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BUGSY SIEGEL
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bugsy Siegel was a notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip.
Michael Shnayerson, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream, sets out not to absolve Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity.
Michael Shnayerson, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream, sets out not to absolve Siegel but rather to understand him in all his complexity.
Released:
Feb 24, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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