The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mafia/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:52:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png mafia | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mafia/ 32 32 Man seriously injured by car bomb in 3rd suspected Netanya hit attempt in one week https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-seriously-injured-by-car-bomb-in-3rd-suspected-netanya-hit-attempt-in-one-week/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 09:33:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3191246 For second time in less than 24 hours, vehicle explodes in central coastal town known for its underworld presence; gang leader killed in similar incident last week

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]]> Kosher nostra: New memoir details a New York Jewish family’s crime ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/kosher-nostra-new-memoir-details-a-new-york-jewish-familys-crime-ties/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:09:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2913776 In 'Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz,' author Alan Geik tells about 'heimishe' first-generation US Jews bootlegging, running gambling rackets and committing the occasional murder

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]]> Unrepentant old school NJ Jewish mobster sings like a canary in Amazon documentary https://www.timesofisrael.com/unrepentant-old-school-nj-jewish-mobster-sings-like-a-canary-in-amazon-documentary/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 21:20:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2905504 At 84, second-generation gangster Myron Sugerman was king of illegal slots and helped fund Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. Now he tells all in the 2022 film 'Last Man Standing'

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]]> Hunted by the mafia, Italian author teams up with Israeli artist in graphic memoir https://www.timesofisrael.com/hunted-by-the-mafia-italian-author-teams-up-with-israeli-artist-in-graphic-memoir/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:39:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2851340 In new cooperative work 'I'm Still Alive,' Roberto Saviano and Israeli Asaf Hanuka depict the author's life on the run since famously exposing the Camorra crime syndicate

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]]> Vegas mob history resurfaces: Plunging lake exposes human remains https://www.timesofisrael.com/vegas-mob-history-resurfaces-as-plunging-lake-level-exposes-human-remains/ Tue, 10 May 2022 06:53:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2759515 Two bodies emerge within a week in drought-stricken reservoir, with ex-mayor saying former mafia clients now keen on 'climate control': 'It’s not a bad place to dump a body'

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]]> Head of ‘Russian mafia’ in Israel arrested thanks to criminal-turned informant https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-russian-mafia-in-israel-arrested-thanks-to-criminal-turned-informant/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:48:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2619429 Police say Michael Tansky, who was nabbed along with 16 others, sought to take control of southern towns of Ashdod, Ashkelon through violent extortion of business owners, residents

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]]> How Jewish mobster Bugsy Siegel’s gamble on Vegas paid off after his murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-jewish-mobster-bugsy-siegels-gamble-on-vegas-paid-off-after-his-murder/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:33:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2524026 The movie star-handsome member of the infamous Murder, Inc. envisioned a gambling oasis in the desert, says a new book in Yale's Jewish Lives series

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]]> HBO doc on Hamburglar who stole millions in McDonald’s prizes gets 5 Emmy nods https://www.timesofisrael.com/hbo-doc-on-hamburglar-who-stole-millions-in-mcdonalds-prizes-gets-5-emmys-nods/ Tue, 04 Aug 2020 00:06:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2359401 'A true-crime story that everyone's involved in': Series unpicks the absurd saga of a wildly popular decade-long Monopoly sweepstakes that almost no American legitimately won

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]]> Man killed, 2 hurt, in suspected car bombing on central highway https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-killed-2-hurt-in-suspected-car-bombing-on-central-highway/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 10:45:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2214430 Police investigating blast on Route 6 that was reportedly a criminally motivated underworld hit

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]]> Are the Jewish mobsters referenced in ‘The Irishman’ real? https://www.timesofisrael.com/are-the-jewish-mobsters-referenced-in-the-irishman-real/ Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:28:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2192260 Though the events depicted in Scorsese’s organized crime epic are near impossible to verify, Jews certainly played a role in shaping mob history in the US

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]]> Man behind massive bank-collapsing fraud granted parole after 17 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-behind-massive-bank-collapsing-fraud-granted-parole-after-17-years/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:49:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2177814 Ofer Maximov to be set free a year early, barring appeal; was convicted over role in NIS 250 million embezzlement scheme with sister Etti Alon

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]]> Parents killed in front of child in drive-by shooting in southern Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/parents-killed-in-front-of-child-in-drive-by-shooting/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 03:02:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2122234 Couple gunned down near entrance of Bedouin town as part of suspected clan dispute; motorcyclist shot to death in Herzliya in possible gangland hit

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]]> Pope compares abortion to hiring a hit man https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-compares-abortion-to-hiring-a-hit-man-to-solve-problems/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 01:08:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1939916 Francis makes comments during a weekly audience dedicated to the commandment exhorting the faithful not to kill

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]]> Is Netanyahu counting on mafia-style omerta? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/omerta/ Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:21:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1792862 In any democracy worthy of the name, the rule of law must be the first and only consideration

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]]> Out of prison, notorious Russian mobster yearns to return home https://www.timesofisrael.com/out-of-prison-notorious-russian-mobster-yearns-to-return-home/ Sun, 28 Jan 2018 03:03:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1780229 Boris Nayfeld, who came to New York with other Jewish emigres, is at the end of a storied career of crime, and now worries about future prospects in the US

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