9781626191938 (paperback)

162619193X (paperback)

"Al Capone. The Untouchables. The Valentine's Day massacre. You may think you know everything about the Roaring Twenties in the Windy City, but in the early twentieth century, the harsh environment of the Maxwell Street ghetto produced a proliferation of Jewish gangsters involved in everything from labor racketeering to white slavery. Their illegal activity offended their own community's value system and sparked rifts between Reform and Orthodox Jews. It also ignited tensions between city officials and Jewish leaders, indelibly marked the gentile population's perception of Chicago's Jews and shaped the city's West Side for years to come"-- Provided by publisher.

"Gives a history of organized crime in Chicago's Jewish community"-- Provided by publisher.

Jewish criminals > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.

Gangsters > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.

Jewish criminals > Illinois > Chicago > Biography.

Jews > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions > 20th century.

Organized crime > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.

Jews > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.

Chicago (Ill.) > Ethnic relations.