Gangsters vs. Nazis

This gripping, premium, feature documentary -- based on the electrifying bestselling book by Michael Benson -- sweeps us back to the pre-WWII era, as Hitler rises to power in Germany, and as a growing wave of virulent antisemitism takes root on US soil. While groups like “Friends of the New Germany” and the “German-American Bund” gather, march, and protest in major American cities – and while 100+ antisemitic groups openly operate in the US -- few Americans dare to speak up or fight back…until an organized resistance of infamous Jewish mobsters wage their own personal, high-stakes war against the Nazis in their midst. With names like Abner “Longie” Zwillman, Meyer Lansky, Morris “Moe” Dalitz, and Jake “Greasy Thumb” Guzik they organize a nationwide network of Jewish mobsters to “break up” American Nazi meetings and “make it dangerous to be a Nazi in America.” In this thrilling, blow-by-blow account -- which includes new revelations, never-before-heard audio tapes, and gripping interviews with esteemed scholars, experts and authors -- we uncover the truth about the insidious rise of Nazis in WWII America…and the tough Jews who made it their business to stop them. What is the “proper” response to brazen antisemitism? To “fight back” or “stay quiet and not make waves”? Packed with haunting questions, untold stories, moral dilemmas, and cinematic flair, Gangsters vs. Nazis is history at its most engaging –a story that raises questions that couldn’t be more relevant today.

An Atlas Media Corp production

Written/Produced/Directed by: Bruce David Klein

Produced by: Alexander J. Goldstein

Co-producer: Dana Craig

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