Tough Jews, Las Vegas, and the Legacy of Meyer Lansky
He left a disturbing legacy of inexcusable violence, but endures as a humanized figure of intense fascination for the American public.
Larry Greenfield is a Fellow of The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy.
August 1971: Meyer Lansky (1902-1983) at Mount Olive, Israel. In the background is the city of Jerusalem, with a view of the Omar Mosque on the right. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
In his autobiography “Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas,” Oscar Goodman recounts his 35 years as famed criminal defense lawyer for Jewish gangsters Meyer Lansky, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, on whom the character “Ace Rothstein” was based in the movie “Casino.”
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