You're 1000% correct Turnbull.

And I will add this. During their time in the rackets, "The Jewish Mob" held their own with the best of them. They were as tough and rugged as any, sharp and ingenious in their endeavors and racket expansion, generally worked very well amongst themselves, and had a huge network in their own right. And as we both agreed, after Prohibition, they seamlessly morphed into the gambling rackets in a big way (both legal and illegal), ran both domestic and international narcotics operations, were visionaries in the strong-arm infiltration and domination of the American labor movement, business infiltration, control of politicians, etc., etc., etc....They were a force to be reckoned with.

And as we both agreed, Jewish and Italian mob guys generally got along well together, and worked hand-n-glove over the decades very closely.