Was Jack the Ripper a Polish Jew?
A South African historian says he may have identified Jack the Ripper as a Polish Jew. …parallels between the unsolved London case and the exploits of Joseph Silver of Johannesburg. … overlap between the life and personality of Silver, a Polish-born Jew also known as “King of Pimps,” and Jack the Ripper, who killed at least five prostitutes in the late 19th century. Silver was in Whitechapel during that period, and as a brothel owner would have had access to local prostitutes, van Onselen noted. He also shared Jack the Ripper’s hatred of women and his tendency to write litigious letters.
