page_title: Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith
hierarchical_section_title: Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith
caption_attribution_description: English: Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, former police officers during Prohibition, sharing a toast in a New York Bar.
context_page_description: Isidor "Izzy" Einstein and Moe W. Smith were United States federal police officers, agents of the U.S. Prohibition Unit, who achieved the most arrests and convictions during the first years of the alcohol prohibition era. They were known nationally for successfully exploding illegal speakeasies and for using disguises in their work.
  They made 4,932 arrests. In late 1925, Izzy and Moe were laid off in a reorganization of the bureau of enforcement. A report in Time magazine suggested they had attracted more publicity than wanted by the new political appointee heading the bureau, although the press and public loved the team. By 1930 both men were working as insurance salesmen.
context_section_description: Isidor "Izzy" Einstein (1880–1938) and Moe W. Smith (1887–1960) were United States federal police officers, agents of the U.S. Prohibition Unit, who achieved the most arrests and convictions during the first years of the alcohol prohibition era (1920–1925). They were known nationally for successfully exploding illegal speakeasies and for using disguises in their work.
  They made 4,932 arrests. In late 1925, Izzy and Moe were laid off in a reorganization of the bureau of enforcement. A report in Time magazine suggested they had attracted more publicity than wanted by the new political appointee heading the bureau, although the press and public loved the team. By 1930 both men were working as insurance salesmen.
caption: Izzy (right) and Moe at a New York City bar, 1935
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