Our Gang: Jewish Crime and the New York Jewish Community, 1900-1940

Jenna Weissman Joselit - 1983

First, both arsonists and horse-poisoners relied on the insularity of the Jewish community for their respective success. ... Of all the offenses commonly associated with New York Jews, arson or “Jewish lightning,” as it was popularly called, ...

https://books.google.de/books?isbn=0253203147

Why Do People Call Arson ‘Jewish Lightning’ — And Is It Anti-Semitic?

Aviya Kushner, May 18, 2017

(...) And though all the preceding examples are American, the phrase “Jewish lightning” is also part of British culture. The British spy novelist John le Carré was asked about his portrayal of a Jewish tailor in London in his novel “The Tailor of Panama,” in an interview (...) "The insurance companies, many of which were Jewish, referred to “Jewish lightning” when unfortunate fires burned down warehouses in the East End."

https://forward.com/culture/372158/why-do-peo...

Hier noch mal interessante Ausführungen zum Begriff "Jewish lightning". Eventuell New Yorker Slang aus einer bestimmten Zeit, vielleicht aber auch nicht.

Anlass: Ähnliche Anfrage: related discussion: heißer Abriss, warmer Abriss

10 Most Common Types of Insurance Fraud: 6. Staged Home Fires

Homeowners insurance fraud costs insurance companies and their customers billions of dollars each year. One of the most common form of homeowners insurance fraud is the staged fire or act of vandalism

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