Max Finkelstein
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Max Finkelstein (died 1940) was a captain in the New York City Police Department. As president of Shomrim, a fraternal order of Jewish New York City police officers, he became famous in 1938 when Fiorello H. La Guardia picked him to lead a special squad, whose job was to safeguard visiting officials from Nazi Germany and guard the German consulate.[1]
In 1940, after 29 "spotless" years with the New York City police, Finkelstein requested retirement. However, after being told "that he would be required to face charges of accepting irregular bail bonds", he committed suicide.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ New York Grudgingly Opens the Door. Manny Fernandez. New York Times, September 24, 2007.
- ^ Policemen Suicides. Time Magazine, May. 20, 1940
