Tablet Logo.
#Prohibition9
  • Izzy Einstein, left, sharing a toast with Moe Smith, New York, 1935
    Izzy Einstein, left, sharing a toast with Moe Smith, New York, 1935
    History section icon
    The Best Booze-Busters in Brooklyn

    The government’s most successful Prohibition agents were two overweight Jewish guys from New York, who arrested 4,932 people and regularly wore fake mustaches

    byRobert Rockaway
  • Hyman Roth, played by Lee Strasberg in 1974. (The Godfather)
    Hyman Roth, played by Lee Strasberg in 1974. (The Godfather)
    News section icon
    The Toughest Fictional Jewish Gangsters

    With Boardwalk Empire over, some other bad guys to watch on-screen

    byAlexander Aciman
  • Scene from Season 5, Episode 7 of 'Boardwalk Empire.' (HBO)
    Scene from Season 5, Episode 7 of 'Boardwalk Empire.' (HBO)
    News section icon
    Yiddish and Mezuzot on ‘Boardwalk Empire’

    How the Prohibition-era HBO show portrays its Jewish gangsters

    byAlexander Aciman
  • The El Cortez Hotel & Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, pictured on July 19, 2011. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
    The El Cortez Hotel & Casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, pictured on July 19, 2011. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
    News section icon
    Bugsy Siegel’s Coast-to-Coast Crime Empire

    How the Jewish gangster helped establish Las Vegas as a gambling mecca

    byAlexander Aciman
  • (iStockphoto)
    (iStockphoto)
    News section icon
    Rabbi Wolpe’s Picks: Revisiting Prohibition

    The role of Jewish bootleggers and the struggle for cultural acceptance

    byDavid Wolpe
  • (Shutterstock)
    (Shutterstock)
    News section icon
    2014 Sami Rohr Prize Finalists Announced

    Books on Jewish bootleggers, the Aleppo Codex, and the Vilna Gaon honored

    byStephanie Butnick
  • Michael Stuhlbarg in episode 29 (season 3, episode 5) of Boardwalk Empire.(Macall B. Polay/HBO)
    Michael Stuhlbarg in episode 29 (season 3, episode 5) of Boardwalk Empire.(Macall B. Polay/HBO)
    Arts & Letters section icon
    Boardwalk Empire Blues

    The reason I don’t like the HBO drama? I want it to be a show about Jewish gangsters.

    byRachel Shukert
  • Izzy Einstein (left) and Moe Smith sharing a toast in a New York bar, 1935.
    Izzy Einstein (left) and Moe Smith sharing a toast in a New York bar, 1935.
    Arts & Letters section icon
    Vigor Juice

    Jews and Booze, a fascinating new history of Prohibition-era bootleggers, barmen, rabbis, and cops, picks up where HBO’s Boardwalk Empire leaves off

    byAllan Nadler
  • News section icon
    ‘Speak a Jewish Word’

    ‘And make an extra sale,’ 1950s brochure advises

    byHadara Graubart
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Subscribe to our newsletter
Donate to Tablet
Follow us:
X Logo.
Facebook Logo.
Instagram Logo.