TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Lazar Berman
February 1, 2015

…..The Patriots, however, have key players who identify as Jewish, and an owner with deep connections to Judaism and Israel. The commitment of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and his late wife Myra, to supporting Jewish causes in the United States and in Israel is apparent to all who have come to contact with them. Kraft grew up in a religious home. His father, Harry, was a beloved teacher at the Temple Kehillath Israel in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he regularly led services. Robert was on break from his studies at Columbia University when he noticed a pretty Brandeis student sitting at a nearby table in a Boston deli. His friend found out her name – Myra Hiatt — and Robert winked at her as he walked out. READ MORE