. Therefore, justifications for distinct organizations were erased. Many veteran gangsters and bosses were murdered, imprisoned or retired to Israel over several decades. Without centralized leadership similar to the Commission, Jewish crime had almost collapsed by the 1990s. Other emergent groups, such as Eurasian and Israeli mobs, have since eclipsed the original American Jewish mafia. Miami and New Hartford have experienced a rebirthing of Jewish gangsterism over the last thirty years. Most Russian and all Israeli mafia bosses in the United States are of Jewish descent. Jewish American gangsters on both coasts are either independent or affiliated with immigrant mobsters. Jewish criminals remain highly regarded associates of the Five Families in the 2020s.

Although Jewish gangsters are still part of criminal gangs and organizations, they've assimilated into the mainstream American underworld. Home-grown groups are typically indistinguishable from the common white American criminal. However, so-called legacy mobs continue activity in New Hartford and Miami. These organizations work in isolation from Russian and Israeli mobs and don't normally recruit foreigners. They claim lineage from the first Jewish Mob families of the late 19th century. Traditional blue-collar crimes have mostly been phased out of the Jewish Mob, with financial crime and political corruption becoming the mob's mainstay. Police departments and the FBI consider the original Jewish Mob to be active and numbering in the several hundred across the country.

Conclusion of the Kosha Nostra

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