Herman "Hyman" Amberg (c. 1902 – November 3, 1926) was an American mobster in New York who, with his brothers,

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and

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, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during

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Death

Often acting as an enforcer, he was arrested for the murder of a local jeweler in 1926. While awaiting trial in the

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, he and another prisoner attempted to escape after acquiring guns on November 3, 1926. However, they made it only as far as the prison wall before being trapped by prison guards. Rather than surrender to prison authorities, Amberg and the other prisoner committed

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. He is buried in Montefiore Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amberg, Hyman 1900s births 1926 suicides 1926 deaths Year of birth uncertain Date of birth missing American people who died in prison custody Criminals from Brooklyn Jewish American gangsters People who died by suicide in prison custody Prisoners who died in New York (state) detention Suicides by firearm in New York City 20th-century American Jews Burials at Montefiore Cemetery