J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews

The Mighty Atom - Strongman

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 2:25:37 e

Strongman who became known as

Max 'Kid Twist' Zweifach - Leader of Monk Eastman Gang

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 9:53:47 e

Short-lived leader of the Monk Eastman Gang and namesake of Abe "Kid Twist" Reles

Big Jack Zelig - Lower East Side Gang Leader

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 8:08:40 e

Leader of the old Monk Eastman gang and great defender of his own people

Hannah Szenes - Anti-Nazi Operative

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:40:44 e

Paratrooper and undercover operative who during World War II was dropped behind enemy lines - withstood extreme torture

Emily Landau - Resistance Fighter

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:33:55 e

Joined the Jewish revolt and killed several SS soldiers during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Mordechai Anielewicz - Resistance Fighter

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 8:05:47 e

Mordechai Anielewicz led the Jewish resistance against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Fanya Kaplan - Assassin/Revolutionary

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 7:43:08 e

Political revolutionary who attempted to kill V.I. Lenin

Archie Brown - Labor Activist

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 7:33:27 e

Labor leader who fought as a member of the and was heavily involved in radical politics

Fanya Baron - Jewish Anarchist/Revolutionary

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 7:28:37 e

Leading anarchist and revolutionary who was a political colleague of Emma Goldman

Albert Seedman - NYPD Chief of Detectives

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 7:05:27 e

Cigar chomping, tough and flamboyant--Detective Albert Seedman was the first and only Jewish NYPD Chief of Detectives

Otto Raphael - Jewish NYPD Officer

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 7:01:44 e

Otto Raphael began boxing at an early age and went on to become one of the legends of the NYPD, befriending Theodore Roosevelt along the way

Asser Levy - Jewish Law Enforcement

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 6:57:33 e

First Jewish member of law enforcement in America � the of Jewish police officers

Alan Feinberg - Jewish NYC Firefighter

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 6:52:23 e

Alan Feinberg was one of three Jewish New York City firefighters to die on 9/11/01 at the World Trade Center

Ben L. Salomon - Jewish Captain, U.S. Army/Medal of Honor Recipient

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 6:32:47 e

Single-handedly fought off scores of Japanese soldiers on Saipan posthumously earning him the Congressional Medal of Honor

Tibor Rubin - Medal of Honor Recipient

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 6:28:09 e

A survivor of Nazi concentration camps who after World War II joined the U.S. Army and became a bona fide Korean War hero

Maurice Rose - Jewish Maj. General, U.S. Army

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 6:23:37 e

From a family of rabbis he grew to become the highest ranking Jew in the United States Army

Frank Alexander de Pass - Jewish Lieutenant, British Army

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 6:18:17 e

World War I hero and first Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross

Wilhelm Frankl - Jewish Fighter Pilot, WW I, German Luftwaffe

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 9:05:18 e

Wilhelm Frankl was a fighter pilot in the German Luftwaffe during World War I who amassed 20 victories and won the Blue Max, making him a German war hero

Moe Berg - Jewish Baseball Player/Spy

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 8:52:55 e

A major league baseball player, brilliant scholar and World War II spy

The Purple Gang - Jewish Organized Crime

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 8:14:01 e

Its reign was brief but the Purple Gang made enough of an impression to have become suspects in everything from the St. Valentine Day's Massacre to the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel - Gangster/Las Vegas Visionary

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 7:59:32 e

Gangster who was both movie-star handsome and a ruthless murderer

Abe "Kid Twist" Reles - Gangster Murder, Inc.

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 7:43:50 e

As a leader of Brooklyn's Murder, Inc., Abe Reles was responsible for countless murders in the 1930s

Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein - Murder Inc Gangster

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 7:34:12 e

Gangster co-founder of Murder, Inc. and purported basis for Edward G. Robinson's movie persona

Mickey Cohen - Los Angeles Gangster

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 7:26:24 e

West Coast gangster who partnered with Bugsy Siegel and palled around with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Richard Nixon

Sinan "The Great Jew" - Jewish Pirate

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 6:55:06 e

Feared Jewish pirate and second in command to the infamous Barbarossa

Nathaniel Isaacs - Jewish Explorer

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 6:51:48 e

Explorer and soldier in Africa's Zulu region who became intimately acquainted with Shaka, the Zulu Chief

Moses Henriques - Jewish Pirate

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 6:42:07 e

One of a handful of Jewish pirates who pulled off major heists, and he even established his own pirate island

Doron Erel - Jewish Mountain Climber

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 6:22:36 e

First Israeli to summit both Mount McKinley and Mount Everest

Harlan Ellison - Jewish Writer

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 6:18:19 e

Prolific writer and troublemaker, Harlan Ellison, has lived a life of great adventure and controversy

Morris "Two-Gun" Cohen - Jewish Adventurer

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 6:07:49 e

Morris 'Two-Gun' Cohen began life as a London pickpocket and went on to become a general in the Chinese army of Sun Yat-Sen.

Emil Bessels - Arctic Explorer

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:02:38 e

Emil Bessels was a German/American Artic Explorer whose most famous trip to the Artic ended up with him being charged with murder

Larry "The Rock" Zeidel - NHL Player

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:10:47 e

One of the NHL's toughest players, who had a reputation for brawling and never backing down

Dmitriy Salita - Boxer

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:05:14 e

Dmitriy 'Star of David' Salita is a top junior welterweight prospect, who, as of November 2008, was undefeated at 29 and 0.

Barney Ross - Jewish Boxer and War Hero

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:00:12 e

Barney Ross was one of the all-time greatest Jewish boxers who rubbed shoulders with gangsters Al Capone and Jack Ruby and eventually became a World War II hero

Ran "Sweet Dreams" Nakash - Boxer and Chief Krav Maga Instructor

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:54:08 e

Up and comer cruiserweight boxer with a record of 16-0 as well as Chief Instructor of the IDF's Krav Maga Unit

Scott Levy aka Raven - Jewish Wrestler

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:44:58 e

With a wrestling career spanning over two decades, Scott Levy aka Raven has made a reputation as one of the most endearing and entertaining wrestlers of his generation.

Imi Lichtenfeld - Founder of Krav Maga

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:38:06 e

The founder of Krav Maga�Official martial art of the Israeli Defense Forces

Benny "The Ghetto Wizard" Leonard - Jewish Boxer

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:33:22 e

Benny Leonard was boxing's longest reigning lightweight champion and fought over 200 professional bouts

Roman Greenberg - Jewish Boxer

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:27:51 e

Based in England, born in the Soviet Union, and raised in Tel-Aviv, 25-year-old Roman Greenberg is one of the top heavyweight prospects in the world.

Goldberg - Jewish Wrestler

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:18:51 e

Goldberg is a former football player and superstar wrestler who is now an actor and animal rights activist.

Benjamin Friedman - Jewish Football Player

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:07:38 e

From an Orthodox Jewish family, Benjamin 'Benny' Friedman was one of the first stars of the NFL and established records that have remained to this day.

Yuri Foreman - Jewish Boxer

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:02:23 e

Undefeated Junior Middleweight Yuri Foreman is a major prospect in professional boxing who combines both the European and American styles of boxing.

Marilyn Fierro - Jewish Martial Artist

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 8:50:09 e

Marilyn Fierro is a seventh-degree black belt and the world's highest ranking woman in Isshinryu Karate.

Siegmund "Zishe" Breitbart - Jewish Strongman

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:33:00 e

Hugely popular, early 20th Century strongman and modern day Samson, who performed in circuses, the stage and film