That has to be one of, if not the best episode so far from the Sit Down video series. Well done Mr. Franzese, hats off to you for constantly delivering content with such quality. We appreciate it.
I love this video Micheal! I’m a Jewish man from Boston and I had a family married to a Lansky and I appreciated Meyer’s fight for Jews. He was amazing and tough minded! I wish we had more people like him today. What a shame..
True, I mean ppl accuse Jews for having the media to back them up, but is the other way around, there's always some1 who's going to gaslighting a Jewish related topic, there's always ppl who are sceptical, but they show u a video of a Palestinian rally/ alt right rally, and they call it freedom of speech 😂
We did,Trump.He did more for Israel than any Pres has.The significance of Jerusalem being appointed and acknowledged as their capital is something no other leader would have the balls to do.
Growing up around these kind of guys, you cant imagine the night terrors and anxiety that comes with it. My stepdad was associated with the philadelphia crime family, cant really say much more than that. But im here to tell you, keep your eyes and ears open at all times. Mr. Franzese speaks from experience. A smart man will learn from his mistakes, but a wise man will learn from the mistakes of others.
I’m Jewish and I’ve been following your videos for a while - but this has been my favourite yet. I had no idea about the Bund organisation and how the Jewish mafia drove them out! Please do provide some more Jewish mafia videos I absolutely loved learning about this. Keep up the good work 😊
@@samanthaanne2212 HI! I mentioned Abner Zwillman because he was so powerful in his day. If you can find the book " Gangster No. 2 " do read it. About his young days leading the" Minutemen " , a tough and powerful gang who fought and brutalized the Nazis at every rally in Newark and suburbs in the 1930's .The book is a real eye opener and covers so many characters! Him sitting with Luciano, Lansky , Seigel and others formed and organized the five families !☺ These are little known facts !☺
I really like this episode! I appreciate your respect for the military! As a Purple Heart recipient of Afghanistan and half Jewish, you hit a chord that rings true. Wish you all the best in everything, good you do! God Bless!
I believe every single word of this. My dad was Irish. He had soo many stories. May we all try to live in peace in unity, and May our children & grandchildren be kept safe. Thank you, Michael, this was great.
@@StompingRabbits In a crowd of 3000 how many of those were scrappers with the will to dig in and fight? Maybe 50 ? 100 determined fighters can easily scatter a huge crowd if they know what they're doing.
@ Luke... 30 to 1 in a street fight are insurmountable odds for nearly everyone on the planet including the most skilled fighters..... You believe what you want, I'm not buying it....try fighting 30 men, I think you've been watching way too many Kung Fu movies...
Michael, talk about the Jewish Defense League and the connection to the Colombo family, italian american civil rights association in the 60s and 70s. That would have been perfect in this video.
I wanted to say that as someone who had to live through the Paradise Camp Fire that your videos have finally helped me get my manhood back and my inner strength. I felt true relief from my PTSD finally. I truly believe God is blessing your work.
I was literally watching "Michael franzese movies" a news report about young Michael franzese. Crazy how much someone can go through . Big up Michael 🔥
I'm Jewish and I love when you talk about the Jewish Mafia Thank you keep up this amazing content looking forward to a million been here since the beginning you should totally do a sit down with Myron Sugarman Patrick Bet David did one with him it was really good
Shalom 😎💪 Michael and His Family are the Truth. Long live His Ilk and thanks for sharing Mike. Italians, Jews don't play around when it comes to family and respect. 💯
I had no idea about the Jewish Mafia fighting nazis until the movie Lansky. It led me to research it. It's great having more solid information on it from Mr Franzese. It was a powerful moment in that movie when Israel wouldn't accept Lansky when he was trying to avoid prosecution in the US. That must have truly cut him deeply.
You had no idea about it because it was trivial in the overall scheme of WW2. It was an Anglo-American Christian army that beat back NAZISM not the NYC murder for hire degenerates.
@@StompingRabbits who said anything about beating them back? History is more than what is written in a particular book. There is a much wider world than a small closed minded view such as yours. Why would you be watching and commenting on a video like this? No one cares about your trolling comments on RUclips.
didn't know a Jewish mob existed i just figured if you're jew you joined the Italian or or russian or uk 🇬🇧 mobsters not a separate entity for israel 🇮🇱
@@richardprice5978 They ran the italian mafia. Lansky put together the commission and operated through Luciano. You didn't know this because they own hollywood and tell you what they want you to think. Right now they're in the middle of a communist take over of the USA but you don't know that either since it isn't on TV and no one studies books or history.
The last 2 videos have been brilliant, im loving the stories your dad passed down to you ,magic material to work with ,keep up the good work boss your a legend
@Metalgearfluk ... You should be watching the Jewish Mafia leading the Ukrainians in a pointless war that they stand zero chance of winning. The war in Ukraine is a great example of the contemporary Jewish Mafia at work.
Michael, thanks for sharing this story. My Dad served in the was and I have become an aficionado of the war and devour everything I can read about it but I had never heard this before.
I know Mr. Franzese always comments how much he appreciates his viewers. As a viewer and i feel i can speak for most, we appreciate you Mr. Franzese. There's a million other things you could be doing but instead you are informing us about some extraordinary and amazing events. Thank you
Michael, I want you to know, I’m not getting the notifications of your posts on here. Long time subscriber/follower. Thank you for your great work, I enjoy it and appreciate you
As an Israeli Jew that has been absolutely loving the content I found this video massively fascinating!! It’s really amazing how deep the mob connections were that even during WWII they had influence in the US. Thank you for the content and education, god bless you Michael!
The Mob had influences going right back to the very founding of the Untied States in 1492 when they were kicked out of Spain for doing EVIL acts to the Christian Children of Spain. They had a choice, stay and convert to Catholicism or leave, a lot left and went to the Americas and those that stayed created the secret society of the Jesuits.
Shalom my grandfather was one of those guys that were change outside his bloody clothes from pounding the bund guys in Germantown before it came to my dad and his brother and sister since they were babies.
Even though I'm not Jewish ( Greek-American Christian) I still feel a sense of pride by this. If you think jews are just intelligent and successful which they are but maybe not too tough, think again! They'll beat your ass too. Lol. God bless brother.✡️
Thank you for sharing this story Mr. Franzese. As a German of Polish Jew descent, this story made me happy. Much love from Florida. God bless you and all. We appreciate everything that you do sir.
It's always interesting learning about history especially as a young buck like myself. There's always something to learn or some example of the right and wrong ways to do things. Stay safe and stay well.
My grandfather always talked about the Mafia having a prominent role protecting the waterfront of New York during WWII. Great content Michael. I ordered your book. Looking forward to reading it.
@@michaelfranzese So it was your dad that ordered the Kennedy assassination...that explains your old man's staunch approach to omerta, he didn't want his kids and grandkids to be victimised for his doings.
@@michaelfranzese I know you are so very busy but I have to tell you a little story. Me and my Brother try to help anyone that needs help. But today we seen a younger woman that needing help she had
She ran out of gas she was trying to put gas in the gas can she bought but didn't know how to open it cuz the new ones are different so I offered to help her we helped her took her back to her car put the gas in her car and she think this really sweet young girl the problem is is that some people out there might have tried to hurt her and I told her to be careful who she trusts thank you for always that everybody needs to be aware other surroundings and who they trust
During WW2, both of my grandfather's were infantry soldiers, and both of my grandmother's were nurses. Without WW2, I'm never born. Not necessarily relevant to the mafia, but it's something I think about often.
So much information in one episode, you are a good guy Micheal, I will be ordering a copy of your book - thanks for sharing your knowledge and stay well!
One of your recent videos where you sat down with Dinesh and discussed his dvd “2,000 mules” inspired me to get the dvd. And you weren’t kidding about it being an eye opener.
Hey Mike I think this was absolutely fabulous! Back in the days everyone was stand up! Where did things go wrong! Let's bring it back! Awareness is the best thing you can bring to us and you bring it well! The best Mike!
Speaking of Machiavellian, Michael, I read "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli and The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. They are books about statecraft. Once I read them and studied history on how the nobility acted in the 1400s by stooping to highway theft and seizure when they lost wealth I realized that the ruling class never changed. There's a passage in scripture, Ecclesiastes 1:18 that says, "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." It's very true.
And the funny thing is when Nicolo Machiavelli penned 'The Prince' he never intended for it to be used or interpreted like it is today. People tend to forget he wrote 'The Prince' at a time when the Italian peninsula was absolutely INUNDATED with mercenaries running amok everywhere not to mention the fact that France at the time had all but turned the Italian city - states into essentially occupied countries. Machiavelli's goal in writing what he did was less 'power for the sake of power' and more 'desperate and extreme times call for desperate and extreme measures'. And given the all but total complete civil and societal breakdown Italy was suffering at the time, is it any wonder why he held the outlook that he did to find a solution to the clear, present, and immediate problems that were happening all around him?
Mr. Franzese, thank you so much for this enlightening video. Your eloquence and presentation of the facts are superb. I want to also thank you for reminding all the listeners about what exactly is happening in our country today and to be more acutely aware of these things! God bless you.
I’m a proud Jew and my ancestors were TOUGH … in America and abroad.. beyond tough. Thanks for the shout out Mr. Franzese. (Another unrelated fact about that era’s American Jews was that they wrote around 70 percent of the top Christmas songs that are sung today , ironically… . Berlin , Gershwin, and many more Jewish composers cranked out all kinds of music in America including Christmas tunes.. White Xmas, Rudolph, Silverbells , etc … a ton of them .. ). Sorry for the tangent .🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸. God bless America and all the people before us from diverse ethnic groups including German for making our country great !
Praising Degenerate criminals with no compassion nor directions to where they all lead too is certainly nothing in this whole world to be proud of at all Juden
Michael, i recommend the 1942 movie, "All through the Night" with Humphrey Bogart. It is about combating Nazis in NYC. It was fairly farcical, while opening eyes to the problem in the U.S.
You know we always see the bad things the mafia did through the news, movies, docu series etc but I think it would interesting if Michael did a video of the good things the mob did.
@@michaelfranzese Another good thing the Mafia did was that it violated the arms embargo imposed by President Truman on the State of Israel on its founding day on May 14, 1948 and sold weapons to the State of Israel and thus helped the State of Israel win the war in 1948. This connection between the State of Israel and the Mafia was mediated by Meir Lansky and Frank Sinatra.
@@michaelfranzese The weapons that the mafia sold to Israel helped Israel survive the war, until by order of Stalin Czechoslovakia began supplying arms shipments to Israel.
@Sukarno Yahudi This is not a bad thing! There was no one else who agreed to sell us weapons other than the Mafia, and the weapons the Mafia sold us helped us survive the first phase of the war!
I always find your father’s stories very fascinating Mr. Franzese and love hearing you talk about your dad. As well as your stories and all your new content as well. All the best god bless! P.S. will you be selling your wine in Canada soon?
The things Michael says about immigration are the most basic and rational. As a country, you are not playing in the park with your friends and meeting new people. A country is responsible for the lifes of millions of people (hundreds of millions in this case). Every country should know who is coming in and out, their origin, where they are going to be and what they are going to do to make a living. Thats lesson 1 of national security. Many people, however, would say thats fascism, communism or whatever. When the enemy chooses the wrong way, you dont say anything, you let them keep going off the cliff. Cheers from Madrid, Spain, Franzese family!
The issue I have is when immigration policy feeds off of ignorance and fear. That is the issue I had with Trump. Many people here benefit from illegal immigration yet scream about it. That is sheer hypocrisy. A rational sensible policy is possible but not when no one is able to be moderate.
@@heidithaw1072 i agree with you. I do not think either republicans nor democrats have the guts or the intention of developing well thought immigration policies, because ilegal immigrants are cheap workforce and many businessman find that very attractive for their benefit
@@heidithaw1072 “benefit from illegal immigration” Why am I not surprised to see a female leftist said something so utterly asinine and stupid? I’ll bet anything…ANYTHING in the world that if those aforementioned illegal immigrants were whte Europeans, you’d be howling for them to be kicked out. The only reason you evil left-wing sociopaths delight in it so much is precisely because they are not. And that’s the ONLY reason. And you know it. I only hope and pray that the SCOTUS eventually adds the total repeal of the 19th amendment to the next set of moves they make.
Man a great story teller!! Your dad the stuff he saw and actually knew in his lifetime. To live over 100 years and be who he was. Proud great man wish I could have met him.
Even bad people can do really good things. Sonny Franzese's life in the Mafia wasn't good for him or his family. Both Sonny and his family paid a very dear price for Sonny's involvement in organized crime.
@@audiophileman7047 just saying... can you imagine all the people he met most in awe of him?? The good things he seen and experienced. Prison sucked no doubt. Him and his family suffered but I never heard him complain. Except he was framed! I have no doubt he was.
@@jeffgraham48 It's not a good life. It's not what you get. It's how you get it. Michael tells us this all the time. It catches up to you in the end. You end up dead or in prison. It's no way to live.
@Nick I find it funny how neo nazis of today deny the hatred "white" americans had for Italians at the time and said they always accepted them and try to turn Italian ppl against Jewish ppl with that and other tactics.
@Nick-ql6ov I'm a Jew from LI NY, and through marriage, I have a lot of Italian Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. When the family gets together, you can't tell who is Jewish and who is Italian. The two ethnic groups are very close, because culturally we're very similar.
Is your wine kosher by any chance? ;) Found this video after seeing LADbible's interview with Michael. As an orthodox Jew, this video just had to be watched. Proud of my jewish mafia brothers for helping quell the nazi miasma in the US. Great storytelling and will subscribe.
Great video Michael I had to drop a 2nd comment! My grandparents came here from Ireland, the right way, while expecting my mother and here I am. It’s not about where you’re from it’s about your intentions. You touch on some amazing and important topics while still being entertaining! Once again Mike great shit! Thanks for the content.
This video reminds me of a quote from the movie, The Rockteer, ' I may not make a honest living, but I'm 100% American'. This was said by the Eddie Valetine who was a mob boss pointing a gun at a nazi. The actor who Eddie Valetine was the same who played Henry Hills mob boss in Goodfellas.
Wow! I knew there were some battles on the waterfront with saboteurs but had no idea they went after the Bun. That is so cool. Your Dad may have been in the waterfront skirmishes also. Thanks for this edition. Great work. Timely message. Please be well, be safe, be happy. God first. Lvya bro
Thanks Michael. I love this video. My dad led the straight life but grew up in a tenement with these guys on the Lower East Side. His dad, my grandfather, used to play pinocchle with Bugsy Siegel's dad, who used to say during the game, "Don't believe what you hear about my Benny. He's a good boy." As a Jew who grew up in NYC we've always felt a kinship with Italians and felt culturally close to them. I'm reading a great book now, "Gangsters vs. Nazis" by Michael Benson on exactly this subject centering on the year 1938 and goes into great detail about this subject and era.
Hi Michael, your work is amazing as always! I love the way you narrate stories, will you ever talk about the Mob affiliation during the invasion of Sicily in 1943?
GREAT video, Michael. I remember my Grandfather telling me about the Bund Nazi brown shirts, and their rallys in Yorkville, that got broken up by Lansky and his crew. He said they ran like cowards that they are.
I guess by 39 Lansky and his Murder for hire corporation forgot where Madison Square Garden was because the Bund held a huge rally there complete with pictures if George Washington. A portrait of George Washington is not something you'd see Myer Lansky hanging on his wall.
My German friend always tells me about how neo nazis in Germany get slapped or punched and he is a straight blonde haired blue eyed boy but he doesnt follow the racist beliefs and he is the most accepting person Ive ever met and we became best friends I even went to Germany and they treated me like family it was the best time Germans are beautiful accepting ppl.
Absolutely amazing story and video. Very minor correction of how you described the German-American Bund as a “Neo-Nazi group”: Technically they weren’t a NEO-Nazi group, since the “Neo” prefix in the phrase implies that they existed after the Nazi party was disbanded in 1945 (Neo = New). It’s more accurate to describe them as a “pro Nazi group”.
Yeah my brain got distracted by the "neo" prefix, I would imagine they would have fallen under satellite or sister organisation but it would take debate bro level sophistry to double down on the mistake but...the internet is where hills are made to die on so i came down to the comments to check anyway
They were just pro-German citizens! Ya, these mobsters are real tough attacking citizens! But once they go to prison they're begging the Aryan Brotherhood for protection!!
Really got a lot of respect for this man, speaks a lot of truths and how he tells people to not discriminate on the comments and iv got three daughters and two step daughters and he is so right about how unsafe and twisted this world can be especially now days so thankyou Micheal for the messages you are sending out to people hopefully this will be taken in by a lot of people....respect from the u.k..
Good Afternoon Mr. Franzese. I recently subscribed to your channel and I have to say I love your content. I’ve been binge watching your back catalogue this weekend. Great stuff. Ever since I was a kid I was always fascinated by the Mafia and how it works so to get your insight has been awesome. Keep up the great work. I also wanted say congratulations to you for being able to safely walk away and to make a new life for yourself. God bless.
Great video. In Britain there was a few altercations known as the battle of Cable Street in 1936. Various groups went up against Oswald Mosley's fascists and one of those who fought on the anti fascist side was Jack 'spot' Comer, a British Jewish gangster. He had a nasty scar going down his face and was one of the big players before the Kray twins came to be. Keep up the excellent work Mr Franzese. God bless
Have a Blessed Day Michael ! Also have you ever had any run ins with Frankie Valli? Or his connections with the mob. I’d love to hear a sit down about it. Take care
After the attack on Pearl Harbour, and Hitler declared war on the United States, the U.S. government approached Charles ''Lucky'' Luciano for assistance in securing all docklands against Nazi Sabatours. His help was crucial in this during the war. He should have been given a medal instead of being deported after the WW2.
@@Bubs58 Right, but again, they're the government. They could do what they want. They wouldn't need Lucky for that. They could just come in and do that themselves.
@Nobody .12 Not saying it's not. I'm just questioning why, because the government is the BIGGEST gangster. They could come in and say, "move." They're the government. They don't need help from Lucky on anyone else they can hand cuff and they'll never be seen again. They can also claim eminent domain.
A family story regarding Jack ruby. My uncle was looking to lease some land to run cattle near Buda tx south of Austin. The place he looked at had exotic deer. We went hunting there a couple of times. There was a train car that was built up about 15’ off the ground. It had its own elevator and according to the guide a kitchen. It was a deer blind for LBJ. For those not familiar with the area this is about an hour from where LBJ grew up. The guy who owned the land went by John ruby. This immediately peaked out interests. We asked the guide and he said it was just a coincidence. After my uncle leased it and got to know them a little better. Apparently they were dirt farmers an hour or so away in hutto or that area. My uncle asked how they went from that to owning a couple of sections with exotics that LBJ hunts on. He was told to just let sleeping dogs lie. The only thing I know for sure is LBJ hunted there and the owners name was ruby. It could all be a coincidence or not I don’t know. I just always thought it was interesting. I guess it’s irrelevant now because with Austin’s growth the land was sold and subdivided years ago.
Michael, thank you so much for this great video. I heard about Jewish gangsters beating up Nazis but not to that details. Now, you might also know through your father- what role Lucky Luciano played in helping the US Army to land in Sicily in 1943. Mario Puzo had mentioned it in his book " The Sicilian" but there was a lot of fiction written about it.
Meyer Lansky brokered the deal between Luciano (who was in prison)and the government for protecting the waterfront and inside information to invade Sicily.
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That has to be one of, if not the best episode so far from the Sit Down video series. Well done Mr. Franzese, hats off to you for constantly delivering content with such quality. We appreciate it.
I love this video Micheal! I’m a Jewish man from Boston and I had a family married to a Lansky and I appreciated Meyer’s fight for Jews. He was amazing and tough minded! I wish we had more people like him today. What a shame..
True, I mean ppl accuse Jews for having the media to back them up, but is the other way around, there's always some1 who's going to gaslighting a Jewish related topic, there's always ppl who are sceptical, but they show u a video of a Palestinian rally/ alt right rally, and they call it freedom of speech 😂
u have a all country of armed fighting jews
We did,Trump.He did more for Israel than any Pres has.The significance of Jerusalem being appointed and acknowledged as their capital is something no other leader would have the balls to do.
Growing up around these kind of guys, you cant imagine the night terrors and anxiety that comes with it. My stepdad was associated with the philadelphia crime family, cant really say much more than that. But im here to tell you, keep your eyes and ears open at all times. Mr. Franzese speaks from experience. A smart man will learn from his mistakes, but a wise man will learn from the mistakes of others.
@@michaelfranzese Have you seen the Amazon series The Man in The High Castle?
Your stepdad isn’t real.
@@michaelfranzese real John Gotti ruclips.net/user/shortsO4vNb3oCFDs?feature=share
Hugs, I met mafia families who fled to SC tourist area to live.
Go BIRDS!
I’m Jewish and I’ve been following your videos for a while - but this has been my favourite yet. I had no idea about the Bund organisation and how the Jewish mafia drove them out! Please do provide some more Jewish mafia videos I absolutely loved learning about this. Keep up the good work 😊
Maybe you believe you are jewish, but you are not jew, not hebrew isralite. True?
@@henningsommer6787 You're being very rude. Keep your Israel - Palestine conflict to yourself
@@henningsommer6787😂😂😂😂😂 walk on try hard
@@samanthaanne2212 HI! I mentioned Abner Zwillman because he was so powerful in his day. If you can find the book " Gangster No. 2 " do read it. About his young days leading the" Minutemen " , a tough and powerful gang who fought and brutalized the Nazis at every rally in Newark and suburbs in the 1930's .The book is a real eye opener and covers so many characters! Him sitting with Luciano, Lansky , Seigel and others formed and organized the five families !☺ These are little known facts !☺
I really like this episode! I appreciate your respect for the military!
As a Purple Heart recipient of Afghanistan and half Jewish, you hit a chord that rings true. Wish you all the best in everything, good you do!
God Bless!
I thank you for your service but there's no such thing as "half-Jewish." If your mom's Jewish, you're Jewish.
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Mike I can’t believe you’re 70+ bro God bless! I love your content and appreciate what you do! Keep ‘em coming you’re great!
I believe every single word of this. My dad was Irish. He had soo many stories. May we all try to live in peace in unity, and May our children & grandchildren be kept safe. Thank you, Michael, this was great.
I'm not believing the 100 versus 3,000 part of this.....documentation? Sounds like BS too me...
@@StompingRabbits In a crowd of 3000 how many of those were scrappers with the will to dig in and fight? Maybe 50 ? 100 determined fighters can easily scatter a huge crowd if they know what they're doing.
I have heard this story collaberated
They surprised the shit outta them. And the nazis knew who these guys were.
@ Luke... 30 to 1 in a street fight are insurmountable odds for nearly everyone on the planet including the most skilled fighters..... You believe what you want, I'm not buying it....try fighting 30 men, I think you've been watching way too many Kung Fu movies...
how can you not love this man, what a pleasure to have you on this platform sir.
Michael, talk about the Jewish Defense League and the connection to the Colombo family, italian american civil rights association in the 60s and 70s. That would have been perfect in this video.
I wanted to say that as someone who had to live through the Paradise Camp Fire that your videos have finally helped me get my manhood back and my inner strength. I felt true relief from my PTSD finally. I truly believe God is blessing your work.
I was literally watching "Michael franzese movies" a news report about young Michael franzese.
Crazy how much someone can go through . Big up Michael 🔥
What movie?
@@MikeyBats Yeah Really??? What movie.
@@MikeyBats ruclips.net/video/CZJ9oqUjYSs/видео.html
@Hal Colombo How about a link?
@Hal Colombo Okay.
I'm Jewish and I love when you talk about the Jewish Mafia
Thank you keep up this amazing content looking forward to a million been here since the beginning
you should totally do a sit down with Myron Sugarman Patrick Bet David did one with him it was really good
Shalom Brother
Shalom 😎💪 Michael and His Family are the Truth. Long live His Ilk and thanks for sharing Mike. Italians, Jews don't play around when it comes to family and respect. 💯
Your Gov is the biggest cowards in the world #freepalestine
I had no idea about the Jewish Mafia fighting nazis until the movie Lansky. It led me to research it. It's great having more solid information on it from Mr Franzese. It was a powerful moment in that movie when Israel wouldn't accept Lansky when he was trying to avoid prosecution in the US. That must have truly cut him deeply.
You had no idea about it because it was trivial in the overall scheme of WW2. It was an Anglo-American Christian army that beat back NAZISM not the NYC murder for hire degenerates.
@@StompingRabbits who said anything about beating them back? History is more than what is written in a particular book. There is a much wider world than a small closed minded view such as yours. Why would you be watching and commenting on a video like this? No one cares about your trolling comments on RUclips.
Yeah, poor gangster thug.
didn't know a Jewish mob existed i just figured if you're jew you joined the Italian or or russian or uk 🇬🇧 mobsters not a separate entity for israel 🇮🇱
@@richardprice5978 They ran the italian mafia. Lansky put together the commission and operated through Luciano. You didn't know this because they own hollywood and tell you what they want you to think. Right now they're in the middle of a communist take over of the USA but you don't know that either since it isn't on TV and no one studies books or history.
The last 2 videos have been brilliant, im loving the stories your dad passed down to you ,magic material to work with ,keep up the good work boss your a legend
Great telecast Mr. Franzese, thanks for making us aware of this, you speak from the heart and I appreciate and enjoy hearing you.
Mafia Patriotism has always been a fascinating topic. And I agree, I'd love to watch a series about the Jewish Mafia taking on the Nazis.
Are the Mafia your favourite kind of scum?
@Metalgearfluk ... You should be watching the Jewish Mafia leading the Ukrainians in a pointless war that they stand zero chance of winning. The war in Ukraine is a great example of the contemporary Jewish Mafia at work.
They took care of white America once and for all.
Blind Fool
I'd love to watch a series but about the exact opposite of what you said
I love listening to your videos while I'm at work. God bless Michael!
As a recently retired veteran who now works at a VA Medical Center, hats off to your father and associates for their service.
Michael, thanks for sharing this story. My Dad served in the was and I have become an aficionado of the war and devour everything I can read about it but I had never heard this before.
I know Mr. Franzese always comments how much he appreciates his viewers. As a viewer and i feel i can speak for most, we appreciate you Mr. Franzese. There's a million other things you could be doing but instead you are informing us about some extraordinary and amazing events. Thank you
Michael, I want you to know, I’m not getting the notifications of your posts on here. Long time subscriber/follower.
Thank you for your great work, I enjoy it and appreciate you
As an Israeli Jew that has been absolutely loving the content I found this video massively fascinating!! It’s really amazing how deep the mob connections were that even during WWII they had influence in the US. Thank you for the content and education, god bless you Michael!
The Mob had influences going right back to the very founding of the Untied States in 1492 when they were kicked out of Spain for doing EVIL acts to the Christian Children of Spain.
They had a choice, stay and convert to Catholicism or leave, a lot left and went to the Americas and those that stayed created the secret society of the Jesuits.
Shalom my grandfather was one of those guys that were change outside his bloody clothes from pounding the bund guys in Germantown before it came to my dad and his brother and sister since they were babies.
Even though I'm not Jewish ( Greek-American Christian) I still feel a sense of pride by this. If you think jews are just intelligent and successful which they are but maybe not too tough, think again! They'll beat your ass too. Lol. God bless brother.✡️
@@Greek-American1 Being evil is not intelligent, being evil is just dumb.
Hello to our Israeli bothered and sisters 😍👍
Amazing book Mr. Franzese, it's something that will definitely entertain me over the summer
Learned a lot of cool things on this video Micheal. Really enjoy watching your channel grow and it’s success. Thank you
@@michaelfranzese ihi
Great video as always, this is a story that really hasn't been covered that often but one that definitely deserves to be told
Thank you for sharing this story Mr. Franzese. As a German of Polish Jew descent, this story made me happy. Much love from Florida. God bless you and all. We appreciate everything that you do sir.
Thanks for another video Micheal! Hope you have another great weekend enjoying sunny California! Likewise
Love this video, Michael. Fascinating bit of history and so well told. Thanks for posting this.
It's always interesting learning about history especially as a young buck like myself. There's always something to learn or some example of the right and wrong ways to do things. Stay safe and stay well.
Strangely enough I have heard a lot about this before, thanks for the reminders, Looking forward to next time, GOD Bless you Michael.
My grandfather always talked about the Mafia having a prominent role protecting the waterfront of New York during WWII. Great content Michael. I ordered your book. Looking forward to reading it.
wow interesting did not know that god bless as always take care there
@@michaelfranzese So it was your dad that ordered the Kennedy assassination...that explains your old man's staunch approach to omerta, he didn't want his kids and grandkids to be victimised for his doings.
@@michaelfranzese hey Michael. Ever since I’ve heard of the Greek mafia I’ve been interested in them. Have you ever done a video about them?
@@michaelfranzese I know you are so very busy but I have to tell you a little story. Me and my Brother try to help anyone that needs help. But today we seen a younger woman that needing help she had
She ran out of gas she was trying to put gas in the gas can she bought but didn't know how to open it cuz the new ones are different so I offered to help her we helped her took her back to her car put the gas in her car and she think this really sweet young girl the problem is is that some people out there might have tried to hurt her and I told her to be careful who she trusts thank you for always that everybody needs to be aware other surroundings and who they trust
During WW2, both of my grandfather's were infantry soldiers, and both of my grandmother's were nurses. Without WW2, I'm never born.
Not necessarily relevant to the mafia, but it's something I think about often.
There he goes dropping gems again! Great video as always🤎
So much information in one episode, you are a good guy Micheal, I will be ordering a copy of your book - thanks for sharing your knowledge and stay well!
This is awesome. Thanks for respecting my people!
I'm glad that you made this channel because I really look forward to the content . Excellent job!
God bless you!👍👍
Thank you again for all your content! Very much appreciated
Thank you very much but I do not like any of your content on RUclips, I love it!
Love the content as always!
Check out Myron sugarman’s book The last Jewish mobster
I just discovered your RUclips Channel, Michael... really great content that I can't get enough of. Thank you!
One of your recent videos where you sat down with Dinesh and discussed his dvd “2,000 mules” inspired me to get the dvd. And you weren’t kidding about it being an eye opener.
You want another eye opener? It's free. Europa: The Last Battle
Hey Mike I think this was absolutely fabulous! Back in the days everyone was stand up! Where did things go wrong! Let's bring it back! Awareness is the best thing you can bring to us and you bring it well! The best Mike!
Speaking of Machiavellian, Michael, I read "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli and The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. They are books about statecraft.
Once I read them and studied history on how the nobility acted in the 1400s by stooping to highway theft and seizure when they lost wealth I realized that the ruling class never changed. There's a passage in scripture, Ecclesiastes 1:18 that says, "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow."
It's very true.
Ecclesiastes 'time' is about astrology, sun, moon, stars . . . think about it
History has quite a bit to say about Jews also
And the funny thing is when Nicolo Machiavelli penned 'The Prince' he never intended for it to be used or interpreted like it is today. People tend to forget he wrote 'The Prince' at a time when the Italian peninsula was absolutely INUNDATED with mercenaries running amok everywhere not to mention the fact that France at the time had all but turned the Italian city - states into essentially occupied countries. Machiavelli's goal in writing what he did was less 'power for the sake of power' and more 'desperate and extreme times call for desperate and extreme measures'. And given the all but total complete civil and societal breakdown Italy was suffering at the time, is it any wonder why he held the outlook that he did to find a solution to the clear, present, and immediate problems that were happening all around him?
God bless you and yours Mr. Franzese . I'm a huge fan.
Mr. Franzese, thank you so much for this enlightening video. Your eloquence and presentation of the facts are superb. I want to also thank you for reminding all the listeners about what
exactly is happening in our country today and to be more acutely aware of these things! God bless you.
I’m a proud Jew and my ancestors were TOUGH … in America and abroad.. beyond tough. Thanks for the shout out Mr. Franzese. (Another unrelated fact about that era’s American Jews was that they wrote around 70 percent of the top Christmas songs that are sung today , ironically… . Berlin , Gershwin, and many more Jewish composers cranked out all kinds of music in America including Christmas tunes.. White Xmas, Rudolph, Silverbells , etc … a ton of them .. ). Sorry for the tangent .🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸. God bless America and all the people before us from diverse ethnic groups including German for making our country great !
Praising Degenerate criminals with no compassion nor directions to where they all lead too is certainly nothing in this whole world to be proud of at all Juden
Well said! And wow, what an interesting fact, thank you!
WE ARE EVERYWHERE
Baruch HaShem
Not so tough now in Israel
Michael, i recommend the 1942 movie, "All through the Night" with Humphrey Bogart. It is about combating Nazis in NYC. It was fairly farcical, while opening eyes to the problem in the U.S.
Fascinating listen! I always enjoy what you have to say, no matter what the topic
You know we always see the bad things the mafia did through the news, movies, docu series etc but I think it would interesting if Michael did a video of the good things the mob did.
@@michaelfranzese
Another good thing the Mafia did was that it violated the arms embargo imposed by President Truman on the State of Israel on its founding day on May 14, 1948 and sold weapons to the State of Israel and thus helped the State of Israel win the war in 1948.
This connection between the State of Israel and the Mafia was mediated by Meir Lansky and Frank Sinatra.
@@michaelfranzese
The weapons that the mafia sold to Israel helped Israel survive the war, until by order of Stalin Czechoslovakia began supplying arms shipments to Israel.
@Sukarno Yahudi
This is not a bad thing!
There was no one else who agreed to sell us weapons other than the Mafia, and the weapons the Mafia sold us helped us survive the first phase of the war!
@@עומרהדר-צ6נ dont forget the involvement of Italy's Magliana Gang in supporting the Lebanede phalanx against palestinians in the civil war.
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I've never heard of it so I don't know anything about it.
I always appreciate your greetings and farewells, Michael. God bless.
☎ᴛᵉˣţ𝄍✉𝑾𝒉𝔮ᴛᵗ𝑠𝑨𝑝𝑝 ᴍs ᴋᴀᴛʜʀʏɴ ʟɪɴᴄᴋ ✚𝟏𝟑𝟏𝟐𝟖𝟓𝟕𝟔𝟎𝟗𝟑
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Great Great - Thanks for sharing M. Franzese!
I always find your father’s stories very fascinating Mr. Franzese and love hearing you talk about your dad. As well as your stories and all your new content as well. All the best god bless!
P.S. will you be selling your wine in Canada soon?
I dream of meeting Michael Franzese, I watch his videos every day
The things Michael says about immigration are the most basic and rational. As a country, you are not playing in the park with your friends and meeting new people. A country is responsible for the lifes of millions of people (hundreds of millions in this case). Every country should know who is coming in and out, their origin, where they are going to be and what they are going to do to make a living. Thats lesson 1 of national security.
Many people, however, would say thats fascism, communism or whatever.
When the enemy chooses the wrong way, you dont say anything, you let them keep going off the cliff.
Cheers from Madrid, Spain, Franzese family!
The issue I have is when immigration policy feeds off of ignorance and fear. That is the issue I had with Trump. Many people here benefit from illegal immigration yet scream about it. That is sheer hypocrisy. A rational sensible policy is possible but not when no one is able to be moderate.
@@heidithaw1072 i agree with you. I do not think either republicans nor democrats have the guts or the intention of developing well thought immigration policies, because ilegal immigrants are cheap workforce and many businessman find that very attractive for their benefit
Lmao imagine a mobster and murderer (most likely) worried about the type of people coming in the country....the irony
@@heidithaw1072 “benefit from illegal immigration”
Why am I not surprised to see a female leftist said something so utterly asinine and stupid? I’ll bet anything…ANYTHING in the world that if those aforementioned illegal immigrants were whte Europeans, you’d be howling for them to be kicked out. The only reason you evil left-wing sociopaths delight in it so much is precisely because they are not. And that’s the ONLY reason. And you know it.
I only hope and pray that the SCOTUS eventually adds the total repeal of the 19th amendment to the next set of moves they make.
@@slee2695I think someone like him would have a better perspective than someone like you who lives in a gated community
Love your content sir :) very articulate, you speak with candor and honesty and have such a unique perspective on things...
Massive fan
Tremendous. Love your work, Michael.
Man a great story teller!! Your dad the stuff he saw and actually knew in his lifetime. To live over 100 years and be who he was. Proud great man wish I could have met him.
Still not worth being locked up so long
Even bad people can do really good things. Sonny Franzese's life in the Mafia wasn't good for him or his family. Both Sonny and his family paid a very dear price for Sonny's involvement in organized crime.
@@audiophileman7047 just saying... can you imagine all the people he met most in awe of him?? The good things he seen and experienced. Prison sucked no doubt. Him and his family suffered but I never heard him complain. Except he was framed! I have no doubt he was.
@@jeffgraham48 It's not a good life. It's not what you get. It's how you get it. Michael tells us this all the time. It catches up to you in the end. You end up dead or in prison. It's no way to live.
My mom is Italian and my dad is Jewish. I find fascinating the interaction of these ethnicities through history
@Nick I find it funny how neo nazis of today deny the hatred "white" americans had for Italians at the time and said they always accepted them and try to turn Italian ppl against Jewish ppl with that and other tactics.
@Nick yea but back in roman times well u know war
@Nick-ql6ov I'm a Jew from LI NY, and through marriage, I have a lot of Italian Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. When the family gets together, you can't tell who is Jewish and who is Italian. The two ethnic groups are very close, because culturally we're very similar.
@@mizrahiwithattitude2733Roman's crushed the Jews
@mizrahiwithattitude2733 legalizing Christianity might of contributed to the fall
Michael thank you for your stories, it’s very interesting and a great content!
Is your wine kosher by any chance? ;)
Found this video after seeing LADbible's interview with Michael. As an orthodox Jew, this video just had to be watched. Proud of my jewish mafia brothers for helping quell the nazi miasma in the US. Great storytelling and will subscribe.
Brilliant episode I just heard that Michael is coming to Belfast in July can't wait
Great vid Michael, God Bless
Great video Michael I had to drop a 2nd comment! My grandparents came here from Ireland, the right way, while expecting my mother and here I am. It’s not about where you’re from it’s about your intentions. You touch on some amazing and important topics while still being entertaining! Once again Mike great shit! Thanks for the content.
No they didn’t your grandparents came from Germany they just didn’t want you or anyone else to know because of the war.
This was interesting and I also enjoyed your coast to coast am appearance.
Thank you Michael. Have a great day.
I have to say to you Mr. Franzese, you are a truly wonderful caring man.
This video reminds me of a quote from the movie, The Rockteer, ' I may not make a honest living, but I'm 100% American'. This was said by the Eddie Valetine who was a mob boss pointing a gun at a nazi.
The actor who Eddie Valetine was the same who played Henry Hills mob boss in Goodfellas.
Paul Sorvino
Bobblehead It's Henry Hill.
Wow! I knew there were some battles on the waterfront with saboteurs but had no idea they went after the Bun. That is so cool. Your Dad may have been in the waterfront skirmishes also. Thanks for this edition. Great work. Timely message. Please be well, be safe, be happy. God first. Lvya bro
16:57 So glad Michael is saying this. Things are a nightmare in this country right now.
Thanks Michael. I love this video. My dad led the straight life but grew up in a tenement with these guys on the Lower East Side. His dad, my grandfather, used to play pinocchle with Bugsy Siegel's dad, who used to say during the game, "Don't believe what you hear about my Benny. He's a good boy." As a Jew who grew up in NYC we've always felt a kinship with Italians and felt culturally close to them. I'm reading a great book now, "Gangsters vs. Nazis" by Michael Benson on exactly this subject centering on the year 1938 and goes into great detail about this subject and era.
Your videos are the best, Mr. Franzese !!! (or if may call you Michael)…keep them coming, and may God bless you and your family….
I really love your channel. You remind me so much of my late Grandfather, who is the greatest man I have ever known. Keep up the good work!
Mr Fanzeese, always informative
@@michaelfranzese No,thank you! ;-)
Great story about the old school mafia Mike, I learn and enjoy your videos .
Shoutout from Skokie IL- similar history over here in cook county✌🏽 great pod, keep it up, Michael
Franzese, I think ur show is very entertaining thanks for your honesty and I love ur stories and the content so keep it up 👆
Hi Michael, your work is amazing as always!
I love the way you narrate stories, will you ever talk about the Mob affiliation during the invasion of Sicily in 1943?
GREAT video, Michael. I remember my Grandfather telling me about the Bund Nazi brown shirts, and their rallys in Yorkville, that got broken up by Lansky and his crew. He said they ran like cowards that they are.
I guess by 39 Lansky and his Murder for hire corporation forgot where Madison Square Garden was because the Bund held a huge rally there complete with pictures if George Washington.
A portrait of George Washington is not something you'd see Myer Lansky hanging on his wall.
My German friend always tells me about how neo nazis in Germany get slapped or punched and he is a straight blonde haired blue eyed boy but he doesnt follow the racist beliefs and he is the most accepting person Ive ever met and we became best friends I even went to Germany and they treated me like family it was the best time Germans are beautiful accepting ppl.
@@akiraasmr3002and then everyone stood up and applauded
Lol this story isn’t true
Absolutely amazing story and video.
Very minor correction of how you described the German-American Bund as a “Neo-Nazi group”:
Technically they weren’t a NEO-Nazi group, since the “Neo” prefix in the phrase implies that they existed after the Nazi party was disbanded in 1945 (Neo = New).
It’s more accurate to describe them as a “pro Nazi group”.
Yeah my brain got distracted by the "neo" prefix, I would imagine they would have fallen under satellite or sister organisation but it would take debate bro level sophistry to double down on the mistake but...the internet is where hills are made to die on so i came down to the comments to check anyway
They were just pro-German citizens! Ya, these mobsters are real tough attacking citizens! But once they go to prison they're begging the
Aryan Brotherhood for protection!!
I was thinking the same thing lol
Really got a lot of respect for this man, speaks a lot of truths and how he tells people to not discriminate on the comments and iv got three daughters and two step daughters and he is so right about how unsafe and twisted this world can be especially now days so thankyou Micheal for the messages you are sending out to people hopefully this will be taken in by a lot of people....respect from the u.k..
Loving it. Come to Fiji 🇫🇯 Mr. Francesze for bit rnr
I want that book imma get it. Interesting hearing your and your family stories
This was very informative thank you for sharing this. God Bless.
This was another great story…better then what you would see on the History channel
Obviously, because Michael knows his stuff. The History Channel is now mostly tinfoil alien channel.
Hey Micheal love your stories bless you can’t wait till you come to Glasgow Scotland
Good Afternoon Mr. Franzese. I recently subscribed to your channel and I have to say I love your content. I’ve been binge watching your back catalogue this weekend. Great stuff. Ever since I was a kid I was always fascinated by the Mafia and how it works so to get your insight has been awesome. Keep up the great work. I also wanted say congratulations to you for being able to safely walk away and to make a new life for yourself. God bless.
Love your content... Would love to hear more on a timeline for the TV series
Thank you for this Michael, that's a great story, and your stories are second to none. All the best!
Great video. In Britain there was a few altercations known as the battle of Cable Street in 1936. Various groups went up against Oswald Mosley's fascists and one of those who fought on the anti fascist side was Jack 'spot' Comer, a British Jewish gangster. He had a nasty scar going down his face and was one of the big players before the Kray twins came to be. Keep up the excellent work Mr Franzese. God bless
Love these stories especially regarding your dad.
I noticed your sweet little dog so so cute.
Excellent presentation Mike, thank you !
Sup Boss, here watching the video right now, hope Ur having a great day, God Bless my Friend 😊👍
Have a Blessed Day Michael ! Also have you ever had any run ins with Frankie Valli? Or his connections with the mob. I’d love to hear a sit down about it. Take care
Thanks always for sharing your life in the mob and your family background.
@@michaelfranzese trust me I do enjoy every bit of it.
With much respect, Michael. God bless.
That is so interesting! Thank you!!👍
After the attack on Pearl Harbour, and Hitler declared war on the United States, the U.S. government approached Charles ''Lucky'' Luciano for assistance in securing all docklands against Nazi
Sabatours. His help was crucial in this during the war. He should have been given a medal instead of being deported after the WW2.
wow cool
Why would they need his help? They are the federal government..
@@warrenbfeagins the mob controlled the ports on the US and Italy that’s why.
@@Bubs58 Right, but again, they're the government. They could do what they want. They wouldn't need Lucky for that. They could just come in and do that themselves.
@Nobody .12 Not saying it's not. I'm just questioning why, because the government is the BIGGEST gangster. They could come in and say, "move." They're the government. They don't need help from Lucky on anyone else they can hand cuff and they'll never be seen again. They can also claim eminent domain.
A family story regarding Jack ruby. My uncle was looking to lease some land to run cattle near Buda tx south of Austin. The place he looked at had exotic deer. We went hunting there a couple of times. There was a train car that was built up about 15’ off the ground. It had its own elevator and according to the guide a kitchen. It was a deer blind for LBJ. For those not familiar with the area this is about an hour from where LBJ grew up. The guy who owned the land went by John ruby. This immediately peaked out interests. We asked the guide and he said it was just a coincidence. After my uncle leased it and got to know them a little better. Apparently they were dirt farmers an hour or so away in hutto or that area. My uncle asked how they went from that to owning a couple of sections with exotics that LBJ hunts on. He was told to just let sleeping dogs lie. The only thing I know for sure is LBJ hunted there and the owners name was ruby. It could all be a coincidence or not I don’t know. I just always thought it was interesting. I guess it’s irrelevant now because with Austin’s growth the land was sold and subdivided years ago.
One thing in this world that's for sure is there's no such thing as a "coincidence " let alone a "series" of multiple.
Michael, thank you so much for this great video. I heard about Jewish gangsters beating up Nazis but not to that details. Now, you might also know through your father- what role Lucky Luciano played in helping the US Army to land in Sicily in 1943. Mario Puzo had mentioned it in his book " The Sicilian" but there was a lot of fiction written about it.
Jewish gangsters didn't only beat up the Bund, they would basically murder anybody for a bounty... Not really heroic at all...😥
Meyer Lansky brokered the deal between Luciano (who was in prison)and the government for protecting the waterfront and inside information to invade Sicily.
One of the best videos I have ever seen 🕊🕊
Excellent talk Michael. Keep up wiith the great stories.