Hyman Amberg Explained

Hyman Amberg
Birth Name:Herman Amberg
Birth Date:Circa 1902
Death Date:November 3, 1926
Death Place:Tombs Prison, Manhattan, New York City
Burial Place:Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Mobster
Relatives:Joseph Amberg, Louis Amberg

Herman "Hyman" Amberg (c. 1902 – November 3, 1926)[1] was a New York mobster who, with his brothers, Joseph and Louis, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.

Death

Often acting as an enforcer, he was arrested for the murder of a local jeweler in 1926. While awaiting trial in the Tombs, he and another prisoner attempted to escape after acquiring guns on November 3, 1926. However, they made it only as far as the prison wall before being trapped by prison guards. Rather than surrender to prison authorities, Amberg and the other prisoner committed suicide.[2] He is buried in Montefiore Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herman "Hyman" Amberg. 2021-02-12. Found a Grave. en-US.
  2. Web site: HYMAN AMBERG. hollywoodmostwanted.com. August 16, 2022.