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American philanthropist (–)

Myra Hiatt Kraft (néeMyra Nathalie Hiatt; December 27, – July 20, ^[2]) was an American philanthropist and the wife of New England Patriots and New England Revolution owner Robert Kraft.

Early life and education

Kraft was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in , the daughter of Frances (Lavine) and Jacob Hiatt.

Myra kraft biography She was Myra Hiatt Kraft was an active and powerful force in her family's foundation and served on the boards of varied community and charitable organizations. Every Patriots player has a clause in their contract to take part in 10 charitable events per year, and the Patriots Charitable Foundation seemed to grow each year, helping more in need as times became more challenging. Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork expressed frustration in a series of messages on Twitter that the lockout was preventing him from offering his support and condolences to the Krafts. She made a permanent impression on hundreds of coaches, players, staff and our families as a model of grace, strength and giving.

Her father was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant who had served as a circuit judge of the Court of Lithuania before immigrating in ^[3][4][5] His parents and three other members of his family were murdered during the Holocaust. He went on to become a well-known philanthropist and leader in the Jewish community.^[4] Jacob served as president of the E.F.

Dodge Paper Box Corp. in Leominster, Massachusetts and remained president when it merged with 12 other box and printing companies to become the Rand-Whitney Corp.^[4] Rand-Whitney was bought by his son-in-law, Robert Kraft, in

In , Kraft graduated from the private Bancroft School in Worcester,^[6] and in she graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in History.^[1]

Philanthropy

Kraft was listed by Boston Magazine as one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in Boston,^[7] She was president and director of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation and trustee of the Robert K.

and Myra H. Kraft Foundation. She served on the boards of directors of the American Repertory Theatre, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Northeastern University, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston, the Jewish Book Council,^[8] and Brandeis University.^[7]

- Honorary Fellow of the Ruppin Academic Center

She and her husband donated millions of dollars to promote American football in Israel building the Kraft Stadium in Jerusalem^[7] and founding the Israeli Football League.

Ricki noel lander She devoted her entire professional career to philanthropic pursuits, touching lives across the world, from Boston to small towns in northern Russia to Israel to South America and beyond. Her ingenuity and passion helped an untold number of people across the globe. However, the projects closest to her heart, and in which she invested the majority of her time, energy, passion and love, were in the Greater Boston community. During her tenure, the club enjoyed significant growth and improved the childhoods of tens of thousands of youth in the city, forming the foundation for productive adult lives. Over the course of her philanthropic career, she invested tens of thousands of hours in charitable causes.

In addition, Kraft helped to support and fund the Israeli Women’s National Flag Football Team.^[5]

Kraft and her husband started the "Passport to Israel" Program with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston which provided financial assistance to Jewish parents to send their children to Israel while teenagers to help promote Jewish identity.^[5] To encourage greater understanding between Christians and Jews, Kraft, her husband, and her father endowed two professorships in comparative religion at the College of the Holy Cross and Brandeis University: the Kraft-Hiatt Chair in Judaic Studies at Holy Cross and the Kraft-Hiatt Chair in Christian Studies at Brandeis University.^[4]

The International Herald Tribune credited Kraft with "modeling a new form of engaged giving that is transforming the relationship between philanthropist and philanthropy,"^[9] and the Boston Globe stated she was "forging a whole new form of engaged giving."^[9]

The Krafts have donated more than $ million to a wide range of charities mostly focusing on education, athletics, women’s issues, and Israel.^[5]

New England Patriots

Kraft was the president of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, the team's non-profit entity created by the Kraft family to support charitable and philanthropic agencies throughout the United States and Israel.^[10]

Shortly after the NFL draft, Kraft learned that the Patriots' fifth-round choice, Christian Peter of Nebraska, had a lengthy history of violence against women.

At her insistence, coupled by backlash from women's groups and Patriots fans against Peter's signing, the Patriots relinquished Peter's rights only a week after the draft.^[11]

Personal life

Kraft married Robert Kraft in June while she was a student at Brandeis.^[12] They have four sons:

Death

Kraft died from ovarian cancer on July 20, , at age 68, in her Brookline, Massachusetts, home.^[14] Public services were held at Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts.^[3] In her memory, all Patriots players wore a patch on their uniforms bearing Kraft's initials (MHK) throughout the season.^[15]

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