The Ashkenazum was an organized crime group active in Argentina in the first half of the 20th century. Ashkenazum was founded by Simon Rubinstein as a splinter group from the larger Zwi Migdal, an organized crime group that stretched across five continents and specialized in the sex trafficking of Eastern European Jewish girls.[1]
| Founder | Simon Rubinstein |
|---|---|
| Years active | early 1900s-1930s |
| Territory | Argentina (Buenos Aires) |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Allies | Zwi Migdal |
Simon Rubinstein arrived in Buenos Aires in 1900 from Odessa, and there he quickly acquired control of a condom factory. He was a notorious silk smuggler and became affiliated with the Zwi Migdal. At the height of his operation, he had 700 agents in Argentina trafficking women for him.[2]
Like the larger Zwi Migdal, the Ashkenazum also had its own cemetery outside of Buenos Aires.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Bristow, Edward J. Prostitution and Prejudice: the Jewish Fight against White Slavery, 1870-1939. Schocken Books, 1983.
- ^ Evans, Hilary. Harlots, Whores & Hookers: a History of Prostitution. Dorset Press, 2010.
- ^ Kupferboim, Rona. “Argentine Jewry's Dark Secret.” Ynet News, Jewish World, 25 May 2007.