Dont miss MAZAL TOUGH: Jewish Gangsters of New York: 1900 – 1945, an exhibition of illustrated portraits by Pat Hamou Illustration and Design at The City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, BKLN) now til Feb 22, 2015! The title of the exhibition reflects the path some Jewish immigrants to New York chose in order to gain upward mobility in a new world. Many of gangsters highlighted in Mazal Tough came as young children fleeing the pogroms in Russia and anti-Semitic surroundings in Eastern Europe – having witnessed what their elders had to endure. While some of this anti-Semitism continued when they arrived on the Lower East Side in the late 18th and early 19th centuries some chose to stand up and not succumb to what their parents had to. The criminal paths of gangsters like Abe Reles, Meyer Lansky, and Arnold Rothstein (and many more) are highlighted in text accompanying the exhibition. In addition to Mazal Tough, the City Reliquary also houses the original 2nd Ave Deli sign, Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodger’s jersey and many other relics from Gotham’s past.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:05:55 +0000
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