Hyman Abramovitz (May 1, 1901 – after June 1962)Hyman Abbrams Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965

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was an American businessman,

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mobster, and high-ranking member under Charles "King" Solomon during Prohibition.

Biography

Abbrams started out as a restaurateur in

. He was of

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. 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

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, specifically the ''

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'' and later the '' Sands'' with Carl Cohen and

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. In 1957, he partnered with

Moe Dalitz Morris Barney Dalitz (December 25, 1899 – August 31, 1989) was an American gangster, businessman, casino owner, and philanthropist. He was one of the major figures who shaped Las Vegas in the 20th century. He was often referred to as "Mr. Las V ...

, Morris Kleinman, Sam Tucker, Wilbur Clark (of the

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and Lansky's Hotel Nacional casino),

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(of the

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), Charles "Babe" Baron (who represented

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), and Morris Rosen (of the Flamingo Hotel) to build the Hotel Habbana Riviera casino in

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. He was married to Harriet Janice Allison, a dancer in Las Vegas.

References

*Fox, Stephen. ''Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America''. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989.

External links

"Mr. Mob: The Life and Crimes of Moe Dalitz" - Google Books

"The business of crime: Italians and syndicate crime in the United States" - Google Books

"The Jewish body" - Google Books
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbrams, Hyman Jewish American gangsters People from Boston 1901 births Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing 20th-century American criminals American real estate businesspeople American restaurateurs American casino industry businesspeople Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States

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