Hyman Amberg

For the Danish composer, see Herman Amberg.

Herman "Hyman" Amberg (c. 1902 – November 3, 1926)^[1] was an American mobster in New York who, with his brothers, Joseph and Louis, formed one of the prominent criminal gangs during Prohibition.

Hyman Amberg
Born	Herman Amberg Circa 1902
Died	November 3, 1926 Tombs Prison, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Burial place	Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Mobster
Relatives	Joseph Amberg, Louis Amberg

Death

Often acting as an enforcer, he was arrested for the murder of a local jeweler in 1926. While awaiting trial in the Tombs, 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 suicide.^[2] He is buried in Montefiore Cemetery.