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UNCLE CHARLIE KILLED DUTCH SCHULTZ
THE JEWISH MOB: A FAMILY AFFAIR
A few words about the book . . .
LABOR RACKETEERS, CASINO OPERATORS, jewelry thieves and one-time Murder Inc. assassins provide an intimate look into the biggest cash flow business in American history—organized crime. They were there from the beginning. They were the author’s Jewish family crime culture.
Alan Geik, his sister, an attorney, and their late brother, a New York Police Department detective, were an appreciative, and often amused, au- dience for this history that has since become part of American folklore.
These same gangsters’ battles with Nazi sympathizers are a recurring theme. They relished street brawls with Henry Ford’s strike breaking thugs and other Nazi sympathizers on American streets.
The author’s late father-in-law, Lou Lenart, the first fighter pilot in the Israeli Air force, tells of organized crime’s crucial support of the Israelis in their armed struggle for an independent state in Palestine.
Book Reviews
“Alan Geik offers a fascinating look at many of the country’s major underworld figures from New York to Las Vegas and beyond. He and his family are central characters in this riveting first-person account. This is a beautifully written book that you won’t be able to put down — an instant Mob classic.”
Larry Henry senior reporter at Gambling.com, author of “The Mob in Pop Culture” for The Mob Museum in Las Vegas
“Magnificent storytelling, Masterfully written with engaging insight into the powerful Jewish Crime Syndicate and the role they played in 20th Century organized crime. A must have for any Mob enthusiast.”
Frank Monastra,
Cleveland organized crime writer
Author Brancato “Mafia Street Boss” and Gangland Cleveland Style
“Alan Geik gives us an intimate portrait of a nice Jewish family in the orbit of the 20th Century ‘kosher nostra.’ We know the big names – Schultz, Lansky, Rothstein— but it’s the little stories that give this book the firsthand feel of its haymish Jewish mob uncles, men who weren’t to be trifled with.”
Eric Dezenhall
Mafia historian
The American Mafia: The Rise and Fall of Organized Crime in Las Vegas
Author The Devil Himself—a novel inspired by Meyer Lansky’s personal notes detailing the mob’s battle against the Nazis on American streets.
Excellent read! Whether you are a first timer or an experienced student of organized crime, Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz has you covered. Highlighting lesser known but equally fascinating characters in the nation’s 20th century underworld. Alan Geik expertly guides the reader through decades of collaborations between the Jewish and Italian mobs. Highly recommended.
Casey McBride
Mob historian
Curator Uncle Frank’s Place, the social media site dedicated to all things Mafia boss Frank Costello
“From Jews going ‘beyond the Pale’ fleeing Russian pogroms to ‘the more money, the louder it talks’ days of Arnold Rothstein and Prohibition ending with the 1986 Commission Case, Alan Geik takes the reader on a colorful tour of American organized crime from the Jewish mob’s view.”
Gary Jenkins
Gangland Wire Podcast
“It is not often you get an insider’s view of a notorious gangland figure like Charles Workman, aka ‘the Bug’—the man known to have shot and killed the infamous Dutch Schultz. This book has great insight into the Jewish underworld, told through the eyes of a family descendant.”
Nev Morgan
Organized Crime Journalist at the National Crime Syndicate
“Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz is a gripping story of family and crime. Geik does a magnificent job expanding on familiar stories by adding personal insight obtained directly from the infamous characters portrayed throughout the book. Additionally, Geik delves into the life and crimes of his relatively unknown uncle, George Gordon, whose connections to top hoodlums in New York, Cleveland, Las Vegas, and Miami will establish him as a powerful underworld figure to all mob enthusiasts.”
Avi Bash,
Author of Organized Crime in Miami
and Co-Author of Los Angeles Underworld.
“A fascinating account of a mobster who is rarely discussed but was involved in pivotal moments in gangland history. I recommend “Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz” to any reader who wants to broaden their knowledge of the mob in the 20th century.”
James Gladwish
Producer/Host—Organized Crime Shortz YouTube Channel
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