The name of gangster and gambler Arnold Rothstein is probably most familiar to Americans as the man who fixed the 1919 World Series. F Scott Fitzgerald – who had met Rothstein – fictionalized him as Meyer Wolfsheim, a Jewish gambler … Continue reading →
Arnold Rothstein was one of America’s first and most important leaders of organized crime. I was reading a wonderful biography about him and was fascinated to read his last words. People who attend my public speaking presentations love when I … Continue reading →