The East Bronx History Forum will be holding its 184th meeting at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 17th in Msgr. Joseph Raimondo Hall at St. Clare’s of Assisi Parish located at 1027 Rhinelander Avenue. Topic: Bronx to Chicago: A Look at 1930s Crime

  

Dear East Bronx History Forum Member,

The East Bronx History Forum is pleased to announce it will be holding its

184^th meeting at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 17^th in Msgr. Joseph Raimondo Hall at St. Clare’s of Assisi Parish. Our speaker this month will be Ellen Poulsen. She will be focusing on criminal elements in the Bronx during the era of Dutch Schultz and the mob wars which led to the development of the Five Families and the “Commission.” Through the lens of some fascinating cases, she will explore organized crime’s tentacles – which spread mightily from the Bronx to Chicago in the days of the Great Depression.

         Ellen Poulsen is the author of two books on the John Dillinger gang. She is also the author of The Case Against Lucky Luciano: New York’s Most Sensational Vice Trial. She has participated in TV documentaries, in-person forums and podcast interviews on the subject of the 1930s American crime wave.

         As always, the EBHF meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit BronxNYC.com and if you enjoy our programming, feel free to use the donate button, all contributions are fully tax deductible. We can also be followed on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well. Looking forward to seeing you.

          Dorothy A. Krynicki

          Secretary, East Bronx History Forum