Book Review: Tough Jews

The mafia is a rarely discussed piece of Jewish history, one that is overshadowed by major events like the Holocaust or minor events like “my son, the doc-tah”.  When most people think of Jews, they think of the stereotypes.  The smartypants.  The weaklings.  But guess what: in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, it was a…

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Book Review: The Mole People

It is NOT an urban myth, folks.  Mole People aka Tunnel People aka people who live underneath the train and subway lines of New York City – they exist.  In the early 90s Jennifer Toth took on the dangerous project of interviewing New York’s underground homeless.  You may be accustomed to bums begging for money on…

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