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Welcome to J-Grit.com, the only internet resource devoted to compiling biographies of the world's toughest, bravest, and most adventurous Jews.

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Archie Brown – Labor Activist

Labor leader who fought as a member of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade and was heavily involved in radical politics

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 Labor Activist

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

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 Jewish Firefighter NYFD

Albert Seedman – NYPD Chief of Detectives

Cigar chomping, tough and flamboyant--Detective Albert Seedman was the first and only Jewish NYPD Chief of Detectives

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 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

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 Jewish Fighter Pilot, WW I, German Luftwaffe

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

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 Jewish Organized Crime

Mickey Cohen – Los Angeles Gangster

West Coast gangster who partnered with Bugsy Siegel and palled around with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Richard Nixon

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 Los Angeles Gangster

Harlan Ellison – Jewish Writer

Prolific writer and troublemaker, Harlan Ellison, has lived a life of great adventure and controversy

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 Jewish Writer

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

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 Arctic Explorer

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

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 Boxer and Chief Krav Maga Instructor

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.

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  Jewish Boxer