Irving Shapiro was born in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville in the early 20th century, most likely in 1904.  Along with his brothers Meyer and Willie, Irving Shapiro led a gang of Jewish mobsters that controlled the local loan sharking, …

In 1902, Herman Amberg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Herman, nicknamed “Hyman,” was the youngest of three criminally-inclined Amberg brothers. Joseph was the eldest, while Louis, nicknamed “Pretty,” was the middle brother. The Amberg brothers were among the most …