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  1. Feb 9, 2021 · In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas.

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    • Michael Shnayerson
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    • Yale University Press
  2. Jan 1, 2021 · Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream. Michael Shnayerson. Yale University Press, Jan 1, 2021 - Biography & Autobiography - 226 pages. The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who...

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  3. This biography of Bugsy Siegel, a mobster of Jewish origin in the 30’s to 50’s traces his rise and fall. He and his gangster associates, often also Jewish, had no qualms about murdering rivals on their way to controlling bootlegging during prohibition and gambling.

  4. Feb 9, 2021 · In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas.

  5. Feb 9, 2021 · In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “BugsySiegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas.

  6. He now has written a biography of BenjaminBugsy” Siegel for the Jewish Lives series published by Yale University Press. As one would expect from a veteran author, his account of Siegel’s life is a lively read. In several passages Shnayerson offers vivid word pictures of the young gangster.

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  8. In a brief life that led to a violent end, Benjamin “BugsySiegel (1906–1947) rose from desperate poverty to ill‑gotten riches, from an early‑twentieth‑century family of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side to a kingdom of his own making in Las Vegas.

    • Michael Shnayerson
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