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Gangsters, Goniffs and Goons with Laurence Lerman of FilmShul

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Congregation Beth Israel
1920 Cliffwood Street
Scotch Plains, NJ

Wendy Connolly
908-889-8800 x207
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There have been a whole lot of nice Jewish boys in the movies – just as there have been a number of nasty ones! Join us as we survey the well-known Hebrew hoods of cinema who have terrorized audiences, as well as their on-screen rivals, over the past 100 years. Meet a rogues’ gallery that includes such real-life gangsters as Bugsy Siegel, Dutch Schultz, Meyer Lansky and Louis Lepke, portrayed by the likes of Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Kingsley, Tony Curtis and others. Sponsored by The Westfield Foundation.

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