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Beatniks, courage, and Rabbs
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, I like the sunglasses. Sure, I know your reasons for wearing them. But frankly, you know, the shades go some distance towards fulfilling my image of you. In my mind you’re kind of a combination … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, R. Rabbs
Tagged dr melfi, gambino crime family, holden caulfield, sammy the bull, teddy atlas, yukio mishima
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Former Gambino family mobster Louis Ferrante tells Gelf about his transformation from hijacker to Orthodox Jew
Michael Gluckstadt writes: The ties between Jewish and Italian gangsters are legendary. From Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano to Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth to Tony Soprano and Hesh Rabkin, there is a longstanding tradition of respect—or at least interaction—between … Continue reading
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Tagged armed robbery, bugsy siegel, christian pop, credit card fraud, ferrante, gambino crime family, gambino family, gluckstadt, hyman roth, italian gangsters, longstanding tradition, lucky luciano, mdash, michael corleone, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, rabkin, tony soprano, wiseguy, yiddish slang
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