Before WWII, Jewish mobsters kept Nazis at bay in the US — with their fists
Jewish mobsters showed up to intimidate and fight the German American Bund and other Nazi organizations from New York to Chicago to Minnesota and even Los Angeles.
Meyer Lansky, bottom right, lent his services to Jewish leaders looking to counter the American Nazi movement. (photo credit: GETTY IMAGES)ByHOWARD LOVY/JTA
