Welcome to J-Grit.com, the only internet resource devoted to compiling biographies of the world's toughest, bravest, and most adventurous Jews.
David Weiss – Jewish Firefighter NYFD
David Weiss was one of three Jewish New York City firefighters to die on 9/11/01 at the World Trade Center
Albert Seedman – NYPD Chief of Detectives
Cigar chomping, tough and flamboyant--Detective Albert Seedman was the first and only Jewish NYPD Chief of Detectives
Wilhelm Frankl – Jewish Fighter Pilot, WW I, German Luftwaffe
Wilhelm Frankl was a fighter pilot in the German Luftwaffe during World War I who amassed 20 victories and won the Blue Max, making him a German war hero
The Purple Gang – Jewish Organized Crime
Its reign was brief but the Purple Gang made enough of an impression to have become suspects in everything from the St. Valentine Day's Massacre to the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby
Mickey Cohen – Los Angeles Gangster
West Coast gangster who partnered with Bugsy Siegel and palled around with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Richard Nixon
Harlan Ellison – Jewish Writer
Prolific writer and troublemaker, Harlan Ellison, has lived a life of great adventure and controversy
Emil Bessels – Arctic Explorer
Emil Bessels was a German/American Artic Explorer whose most famous trip to the Artic ended up with him being charged with murder
Ran "Sweet Dreams" Nakash – Boxer and Chief Krav Maga Instructor
Up and comer cruiserweight boxer with a record of 16-0 as well as Chief Instructor of the IDF's Krav Maga Unit
Yuri Foreman – Jewish Boxer
Undefeated Junior Middleweight Yuri Foreman is a major prospect in professional boxing who combines both the European and American styles of boxing.
