Isadore Friedman Explained

Isadore or Irving Friedman (died January 28, 1939), also known under the alias Danny Field, was a New York mobster and an associate of labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter. He later agreed to testify against Buchalter on behalf of District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey as one of several high-profile witnesses scheduled to testify against Buchalter; however, he was murdered along with Louis Cohen on January 28, 1939, shortly before his court appearance.^[1] Jacob "Kuppy" Midgen was believed to be the killer.^[2]

Further reading

• Fried, Albert. The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980.
• News: Killings Revealed In The Lepke Case . The New York Times . June 14, 1939 . 28.
• Kavieff, Paul R. The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter: America's Most Ruthless Labor Racketeer, 2006.

Notes and References

1. http://www.americanmafia.com/Mob_Report/1-28-02_Mob_Report.html Rick Porrello's AmericanMafia.com - Allan May's Mob Report current mob stuff
2. Book: The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter: America's Most Ruthless Labor Racketeer . 2006 . Barricade Books . 9781569802915 . 2013-04-01 .