Meaning of Kosher Nostra | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A nickname for Jewish-American organized crime.
   dated, historical, informal
2. Alternative letter-case form of Kosher Nostra.
   alt-of
3. A nickname for various groups of Jewish people.
   dated, derogatory, figuratively, humorous, informal, sometimes

Examples

“The rise of the kosher nostra began at the turn of the century when the brutish Monk Eastman (Jacob Osterman) ended the reign of the Irish gangs in the Five Point area of the old East Side.”

“Kosher Nostra boss, Meyer Lansky, now domiciled in Israel, will not be extradited to the U.S.”

“[M]en like Jimmy Fratianno of the Cosa Nostra and Benjamin Siegel of the Kosher Nostra—were certainly not insignificant either.”

“"and that's when people began speaking of us as the Jewish Mafia, the Kosher Nostra and things like that[…]"”

“‘[…]brigade’ of rich, mostly Jewish entrepreneurs such as Charles Saatchi and Gerald Ratner who are jocularly referred to as the Kosher Nostra.”

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