BOSTON – Just weeks ago, before Robert Kraft won his sixth Super Bowl as owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, he was awarded perhaps a…
BOSTON – Just weeks ago, before Robert Kraft won his sixth Super Bowl as owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, he was awarded perhaps a greater honor.
The Genesis Prize is awarded to leaders of Jewish heritage « who have attained international renown in their chosen professional fields » and « have made a significant contribution to improving the world. » It’s sometimes called the Jewish Nobel Prize.
The announcement capped decades of good works by the billionaire businessman, an icon not only in professional sports but in philanthropy. The $400 million he has contributed to a wide range of causes has earned him enormous goodwill in Boston and beyond.
Now Kraft is charged in Florida with soliciting prostitution. Authorities say he paid for sexual services at Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, an operation police say is tied to an international human traffic ring.
