Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum

THE washington post - June 29, 2024

The ‘nice lady’ next door who was actually a crime boss

Lisa Birnbach’s review of Margalit Fox’s new book. “The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum - The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss

Fredericka Mandelbaum made a fortune skirting the law in Gilded Age New York. Margalit Fox’s new book, “The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum,” tells the fascinating true tale.





Tucker Carlson speaks during a debate at Politicon in Los Angeles in 2018. Like a good preppy, he’s wearing khakis. Unlike a good preppy, he’s spinning lies. (Christian Monterrosa/Sipa USA via AP)

Tucker Carlson speaks during a debate at Politicon in Los Angeles in 2018. Like a good preppy, he’s wearing khakis. Unlike a good preppy, he’s spinning lies. (Christian Monterrosa/Sipa USA via AP)



 
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Plaid men: A window display at the Madison Avenue flagship store in the 1960s.Credit...via Brooks Brothers

 
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg teaching at Columbia Law School. (Courtesy of Columbia Law School)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg teaching at Columbia Law School. (Courtesy of Columbia Law School)

 
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© Medium.com - Illustration by Hokyoung Kim

 
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Photo: © Harpers Bazaar - VICTOR VIRGILE - GETTY IMAGES

 
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John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, arrive at the 1999 “Newman’s Own-George Awards” in New York. (Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters)

 
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Allison V. Smith for The New York Times

 
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The illustrious E. Jean Carroll - Illustration by João Fazenda

 
 
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Image courtesy of Svend Petersen

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The 'Cats' ensemble rehearsing in June. Photo credit: Richard Termine for The New York Times

 
 
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William Ryerson/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

 
 
 
 
 
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