Bugsy Siegel
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Benjamin „Bugsy” Siegel (n. 28 februarie 1906 — d. 20 iunie 1947)[1] a fost un gangster american, cunoscut și pentru începerea dezvoltării orașului Las Vegas.[2]
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Biografie [modificare]
Benjamin Siegel s-a născut în 1906 într-o familie săracă de evrei din Imperiul Rus în Ucraina de astăzi.[3] Dar, alte surse,[4][5] susțin că familia sa a venit din Austria.[6]
Moartea [modificare]
În noaptea de 20 iunie 1947 a fost atacat și ucis.[7] Nu se cunoaște nici astăzi cine a fost criminalul.[2]
Alte lecturi [modificare]
- Lewis, Brad (2007). Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster. The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen. New York: Enigma Books. ISBN 978-1-929631-65-0
- Ferrari, Michelle; Ives, Stephen (2005). Las Vegas: An Unconventional History. New York: Bulfinch Press. ISBN 0821257145
- Almog, Oz, Kosher Nostra Jüdische Gangster in Amerika, 1890–1980 ; Jüdischen Museum der Stadt Wien ; 2003, Text Oz Almog, Erich Metz, ISBN 3-901398-33-3
- Cohen, Rich (1999). Tough Jews : Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams. New York, NY: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0375705472
Referințe [modificare]
- ^ „page on Bugsy Siegel”. Pbs.org. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lasvegas/peopleevents/p_siegel.html. Accesat la 30 iulie 2012.
- ^ a b „Siegel, Gangster, Is Slain On Coast. Co-chief of 'Bug and Meyer Mob' Here. Is Victim of Shots Fired Through Window.”. New York Times. 22 iunie 1947. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C12FA385D13728DDDAB0A94DE405B8788F1D3. Accesat la 31 octombrie 2007. „Benjamin Siegel, 42 years old, former New York gangster, was slain last midnight by a fusillade of bullets fired through the living room window of a Beverly Hills house where he was staying.”
- ^ Chapin, David A. and Weinstock, Ben, The Road from Letichev: The history and culture of a forgotten Jewish community in Eastern Europe, Volume 2. ISBN 0-595-00667-1 iUniverse, Lincoln, NE, 2000.
- ^ "Mobsters: Bugsy Siegel". 2 minutes in. Broadcast: April 3, 2007, The Biography Channel.
- ^ „Biography of a Gangster”. Essortment.com. http://www.essortment.com/benjamin-bugsy-siegel-biography-gangster-20596.html. Accesat la 31 mai 2012.
- ^ On the 1910 New York Census, both of Siegel's parents listed their birthplaces as Austria. "United States Census, 1910". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2013-01-06
- ^ Smith, John L.. „'Bugsy'”. Las Vegas Review Journal. http://www.1st100.com/part2/siegel.html.
Legături externe [modificare]
- en Bugsysiegel.net, various information including a copy of Siegel's death certificate
- en FBI files on Siegel (2,421 pages, heavily redacted) From the FBI Freedom of Information Act.
- en Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Profile and NY Times Article at J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews
- en PBS American Experience
- en Bugsy Siegel memorial in Las Vegas