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Meyer Lansky (born Meier Suchowlański;〔Mafia encyclopedia By Carl Sifakis, 2005, pp. 250–253〕 July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a major organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. Lansky developed a gambling empire which stretched across the world. He was said to own points (percentages) in casinos in Las Vegas, Cuba, The Bahamas and London. Although a member of the Jewish Mob, Lansky undoubtedly had strong influence with the Italian Mafia and played a large role in the consolidation of the criminal underworld (although the full extent of this role has been the subject of some debate, as he himself denied many of the accusations against him).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UNJTPtmZhI )〕 Despite nearly fifty years as a member-participant in organized crime,〔(FBI Vault: Meyer Lansky documents )〕 Lansky was never found guilty of anything more serious than illegal gambling.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9qo40owh5s )〕 He has a legacy of being one of the most successful (in terms of finance) gangsters in American history. ==Early life== Lansky was born Meier Suchowlański in Grodno, in the Russian Empire (now Belarus) to a Polish-Jewish family who experienced anti-Semitic pogroms.〔Meyer Lansky: The Shadowy Exploits of New York's Master Manipulator pg. 14–16, Art Montague – 2005〕 He was born in the former lands of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, which were under Russian rule, and when asked about the native country, Lansky always responded "Poland".〔Wojciech Orliński „Polak Potrafi. Ten został szefem wszystkich szefów” http://wyborcza.pl/piatekekstra/1,135750,15364121,Orlinski__Polak_potrafi.html.〕 In 1911, he emigrated to the United States through the port of Odessa〔Meyer Lansky: The Shadowy Exploits of New York's Master Manipulator pg. 17, Art Montague – 2005〕 with his mother and brother, and joined his father, who had immigrated in 1909, and settled on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York.〔Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957 (on-line ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1911; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: T715_1652; Line: 11; Page Number: 56.〕 Lansky met Bugsy Siegel when they were teenagers. They became lifelong friends, as well as partners in the bootlegging trade, and together with Lucky Luciano, formed a lasting partnership. Lansky was instrumental in Luciano's rise to power by organizing the 1931 murders of Mafia bosses Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano. As a youngster, Siegel saved Lansky's life several times, a fact which Lansky always appreciated. The two adroitly managed the Bugs and Meyer Mob with its reputation as one of the most violent Prohibition gangs. Lansky's brother, Jacob "Jake" or "Jack" Lansky, in 1959 managed the Nacional Hotel in Havana, Cuba. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meyer Lansky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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