Award-winning journalist and author Margalit Fox joins The Mob Museum's Wise Guy Speaker Series to share the fascinating story of one of America’s first crime bosses: a mother who turned stolen goods into a retail empire.
In 1850, Jewish immigrant Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum arrived penniless in Gilded Age New York City. Within decades, the shopkeeper became an organized crime boss, masterminding a $10 million fencing operation ($300 million today).
Fox, author of "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum," will tell this stranger-than-fiction story of a criminal visionary who created America’s first organized crime syndicate.
The Queen of Thieves: The Jewish Mother Who Built America’s First Criminal Empire
March 11, 2025
Museum: 7-8:30 p.m.
FREE for Museum Members or with Museum Admission
A book signing will follow the program.
Children under 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Due to the graphic nature of the subject matter in some exhibitions, guests may find the Museum to be more appropriate for children ages 12 and over.
The Mob Museum
300 Stewart Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89101
