Meyer Lansky: The Jewish gangster who took on hate in America!

the financial Mastermind of organized crime in 20th century America maansi would team up with Mobsters bugy seagull and Charles Lu luchiano and grow a criminal Empire that would profit during the prohibition era the rise of the Nazi support in America in the 1930s would also see Lansky team up with other Jewish Mobsters to help put an end to this growing threat over the years Lansky would make a fortune from gambling at his casinos going as far as setting up gambling operations in Cuba his luck would run out in the end though as the rise of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro led to Lansky losing his businesses and Fortune with his later years seeing him trying to flee America due to tax evasion charges so what was life like for one of America's most famous Mobsters Maya I need you to go down the store and get this food cooked we really need to get another of our own so don't have to carry that heavy pot down the street all the time look the quicker you go there the quicker we can actually eat the food oh I guess you're right hurry up now and don't lose the money you need to pay the guy at the store on the way to get the food cooked for his family my Lansky would stumble across youngsters gambling on the street trying his luck he would play the game using the money he was given by his mother he would however end up losing and have to return home with the food uncooked this experience would enrage Lansky but would also teach him not to gamble unless the odds were in his favor as he would later find out that the games on the streets were fixed living in the lower east side of Manhattan in New New York ly would grow up amongst other poor Jewish children that had immigrated with their families to America as well as children from Italian and Irish backgrounds one day lansi would come across Charles lucky luchano who was one of the local Italian youngsters how about you pay me 10 cents a week and I can make sure that nobody bothers you 10 cents a week that's rather steep what it you say that's going to ensure that none of the Italian and Irish gangs are going to mess with you like how you're messing with me now yes but think of it like a business transaction where I can make sure that nobody bothers you the only person bothering me is you how about I pay someone else the 10 cents instead to strengthen you out what hold on that isn't how all this works look I like the way you think what's your name I'm Maya Lansky Maya come join my crew and we can look to make some money together Lansky would also team up with the local Jewish youngster Bugsy seagull who he saw are smart but with a passion for violence together they would form the of mayab wanski was thought to be the brains and seagull as the brawn of the group alongside luchano they would get involved in alcohol bootlegging during prohibition which was a moment in America's history which prohibited the making transporting and selling of alcohol this ban of alcohol was a means to help improve the health of the people as well as reduce corruption and crime at the time criminals however would capitalize on this alcohol band as they saw that there was money to be made from selling alcohol as Criminal gangs were at constant war with each other over territory luchiano alongside Lans would help form the national crime syndicate where gangs of different ethnicities would work together to ensure the efficient running of their criminal activities tensions would also start growing in Europe in the 1930s with the rise of the Nazis Nazi supporters in America would start holding rallies in German neighborhoods which promoted German pride and anti-semitic ideologies Jewish New York lawyer Nathan Perman alongside a local Rabbi sought the help of Ani who at this point was considered one of the leading criminal figures in New York Maya we need your help with putting an end to the rise of the Nazi supporters here I heard about them don't worry I'll have them killed what no we can't have people killing each other over here how else do I put into all of this oh um look just send them a message that the Jewish people are not to be messed around with here ly would get together some of the toughest Jewish gangsters in the area luchiana also wanted to help by offering some of his men an offer which Lansky would decline saying it was a problem that the Jewish people would deal with lsky and the Jewish gangsters would attend the Nazi rallies and break them up going as far as chasing the Nazi supporters who ran away to teach them a lesson the actions of Lansky and his men would put an end to the Nazi rallies in the area at the time however his biggest contribution to stopping the rise of the Nazis in Europe was yet to come the New York docks was SU cble to enemy attack during World War II which were a vital transport route for importing and exporting supplies across the transatlantic ocean the docks however were heavily controlled by the New York Italian mafia and in particular by Lucky luchano luchano at the time was in prison where the US Navy would reach out to Lansky to broker a deal with luchiana to help ensure the safety of the New York docks Lansky would engineer an agreement so that lano's prison sentence was reduced in return for ensuring the safety of the Ducks as well as assisting the US military in the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II by connecting them to their Mafia contacts there this would lead to operation underworld which saw the US Navy work with the mafia with prohibition ending in the 1930s Milan's main criminal exploit was in the gambling business where his gambling operations were being set up in various locations across America the success of these gambling operations was based on Lansky's knowledge of the most popular games and which ones had the Arts that worked in his favor he would also support his lifelong friend bugy seagull in getting the East Coast Mafia to invest in the development of a new Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas called The Flamingo Hotel his support of buy seagull and the Flamingo Hotel however would lead to failure Maya we need to talk about the Flamingo Hotel ah I was hoping you wouldn't bring that up Benny isn't living up to his promises I know look the $1 million he asked for initially definitely was an underestimate an underestimate it cost us $6 million in the end to get the flamingo up and running it's running now isn't it which is the main thing yes but isn't it strange how the Casino is losing money I was hoping you wouldn't bring that up either you know what needs to be done Bugsy seagull would be suspected of stealing money from the casino Lansky on many occasions would convince lucky luchano and the other mob buses to give seagull a chance to turn things around but eventually had to concede that seagull needed to be dealt with as he stole from his friend friends buxy seagull would be assassinated in 1947 whilst he sat at the home of his mistress Virginia Hill the late 1940s would see Lansky Branch out his gambling operations to Cuba after striking a friendship with the Cuban dictator fenia Batista this would allow Lansky alongside his criminal Associates to have control over some of the gambling operations in the country which included the racetracks and casinos Batista of course would be rewarded handsomely by Lansky and the mafia things would be looking good for Lansky as Cuba was set to make him money with his gambling operations as the gambling laws in America during this period made things difficult for him to continue running business there however the rise of Fidel Castro would send shock waves through Lansky's criminal Empire as Castro's socialist Revolution which looked to the nationalization of Industries would drive out outside influence from Cuba such as the American criminal underworld this saw Lansky's business operations such as his casinos being seized by Castro new Cuban government lans's later years would see him try and flee America as he was sought after for tax evasion in 1970 who would go to Israel um Mr Lansky I'm afraid you can't stay in Israel what do you mean have you not heard of the Lord return yes it's where any Jewish person can legally settle in Israel well am I not Jewish you are but you're a criminal too you've heard about my past we've all heard about your past here oh after 2 years of living in Israel lansi would be deported back to America and live his remaining days in Florida in 1983 mil Lansky would succumb to lung cancer and die at the age of 80

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Published: Fri May 10 2024