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| − | '''Abner''' "'''Longie'''" '''Zwillman''' (July 27, 1904 – February 26, 1959) was a Jewish-American mobster who was based primarily in North Jersey. He was a long time friend and associate of mobsters [[Lucky Luciano]] and [[Meyer Lansky]]. Zwillman's criminal organization was a part of the [[National Crime Syndicate]] and mainly operated from the 1920s to the 1950s, with its peak in the late 1930s.<ref name=obit | + | '''Abner''' "'''Longie'''" '''Zwillman''' (July 27, 1904 – February 26, 1959) was a Jewish-American mobster who was based primarily in North Jersey. He was a long time friend and associate of mobsters [[Lucky Luciano]] and [[Meyer Lansky]]. Zwillman's criminal organization was a part of the [[National Crime Syndicate]] and mainly operated from the 1920s to the 1950s, with its peak in the late 1930s.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Longie Zwillman Kills Self |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=February 26, 1959 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |page=3 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19590226&id=sclRAAAAIBAJ&pg=7190,3820137&hl=en}}</ref> |
Zwillman was the founder of the [[New Jersey Minutemen]], a militant anti-fascist group which operated in Newark, New Jersey from 1933 to 1941. They were antagonists of the pro-Nazi [[German American Bund]] and the [[Christian Front (United States)|Christian Front]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Grover |first=Warren |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Minute Men document discovered after 80 years: Local historian learns more about how Jewish thugs saved Newark from the Nazis |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Jewish Standard]] |url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/minute-men-document-discovered-after-80-years/ |access-date=2023-02-23}}</ref> | Zwillman was the founder of the [[New Jersey Minutemen]], a militant anti-fascist group which operated in Newark, New Jersey from 1933 to 1941. They were antagonists of the pro-Nazi [[German American Bund]] and the [[Christian Front (United States)|Christian Front]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Grover |first=Warren |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Minute Men document discovered after 80 years: Local historian learns more about how Jewish thugs saved Newark from the Nazis |language=en-US |newspaper=[[Jewish Standard]] |url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/minute-men-document-discovered-after-80-years/ |access-date=2023-02-23}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:35, 22 January 2024
Abner "Longie" Zwillman (July 27, 1904 – February 26, 1959) was a Jewish-American mobster who was based primarily in North Jersey. He was a long time friend and associate of mobsters Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. Zwillman's criminal organization was a part of the National Crime Syndicate and mainly operated from the 1920s to the 1950s, with its peak in the late 1930s.[1]
Zwillman was the founder of the New Jersey Minutemen, a militant anti-fascist group which operated in Newark, New Jersey from 1933 to 1941. They were antagonists of the pro-Nazi German American Bund and the Christian Front.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Longie Zwillman Kills Self. February 26, 1959.
- ↑ Minute Men document discovered after 80 years: Local historian learns more about how Jewish thugs saved Newark from the Nazis. December 15, 2021.
