Jacob Shapiro
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Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro was a prominent New York mobster and labor racketeer in the early 20th century, closely linked to organized crime figures such as Lepke Buchalter.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor racketeer
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mobster ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | National Crime Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish-American organized crime
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Lepke Buchalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Lepke Buchalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
extortion
ⓘ
labor racketeering ⓘ murder for hire ⓘ |
| criminalOrganizationRole |
enforcer
ⓘ
partner in rackets ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shapiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Great Depression era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
racketeering in trucking and distribution
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union racketeering in the garment industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of labor unions in New York
ⓘ
role in organized crime rackets ⓘ |
| languageOfEthnicBackground | Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Murder, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Gurrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | violent enforcement of labor rackets ⓘ |
| notablePartnerInCrime | Lepke Buchalter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
labor racketeer
ⓘ
mobster ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
Prohibition era
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
New York metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
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Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
garment industry
ⓘ
labor unions ⓘ trucking industry ⓘ |
| typeOfCriminal |
organized crime boss
ⓘ
racketeer ⓘ |
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