In his memoir Augie's Secrets, Twin Cities journalist Neal Karlen concedes that the power temporarily wielded in Minneapolis by Jewish-American organized crime figures like Kid Cann and David Berman beginning in the Prohibition-era gave a major boost to local anti-Semitism, for which Minneapolis became infamous nationwide.
In his memoir Augie's Secrets, Twin Cities journalist Neal Karlen acknowledges that the temporary control over Minneapolis exerted by Jewish-American organized crime figures such as Kid Cann and David Berman during Prohibition times significantly fueled local anti-Semitism, making Minneapolis notorious nationwide.