Alex Knapp: A fun historical fact is that the German-supported Nazi Party in New York was basically destroyed by Jewish-led organized crime groups. www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...

Something I think about a lot lately is how much Nazi support there actually was in the US and if things had gone slightly differently we would not have been calling ourselves the good guys of WWII

Posting this screenshot from the NYT archives for no particular reason

A fun historical fact is that the German-supported Nazi Party in New York was basically destroyed by Jewish-led organized crime groups. www.tabletmag.com/sections/new...

Gangsters vs. Nazis: How the Jewish Mob fought American admirers of the Third Reichwww.tabletmag.com Emboldened by Hitler’s rise to power in Germany in 1933, and fueled by the Great Depression, anti-Semitism increased throughout the United States, and over 100 anti-Semitic organizations sprung up acr...

And in LA a Jewish-led spy ring took down the Nazis trying to infiltrate the movie business and murder Louis B. Mayer, William Wyler, and a bunch of other prominent Hollywood Jews while the FBI was focused on Communists. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Pulitzer Finalist ‘Hitler in Los Angeles’ Optioned by ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Producer (Exclusive)www.hollywoodreporter.com Chris Bremner is attached to adapt the true story of how an amateur spy ring foiled Nazi plots in Hollywood, including one to assassinate Charlie Chaplin and other stars.

Adding this to my reading list.

It's great! Changed my entire outlook and I started using those same techniques on local shitlords to great effect. Leon Lewis was a hero and it's awful watching Jonathan Greenblatt trample all over his proud legacy at the ADL

I have this crank theory my grandpa, a San Diego newspaper guy, was involved, but no real proof

The adjective “crank” is such a delight

My grandpa, a Los Angeles newspaper guy (he had the franchise for delivering about 10k of those things daily in Ventura County, for 40 years. He put his five kids through college on that too.)

amen amen

Will this movie ever get made?

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Where is the Netflix Limited Series?!? I mean…

You can always get a nod to this in the original Rocketeer movie!

The one with Billy Zane? I loved that movie as a kid

It holds up! I adore it.

I should try a rewatch now that I like know things

Same

Nah, it was Billy Campbell...and it's still an awesome film. Billy Zane was in THE PHANTOM, which was also a great, but underrated, film.

That's where I know the name Mayer Lansky from!!

they literally quote susan berman from hbos the jinx

Jewish gangsters in the UK also beat up a lot of fascists between the wars.

Oh tell me more. Good book or article on the subject?

There must be some good books, but I don't know them. Start by looking up The Battle of Cable Street.

One of the street fighters was Vidal Sassoon!

He knew how to wield a blunt uppercut and not muss his hair

A true legend

www.theguardian.com/news/2020/ma...

The British Jews who fought postwar fascism on London's streetswww.theguardian.com ‘43 Group’ battled rightwing thugs who continued to torment them even after defeat of the Nazi regime

who doesn't love a good mafia story? Sometimes I think what's wrong with NYC these days is the erosion of organized crime. (half kidding)

I have been obsessed with how mobsters fought fascists over the years since I first saw The Rocketeer as a kid. youtu.be/_D-Z0AA-7vQ?...

The Rocketeer - Naziyoutu.be

Ok fine! I'll watch it again! 😂I think I was too young when I watched it. I didn't really know anything about WWII itwas REALLY a work of fiction.

Who doesn't celebrate overcoming and defeating Nazi's??!!

Wow, I did not remember Paul Sorvino was in this. I have to rewatch it now.

Check out “A Nazi walks into a bar”

So A Nazi Walks Into An Iron Bar: the Meyer Lansky Storyweb.archive.org I’m starting a series here where I talk about history, because geeks love history. I’m going to focus on stories I think anarchists will like. Here’s one

The most amazing part is that back then the cops *opposed* the Nazis.

I had the same thought!

To quote Dr. Melfi’s family therapist in the first season of The Sopranos, “Those were some tough Jews.”

According to my History of Organized Crime professor, the NYPD Chief at the time personally reached out to a couple of the Jewish Mob Bosses to let them know where the Nazis would be meeting and that there would've be any cops close by.

too bad now the reich is the mob, eh?

Attn @margaret.bsky.social Relevant to your interests!!

That IS a fun fact!

If this had the the Godfather Part II it would have somehow won every Oscar from 1939 onwards.

Yes.

See also Jack Spot (Jack Comer) at Cable Street.

There are a few great moments in the book where the mob shows up, only to find a room full of already beaten-up nazis

Great story! Thanks for sharing!

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