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Overview of Bombed in His Bed: The Confessions of Jewish Gangster Myer Rush

It is truly one of the most powerful stories being produced during this time or any time: it is a sweeping epic, taking in the depression, the immigrant experience, the origins of the mobster world many of the colorful characters of the period herein describing a man that wanted to use whatever talents he had to never be poor. It has elements of Dickens, Damon Runyon, Dashell Hammett, and is reminiscent a little of Bonnie And Clyde, The Sting, The Godfather, Goodfellas, and even has elements of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn, as Myer meets the lad from Hattiesberg Mississippi, Rusty Stokes. It covers the War time period, the 50's when the world was just starting to accelerate after the War Years, then the Go Go 60's, when Myer came of age and created enormous wealth and suffered the depths of total destruction. Then on to the 70's where he sat in prison wrongfully accused, until he meets his earnest journalist nephew, and they both discover a great deal about themselves during this talk, which begins with Bruce a bit in awe of his uncle and matures into a probing, searching, exploration into the man that is his uncle a man he did not fear, but whose name created so much fear. The story becomes incredibly wise as it evolves, such that the reviewer of the book is correct when she says that there are 'themes of crime and redemption in the life of this complicated gangster'.

Bombed in His Bed: The Confessions of Jewish Gangster Myer Rush. This amazing life story which had been sought after for years by journalists from around the world, but which gangster Myer Rush exclusively shared with his nephew has intrigued and captivated high profile entertainment industry professionals.

The man who died twice, Toronto Jewish gangster Myer Rush miraculously survived a bomb thought to have been planted by the mafia so that he couldn't testify about a $100 million dollar stock fraud that many considered to be the crime of the century.

Dying twice en-route to the hospital, revived both times by a young paramedic, Rush was pronounced dead as a special report on Canadian national TV and radio. These reports were corrected shortly thereafter, saying that he was clinging to life with a 20% chance for survival. He lived to tell his tales to his nephew writer.

Rosen's book reads like a blast of adrenalin: every episode like an exploding meteorite. If you read one chapter, you're hooked. You can't put it down!

This quote is courtesy of J. Tony Serra, a trial lawyer immortalized in the movie True Believer starring James Woods and Robert Downey, Jr.

As Rush acquired great wealth and notoriety, the story recounts a life that would take him to all the corners of the globe including Canada, the U.S., Paris, Karachi, Havana, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Israel, Panama, and the cities where he was incarcerated, London, Atlanta, Miami, and Kingston, Ontario.

Amazing and intimate recollections include the time Rush, several months before the bombing, was beaten in his home by suspected Mafia thugs wielding baseball bats, trying to silence him from divulging incriminating information. Asked to pick a suspect from a line-up, he enters the room and makes a positive identification by busting the man's jaw and walking away. He ran guns into Palestine from Toronto after a personal request from a Rabbi who heard he was the toughest and most reliable Jewish boy in town. And, he was a cat burglar for over 20 years, tutored to make Master Keys in hotels across North America, thus enabling him to enter virtually any hotel room desired, stealing wallets and jewels while people slept just a step or two away.

Myer Rush scaled the heights of wealth and success, but also suffered the depths of loss and despair. His story is even more intimate, because it was given to the gangster's award winning writer/nephew at the behest of his mother Alma Rush Rosen.

This is a sensational story, all the more so because it is true. It is bigger than life, except that it isn't, because Myer Rush lived life on this amazing scale. It is a story of endurance, survival, power, greed, romance, betrayal, privation, wealth and poverty, love, heroism and deceit, tragedy and glory. It is incredible how much this man endured, yet kept on going. The following quote from Foreword Magazine says it well: It's certainly likely that readers will walk away impressed by the enormity and magnitude of adventure contained in a single life.

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Author:   Bruce Farrell Rosen
Publisher:   Alma Rose Publishing
Imprint:   Alma Rose Publishing
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780991422449

ISBN 10:   0991422449
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   28 August 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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From multiple award winning Canadian Journalist Sylvia Fraser s interview with Myer Rush in Panama 1968 Since the bomb placed under Myer s bed was rumored to be a Mafia plant, I asked him if he had any bodyguards. He flipped up the corners of some colored comics lying across a coffee table. A revolver pointed lazily toward me. 'Don't worry' he laughed 'I have a permit for it. The Panamanians will let me carry a machine gun if I want to' Myer Rush was a con man, thief and mob associate But I am ever glad that he told his story. Hearing directly from guys like Rush is entertaining, enlightening, and important A unique and engaging take on a colorful slice of gangland life. Adrian Humphreys Award winning organized crime reporter for the National Post, author of The Sixth Family Reads like a blast of adrenalin: every episode like an exploding meteorite. If you read one chapter, you're hooked. You can't put it down A trail of crime, violence, sex and deceit is the substance of the book: big money easily made, quickly spent; from prison to townhouse; from childhood to old age; from mistress to family; from street life to synagogue, Rosen tells us about his gangster uncle. J. Tony Serra Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Winner, Author of Walking the Circle Themes of crime and redemption run through the life of a complicated gangster The writing is well crafted It is certainly likely that readers will walk away impressed by the enormity and magnitude of adventure contained in a single life. ForeWord Review BOMBED IN HIS BED: The Confessions of Jewish Gangster Myer Rush is an as-told-to book by Bruce Farrell Rosen, his nephew. Rush was a very successful gangster who grew up in Depression-era Toronto, a man who would have been successful in any enterprise, accumulating wealth through crime and legitimate enterprise He was, as the saying goes, larger than life There is no way to briefly describe his life and we can thank his nephew for what is a very interesting biography. Alan Caruba, Editor Bookviews.com, Founding Member of the National Book Critic s Circle An outstanding book, in terms of readability, research, tone, and interest Rosen writes through multiple lenses journalist, nephew, son, and observer A beautiful narrative, this book is a wonderful way to get the story out about a less than perfect man who did his best to live life according to his own rules Bonnie Cehovet Writer/Editor of BonnieCehovet.com Wow what a bombshell! Don't expect to start this book and set it down Through a series of personal interviews, Rosen follows his gangster uncle around the world as a boy and then as a man, who accumulates wealth through crime, stealth and unbelievable chutzpah. This lifetime of memories written in Rosen s beautiful, polished prose is a book you won't forget. Merla Zellerbach, Author of several novels including A-List Murders, Former San Francisco Chronicle Columnist The disparity between the highs and lows are so extreme and graphic and the narrative voice is fascinating. What an incredible thing you have written. Jannie McInnis Executive Producer Believe Media After reading this book about my father s life I really had the feeling that I got to know him, and that I understood his way of life. Everybody always told me that he loved his family and how he adored children, this book reinforces those stories Michelle Rush, daughter of Myer Rush

From multiple award winning Canadian Journalist Sylvia Fraser's interview with Myer Rush in Panama 1968 Since the bomb placed under Myer's bed was rumored to be a Mafia plant, I asked him if he had any bodyguards. He flipped up the corners of some colored comics lying across a coffee table. A revolver pointed lazily toward me. 'Don't worry' he laughed 'I have a permit for it. The Panamanians will let me carry a machine gun if I want to'</p>

Author Information

An investment officer at a major financial firm by day, Bruce Farrell Rosen is a writer by night. An award winning writer as early on as high school, Rosen has written professionally for over three decades and has been featured in such publications as The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Examiner, and Asian Week where he was a reporter. In addition to a stint as a journalist in Chinatown, he has crafted essays on sports, politics, economics, and music. The piece that he wrote on his boyhood idol, Sandy Koufax, appeared in the Baseball Hall of Fame. And, his series of 'slice of life' pieces titled Diary of a Creative Banker, including one that focused on Princess Diana, aired on the BBC.On the cover of Publishers Weekly, and the international publication Personal Excellence, Bruce shares this latter honor with such great company as Deepak Chopra and Nelson Mandela. He also did an event at Hue-Man Bookstore in New York, which has hosted the likes of Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison, and former President Bill Clinton. Additionally, Bruce spoke at the Commonwealth Club, which has featured such speakers as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and The San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy.Interviews include NBC TV's The Today Show, Unlimited Realities, Healthylife.net's Healing Heart and Home, Strategies for Living, Your Voice for Healthy Living, and the nationally syndicated The Block with Tim. And, a review by a founding member of the National Book Critic's Circle compares Rosen's work to that of Tolstoy.Rosen blends the unique characteristic of being able to grasp the complexity of economics with a graceful narrative writing style. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from U.C. Santa Barbara and an M.A. in International Relations from San Francisco State University.His critically acclaimed first book the memoir, IF YOU EVER NEED ME, I WON'T BE FAR AWAY, is dedicated to his mom, Alma Lorraine Rush. His latest book, BOMBED IN HIS BED, tells the story of Myer Rush, a larger-than-life character who is also Bruce's uncle. The father of two sons, he lives and works in San Francisco. For more information see almarosepublishing.com.

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