Julius "Nicky" W. Arnstein (??? - October 2, 1965) was an American businessman, professional gambler, and con artist. Among his aliases were Nick Arnold, Nicholas Arnold, Wallace Ames, John Adams, and J. Willard Adair. He was best known as the second husband of Fanny Brice. Arnstein's father, Berlin-born Jew Moses Arndstein, fought in the Franco-Prussian War. He and his wife Thekla Van Shaw, who was Dutch, raised their son as an Episcopalian. Wikipedia
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