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Boxing Gangsters vs. American Nazis

The story of the American Great Depression, as taught in schools, often shies away from discussing one of the nation’s most embarrassing debacles, namely the popularity of the American Nazi Movement, called the German Bund. But did you know that within this surreal story is another, one of the Jewish professional boxers and gangsters working as Mafia enforcers against these American Nazis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11 Apr 2024

The story of the American Great Depression, as taught in schools, often shies away from discussing one of the nation’s most embarrassing debacles, namely the popularity of the American Nazi Movement, called the German Bund. But did you know that within this surreal story is another, one of the Jewish professional boxers and gangsters working as Mafia enforcers against these American Nazis?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices