Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker
- Annotation:
- Illustrating the life of Benjy Melendez, son of Puerto Rican immigrants to New York, founder of the Ghetto Brothers gang, gang truce initiator, and community activist. The reader is also shown Melendez's struggles with his family's cryptic religious practices and his eventual discovery and embrace of his Jewish heritage.
- Creators:
- Author - Julian Voloj
- Illustrator - Claudia Ahlering
- Publication Information:
- NBM, New York, 2015
- Color or Black & White:
- Genre:
- Biography
- Bibliography Available:
- Yes
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- Benjy Melendez
- Geographic Setting:
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Date Range:
- 1963 - 2011
- Tags:
- Puerto Rican Americans, gang members, Bronx, Benjy Melendez, community activism, Hoe Avenue Peace Meeting (N.Y.), Sephardim
- Notes:
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