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Abner Zwillman | |
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| Born | July 27, 1904 |
| Died | February 26, 1959 (aged 54) West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide (hanging) |
| Resting place | B'nai Abraham Memorial Park, Union, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | "Longie", "Abele" |
| Occupation(s) | Mobster, businessman, bootlegger |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Spouse |
Mary de Groot Mendels Steinbach Zwillman
(m. 1939) |
| Allegiance | Luciano Family (Associate) |
Abner "Longie" Zwillman (July 27, 1904 – February 26, 1959) was a Jewish-American mobster who was based primarily in North Jersey. He was a longtime friend and associate of mobsters Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. Zwillman's criminal organization was a part of the National Crime Syndicate and mainly operated from the 1920s to the 1950s, with its peak in the late 1930s.[1]
Zwillman was the founder of the New Jersey Minutemen, a militant anti-fascist group which operated in Newark, New Jersey from 1933 to 1941. They were antagonists of the pro-Nazi German American Bund and the Christian Front.[2]
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