Alex Shondor Birns--Public Enemy Number One, friend of powerful Jewish and Italian mobsters, and trusted partner of black gambling racketeers.
One prot g in particular had Birns on the ropes in a high.
Black gangsters wanted the old white man out of the numbers racket, and rogue underlings wanted to kill the king.
He went toe-to-toe against relentless challenges --the cops wanted him in prison, immigration officials wanted him deported, and the IRS wanted his nightclub, car, and cash.
Alex Shondor Birns--Public Enemy Number One, friend of powerful Jewish and Italian mobsters, and trusted partner of black gambling racketeers