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'''Harry "Nig" Rosen''' was a [[Philadelphia]] mobster who was a major organized crime figure on the east coast with influence as far as [[Atlantic City]], [[Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] |
'''Harry "Nig" Rosen''' was a [[Philadelphia]] mobster who was a major organized crime figure on the east coast with influence as far as [[Atlantic City]], [[Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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Born '''Harry Stromberg''', Rosen emerged as a prominent racketeer in southeast Philadelphia and, as head of the |
Born '''Harry Stromberg''', Rosen emerged as a prominent racketeer in southeast Philadelphia and, as head of the 69th Street Gang, became involved prostitution, extortion, labor racketeering and later in narcotics with [[Arnold Rothstein]] during the mid-1920s <ref>[http://www.crimemagazine.com/wanderingjew.htm Crime Magazine]</ref>. Succeeding [[Max Hoff]] as the city's chief bootlegger during Prohibition, he was a member of the "[[Seven Group|Big Seven]]" aligned with the Philadelphia faction along with [[Waxey Gordon]] and Irving Blitz<ref>[http://crimemagazine.com/waxey.htm Crime Magazine]</ref>, later attending the [[Atlantic City Conference]]<ref>[http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_194.html American Mafia]</ref>. |
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During the 1930s, he and Lansky worked on expanding drug trafficking operations in Mexico as an alternative to older routes, such as Japan, now closed with United States entry into World War II. By 1939, a lucrative heroin network had been established from drug traffickers based in [[Mexico City]] to major cities across the United States including New York, Philadelphia, Miami and Los Angeles as well as [[Havana, Cuba]]. |
During the 1930s, he and Lansky worked on expanding drug trafficking operations in Mexico as an alternative to older routes, such as Japan, now closed with United States entry into World War II. By 1939, a lucrative heroin network had been established from drug traffickers based in [[Mexico City]] to major cities across the United States including New York, Philadelphia, Miami and Los Angeles as well as [[Havana, Cuba]]. |
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During the early 1950s, Rosen became partners with [[Gaetano Lucchese|Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese]] after buying the |
During the early 1950s, Rosen became partners with [[Gaetano Lucchese|Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese]] after buying the Sweet Valley Improvement Company which was used by the Lucchese crime family to ship clothing out of New York's garment district. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Harry "Nig" Rosen was a Philadelphia mobster who was a major organized crime figure on the east coast with influence as far as Atlantic City, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Born Harry Stromberg, Rosen emerged as a prominent racketeer in southeast Philadelphia and, as head of the 69th Street Gang, became involved prostitution, extortion, labor racketeering and later in narcotics with Arnold Rothstein during the mid-1920s [1]. Succeeding Max Hoff as the city's chief bootlegger during Prohibition, he was a member of the "Big Seven" aligned with the Philadelphia faction along with Waxey Gordon and Irving Blitz[2], later attending the Atlantic City Conference[3].
During the 1930s, he and Lansky worked on expanding drug trafficking operations in Mexico as an alternative to older routes, such as Japan, now closed with United States entry into World War II. By 1939, a lucrative heroin network had been established from drug traffickers based in Mexico City to major cities across the United States including New York, Philadelphia, Miami and Los Angeles as well as Havana, Cuba.
During the early 1950s, Rosen became partners with Gaetano "Tommy" Lucchese after buying the Sweet Valley Improvement Company which was used by the Lucchese crime family to ship clothing out of New York's garment district.
References
Further reading
- Denton, Sally and Morris, Roger. The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and Its Hold on America, 1947-2000. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. ISBN 0-375-40130-X