The Yiddishers
The Yiddishers were a London street gang based in Whitechapel and were led by Alfie Solomon[citation needed], one of their more famous members was future mobster Jack Spot during the inter-war years. During the 1930s, they opposed the growing fascist movement in Great Britain and participated in an attack on members of the British Union of Fascists led by Sir Oswald Mosley, later known as the Battle of Cable Street on 4 October 1936.[1]
Other gangs in London around the same period as the Yiddishers were the Jewish , Russian Jews , who were allies with the Hoxton Mob, Camden Town's , Elephant and Castle Mob, , , , and the .[2]
References[]
- ^ Barley, Nick (2001). "The Times - London A-Z Series No.1 (A Sample....) "G for Gangland London"". The Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2006.
- ^ Fergus Linnane (2004). London's Underworld. ISBN 1861057423.
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- Anti-fascism in the United Kingdom
- Anti-racism in the United Kingdom
- Former gangs in London
- English Jews
- Jews and Judaism in London
- Opposition to antisemitism
- Yiddish culture in the United Kingdom
- Jewish organisations based in the United Kingdom
- Jewish anti-fascists
- Criminal organization stubs