We welcome author, businessman, and JEWISH GANGSTER, Myron Sugerman, onto the podcast! Myron is 86 years old, and is the last living Jewish gangster of the New Jersey Jewish mafia which Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and Abner Longy Zwillman were part of.
In this episode, Myron reflects on his life, discusses his time in organized crime, talks about the Jewish mafia's impact on the community, and much more. This is a one of a kind episode!
Connect with Myron by emailing him at charming@eclipse.net
Check out his website myronsugerman.com
Watch Myron's documentary "Last Man Standing: The Chronicles of Myron Sugerman" on Amazon Prime
Buy Myron's book "The Chronicles of the Last Jewish Gangster: From Meyer to Myron"
What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda
04:26 Who is Myron Sugerman - the last Jewish gangster?
07:00 Myron's career, being outside of man's law & in prison
10:24 Margarita's own mafia background being from Donetsk
11:48 What can young Jews learn from Jewish gangsters?
18:30 How the Jewish mafia helped in the founding of the state of Israel
23:20 On the modern Jew & exposing antisemitism
24:45 What has Myron learned about risk?
30:14 Myron's work with Simon Wiesenthal
34:34 Is there anything Myron would do differently in his life?
36:29 What does it take to stay on top in the mafia?
38:43 How did Myron get out of gangster life?
40:23 Is there a Jewish mafia today?
41:50 On the war in Ukraine & Trump being a mob boss
46:52 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination
