by Triss Stein
Beyond that, this is a work of fiction. The historical facts inspired a number of fictional characters and incidents, as some readers will recognize, but they have been re-imagined to suit the story I was telling.
For readers who are especially interested in the history: the Brooklyn Collection at the Brooklyn Public Library was a great source of information. Some of the books that offered useful facts, perspectives or anecdotes were: The Girls: Jewish Women of Brownsville, 1940-1995, by Carole Bell Ford; Tough Jews: Fathers, Sons and Gangster Dreams by Rich Cohen; Our Gang: Jewish Crime and the New York Jewish Community, 1900-1940 by Jenna Weissman Joselit, and Brownsville by Alter F. Landesman. The photographs in New York City Gangland by Arthur Nash, and in Weegee’s Naked City, nourished my imagination.
Like Erica, I began with a book: Alfred Kazin’s great Walker in the City, first read decades ago, as vivid now as it was then.
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