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Irving Wexler (19 January 1888-24 June 1952), better known as Waxey Gordon, was an associate of Arnold Rothstein and a Jewish Mob boss from Philadelphia during Prohibition. Irving Wexler was born on 19 January 1888 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, the son of Polish Jews. Wexler became known as "Waxey Gordon" during his youth, with the nickname "Waxey" coming from his skill ...
23. Sept. 2014 · Waxey Gordon made appearances in the last few seasons, but by the time this season ends, the career as a bootlegger that made him one of the most famous Jewish gangsters will presumably … Menu Icon.
Waxey Gordon was indeed “one the prohibition era’s most sinister underworld figures,” as The New York Times dubbed him. He was also part of the generation of Jews born in the Lower East Side ...
Waxey Gordon. Organized Crime Figure. Born Irving Wexler in New York City, New York's Lower East Side, he became one of the most powerful Prohibition-era alcohol smugglers on the Eastern coast of the United States. His power ended when Prohibition was repealed in 1933. In 1951, Gordon was sentenced to twenty-five years in Alcatraz...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 -- Irving Wexler, alias Waxey Gordon, the New York gangster and racketeer, died t 5 P. M. today in the hospital in the Alcatraz Island Federal Prison here.
Waxey Gordon (born Irving Wexler; January 19, 1888 – June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. An associate of Arnold Rothstein during prohibition, he was caught up in a power struggle following Rothstein's death. Fellow Rothstein associates Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky provided authorities with evidence that led to his ...
15. Juli 2022 · Special Guest Star Nehemiah Persoff. Featuring Elizabeth Hush, Terry Huntington, Sam Gilman, Adam Becker, Walter Reed, Edgar Stehli. “On the night of April 16th, 1931, Waxey Gordon, public enemy number one, the unchallenged beer boss of New York, began his campaign to take over the illegal beer traffic in the entire State of New Jersey.
