Hyman Amberg
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Herman "Hyman" Amberg (c. 1902 – November 3, 1926) was a New York mobster who, with his brothers Joseph and Louis "Pretty" Amberg
, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.
Often acting as an enforcer for the Ambergs, Hyman was arrested for the murder of a local jeweler in 1926. While awaiting trial in the infamous Tombs Prison, he and another prisoner attempted to escape after acquiring guns on November 3, 1926. However, they made it only as far as the prison wall before being trapped by prison guards. Rather than surrender to prison authorities, Amberg and the second prisoner chose to commit suicide.
Amberg is buried in the Montefiore Cemetery
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Louis Amberg
Louis "Pretty" Amberg was in a criminal organization with his brothers Joseph and Hyman Amberg competing against Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and the Shapiro Brothers for control of Brooklyn's racketeering activities during the 1920s and early 1930s. Ambergs body was found in a...
, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.
Often acting as an enforcer for the Ambergs, Hyman was arrested for the murder of a local jeweler in 1926. While awaiting trial in the infamous Tombs Prison, he and another prisoner attempted to escape after acquiring guns on November 3, 1926. However, they made it only as far as the prison wall before being trapped by prison guards. Rather than surrender to prison authorities, Amberg and the second prisoner chose to commit suicide.
Amberg is buried in the Montefiore Cemetery
Montefiore Cemetery
Montefiore Cemetery, also known as "Old Montefiore Cemetery," is a Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York.The cemetery is called by many names. It is known as Old Montefiore, Springfield, or less commonly just plain Montefiore....
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External links
- Hyman Amberg at Find-A-Grave