Phil Jacobs of the Baltimore Jewish Times reports:
Jack Abramoff was serving time in Western Maryland.
Now, he’ll be serving pizza in Baltimore.
Well, sort of.
Abramoff, 51, is a Capitol Hill lobbyist and businessman who pled guilty in 2006 to felony counts related to his lobbying and political activities.
That is all behind him now.
Through the good graces of Tov Pizza, which has served this community for more than 26 years, Abramoff will begin to rebuild his life.
Out of a halfway house, he now works with Tov owner Ron Rosenbluth in almost all areas of the restaurant business, with perhaps a focus on marketing strategies. Abramoff was owner of a kosher restaurant in Washington, D.C., and has experience in the kosher food industry.…
He served some 43 months in prison. According to one of the Jewish former inmates at the prison, during his incarceration Abramoff gave shirum, or Torah lectures, to the Jewish inmates on an almost daily basis. He focused on Nach, Halachah (Jewish law) and the weekly Torah portion. He also taught an introduction to davening course.
The other Jews incarcerated with Abramoff at Cumberland included several Orthodox Jews and other members of the broader Jewish community.…[continue reading]
Menu: Gawker.
[Hat Tip: Dr. Rofeh-Filosof.]