Hyman Abrams
Hyman Abbrams | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 1, 1901 |
| Died | After June 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | The Mather School[1] |
| Known for | Mafia associate, Mafia financier |
| Spouse | Harriet Janice Allison |
Hyman Abramovitz (May 1, 1901 – after June 1962)[2][3][4][5] was an American businessman, Boston mobster, and high-ranking member under Charles "King" Solomon during Prohibition.
Biography
Abbrams started out as a restaurateur in Boston.[6] He was of Jewish descent.[7] Abbrams and other members of Solomon's organization took over Boston's criminal operations for themselves following Solomon's murder in 1933. He would later become involved in financing syndicate controlled casinos with Meyer Lansky, specifically the Flamingo and later the Sands with Carl Cohen and Jack Entratter. In 1957, he partnered with Moe Dalitz, Morris Kleinman, Sam Tucker, Wilbur Clark (of the Desert Inn and Lansky's Hotel Nacional casino), Ed Levinson (of the Fremont Hotel and Casino), Charles "Babe" Baron (who represented Sam Giancana), and Morris Rosen (of the Flamingo Hotel) to build the Hotel Habbana Riviera casino in Havana.[8]
He was married to Harriet Janice Allison, a dancer in Las Vegas.[9]
Further reading
- Fried, Albert. The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. ISBN 0-231-09683-6
- Messick, Hank. Lansky. London: Robert Hale & Company, 1973. ISBN 0-7091-3966-7
- Reid, Ed and Demaris, Ovid. The Green Felt Jungle. Montreal: Pocket Books, 1964.
- Schwartz, Rosalie. Pleasure Island: Tourism and Temptation in Cuba. U of Nebraska Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8032-9265-1
References
- ^ Staff (June 19, 1913). "Boston Public School Graduates Number 9,789". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Staff (March 21, 1957). "Crime Board Asks Louis Fox Be Cited for Contempt; Urges Senate Action; Fox Declined to Answer Most Questions". The Boston Globe. pp. 1,8.
- ^ Hyman Abramovitz, United States Census, 1910. FamilySearch.
- ^ Hyman Abbrams United States Census, 1930. FamilySearch.
- ^ Hyman Abbrams Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965. FamilySearch
- ^ Moehring, Eugene P. (May 1, 2000). Resort City In The Sunbelt, Second Edition: Las Vegas, 1930-2000. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0874173567.
- ^ Marschall, John P. (February 1, 2008). Jews in Nevada: A History. University of Nevada Press. p. 173. ISBN 9780874177374.
Most of the hotel builders were Jewish Americans: ...Hyman Abbrams, Carl Cohen, and Jack Entratter with the ownership and operations of the Sands
- ^ Clarke, Norm (April 3, 2016). "Lansky Heirs at Odds". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Harriet Janice Abbrams (nee Allison), 80, passed away peacefully Aug. 25, 2014, at home in Las Vegas, surrounded by her loved ones". Las Vegas Review-Journal. August 25, 2014.
- Fox, Stephen. Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X