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Polly Adler was an internationally notorious madam in Jazz Age Manhattan, whose opulent brothels served as secret salons where celebrities, politicians, gangsters, businessmen, athletes and entertainers mingled // Photo Credit: The Polly Adler Collection courtesy of Eleanor Vera.
October 13, 2022, 12:16 pm
What’s Jewish About…The Jazz Age?
In this month’s column, Pulitzer Prize-winning, historian author Debby Applegate shares a fascinating perspective on Polly Adler in her book, “Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age.”
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
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