Robert Kraft

Eliza Kanner is entering her third season as a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. (Courtesy of the New England Patriots/Dwight Darian)

Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night

Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she’s also an NFL cheerleader

June 24, 2023, 3:18 am

Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night

Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she’s also an NFL cheerleader

By jacob gurvis

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks the field during practice before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, New York, January 8, 2023. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP))

March 29, 2023, 9:09 am

Patriots owner Robert Kraft launches campaign to raise awareness of antisemitism

‘Stand Up to Jewish Hate’ features emotive ads intended to encourage non-Jewish Americans to speak up when they encounter hatred of Jews

By DEEPA BHARATH

In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft points to fans as his team warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

January 5, 2023, 9:00 am

Robert Kraft’s donation for stricken NFL player has Jewish meaning

New England Patriots owner donates $18,003 to a fund for Damar Hamlin who suffered cardiac arrest, with the 18 representing life in Judaism and 3 being the player’s number

By jacob gurvis

Rapper Kanye West wears a Make America Great Again hat during a meeting with then-president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on October 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

October 30, 2022, 10:23 pm

After ‘Kanye is right’ displayed at football game, sports figures slam antisemitism

‘Kanye is right about the Jews’ projected on screens at Florida stadium during college game; non-profit founded by Patriots owner Robert Kraft plans to air anti-hate speech ad

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.

Billionaires Robert Kraft (left) and George Soros, who each contributed $1 million dollars to pro-Israel PACs in August 2022. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images & Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

August 25, 2022, 5:42 pm

Patriots owner Kraft pours $1m into AIPAC’s super PAC; Soros gives $1m to J Street’s

Majority of candidates backed by AIPAC’s United Democracy Project have won their primaries, while Rep. Jamaal Bowman, backed by J Street Action Fund, survived challenge on Tuesday

By MADELINE FIXLER

Robert Kraft (left) and Tom Brady at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, 2006. (Courtesy)

February 3, 2022, 6:50 pm

‘Our trip created a stronger bond’: Kraft shares memories of Tom Brady in Israel

Days after legendary QB retires, Patriots owner tells Times of Israel about their 2006 visit, on which the GOAT fired a gun, was baptized in the Jordan River, and danced the hora

By Lazar Berman

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during NFL football practice, February 3, 2021 in Tampa, Florida (Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers via AP)

February 8, 2021, 12:55 am

The insider’s guide to Super Bowl LV’s Jewish stories and subplots

Pioneering women, massive linemen, and Tom Brady’s surprise visit to an IDF firing range

By Lazar Berman

Robert Kraft at Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, February 3, 2019. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/via JTA)

September 24, 2020, 11:52 pm

Patriots owner Robert Kraft cleared of massage parlor sex charge

Prosecutors drop charges against billionaire and owner of NFL franchise after video evidence is blocked at the trial

By AP

September 22, 2020, 2:59 am

Sex solicitation charge against Patriots owner Robert Kraft likely to be dropped

Last month a Florida court found local police violated rights of Kraft and others when they secretly installed video cameras inside massage rooms, and ruled film could not be used

By TERRY SPENCER

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives for the NFL football fall meetings in New York, October 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

August 19, 2020, 7:31 pm

In blow to prosecution, US court rules secret videos can’t be used in Kraft case

Judges say police violated rights of New England Patriots owner and others when they were filmed engaging in sex acts with women and paying them

By TERRY SPENCER and Curt Anderson

In this photo from May 22, 2019, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives at an NFL football owners meeting in Key Biscayne, Florida. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

June 29, 2020, 10:51 am

Prostitution case for Patriots owner Kraft heads to appellate court

Prosecutors to argue police did not violate Robert Kraft’s rights in secretly videotaping him in act at Florida massage parlor

By AP

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images/AFP)

May 25, 2020, 8:25 pm

Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl ring sells for over $1 million in virus fundraiser

New England Patriots owner helps raise funds to address food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic

By Marcy Oster

May 12, 2020, 12:35 pm

Patriots owner Robert Kraft auctioning Super Bowl ring for charity

Bidding already up to a half million dollars, which will go to help people facing food insecurity as a result of coronavirus pandemic

By Marcy Oster

Justin Rohrwasser during an pre-draft workout in a video published on March 31, 2020. (screen capture: YouTube)

April 26, 2020, 3:00 am

New Patriots kicker says tattoo not in support of far-right militia

Justin Rohrwasser says he thought Three Percenter logo was to support military, promises to cover it up

By AP

Volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritans Purse set up an emergency field hospital in New York, March 31, 2020. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP)

April 5, 2020, 7:35 am

In the US, hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation

What sounds like an organized crime thriller is now the new reality for governors desperately trying to find the medical equipment their states need in the throes of a pandemic

By brian witte