Early Life
Jack Abramoff was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, into a Jewish family. His father, Franklin Abramoff, was president of the Franchises unit of Diners Club credit card company.
Abramoff's family moved to Beverly Hills, California, when he was 10 (1968), and there he attended Beverly Hills High School. In high school he played football and became a weight-lifting champion. After seeing the film version of Fiddler on the Roof at age 12, Abramoff decided to become an Orthodox Jew.
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