Get into a “New York State of Mind” – even here in Boulder! As Menorah ramps up excitement for the big event in September, play along with a weekly trivia challenge. Shake those “Little Town Blues” with a little bit of weekly fun. Leave your answers in the comments box and rate the answers you like best.
Question:
Which of the following NY gangsters was NOT Jewish: Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, Dutch Schultz, Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, Arnold “The Brain” Rothstein, “Kid Twist” Reles, Meyer Lansky, Otto “Abadaba” Berman, Mickey Cohen, Albert “Tick–tock” Tannenbaum.
Bonus Question:
Name the actors who played these notorious men.
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Dutch Schultz.
I think they are all Jewish. The only possibly non-Jewish name is Reles, but I know he was a hitman for Murder Inc.
I'm going to guess Dutch Schultz. I thought he was born Jewish but converted to Christianity.