Abner Zwillman
Abner Zwillman | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.