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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.” ....
In 'Lansky,' Harvey Keitel puts the legendary gangster's Jewishness front and center heritagefl.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heritagefl.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
JTA Perhaps no American Jewish actor has been so closely associated with crime films as Harvey Keitel. During a career now in its sixth decade, the 82-year-old Keitel has appeared in “Mean Streets,” “Taxi Driver,” “Wise Guys,” “Bugsy,” “The Two Jakes,” “Reservoir Dogs” and “The Irishman,” among numerous other films. Now he’s adding to the list with “Lansky,” portraying perhaps the most famous Jewish gangster of all time, Meyer Lansky. The film opened in US theaters on June 25, and is available on-demand. Lansky, born in Russia in 1902, arrived in New York in 1911. Known as the “Mob’s Accountant,” he was notorious in his own right, operating criminal rackets from Miami to Las Vegas to Cuba and playing a role in the establishment of what’s been called the National Crime Syndicate. ....