Gangsters vs. Nazis Quotes

“The Nazis couldn’t figure out how they knew when and where. The answer was: the cops. The Nazis always called the Newark cops to ask for additional security when they were getting together, and the Newark cops told Longie Zwillman, who told Nat Arno.”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

“Make no mistake. The gangsters in this book are the good guys.”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

“Coughlin”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

“No, he went on, they were not Nazis, but they thought the fake news was giving the Nazis in Germany a bad name. Hollywood movies and radio programs were spreading false information regarding events in Germany. The US, he said, lacked a free press.”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

“The Jewish mob has done the world a hell of a lot of good. It was instrumental in the creation of Israel. If there’d been a Jewish mob in Germany in 1923 during the Beer Hall Putsch, “They’d’ve shot Hitler, and history would have been a hell of a lot different.”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

“History hates nuance and thus keeps many dirty secrets.”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

“came”
― Michael Benson, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America