A Columbia grad who was ‘active in World War II’ has donated $260 million to Israel’s Bar-Ilan University.
The anonymous donor’s offering is the largest-ever gift received by the institution, and comes as the board chair of American Jewish University, Harold Masor, said he and his wife Amy will also donate $4.5 million to the LA-set private school.
Both gifts were made in the face of fierce pro-Palestine processions that have surfaced across the US over the past several months.
The donation to the Israeli school, again, was made by an unknown figure, who along with the sum, offered only the two identifying factors as to whom he may be.
It will go toward advancements in technology, specifically science research, as person responsible made a point to state he attended the school that has surfaced as a focal point in discourse surrounding the current conflict.