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Potash Perlmutter and the Black Hand Threat saga
In a tenement near Mott Street two neighbors Morris Ginsburg the tailor and Annibale Lomonte a barber entertain rival ambitions amid faith music and daily struggles. A Black Hand warning triggers a fire destroying both shops and foils a planned marriage. Years later the men drift into barbershops where money remains the strongest bond between them.
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Frank A. Munsey Co
Morris Ginsburg
Annibale Lomonte
Morris
Annibale
Geensburg-a
Ginsburg
Palermo
New York
Societa San Rocco di
Lomonte
Lamonte
Santa Rosalie
Mott Street
Russland
East Side
Schatchen
Freedman
Ginsbure
Meestaire Freedman
Adelstein
Nie
Beckie
Prince Albert
London
Beckie Adelstein
Solomon
Mr. Freedman
Meestaire
Mr. Adelstein
Meestakre Geensburg
Black Hand
Geensburg
Meestaire Adelstein
Hbe
Nassau Street
Yesteryear
Mr. Ginsburg
Annibale Lamonte
Evra
Hal