Jules Podell

Jules Podell

Jules Podell (died 1973) was a former speakeasy operator who ran the Copacabana nightclub in New York. Although it was opened in 1940 by Monte Proser, Podell was put in place by mob boss Frank Costello, Proser's partner. [cite web|url=http://www.bigbandsandbignames.com/Baggelaar.html |title=Kristin Baggelaar: The Copacabana Interview 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-19 |work=Craig's Big Bands & Big Names ] By 1950 Podell was making all the decisions and Proser was gone. [ cite web|url=http://www.emulsioncompulsion.com/tag/Monte_Proser/ |title=THE COPA: JULES PODELL AND THE HOTTEST CLUB NORTH OF HAVANA by Mickey Podell-Raber and Charles Pignone |accessdate=2007-12-19 |date=2007-11-05 |work=Scott Marks' Emulsion Compulsion ] Podell ran the club until he died in 1973.

His daughter, Mickey Podell-Raber, has written a book of stories and photographs about her father and life at the famous club.

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