Hebrew University Receives Record $250 Million Donation From John Paulson
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Philanthropist John Paulson has made a record $250 million donation to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the largest gift in its history. The funds will establish a new engineering faculty, expand medical research, and support trauma treatment. In recognition, the Mount Scopus campus will be renamed the Alina and John Paulson Campus. Paulson stated his decision to support Israel's leading university reflects confidence in its human capital and a desire to counter anti-Israel sentiment and antisemitism.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- John Paulson donated a record $250 million to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- The donation will fund a new Faculty of Engineering and expand medical research.
- The university's Mount Scopus campus will be renamed the Alina and John Paulson Campus.
- Paulson cited confidence in Israel's human capital and rising antisemitism as reasons for the gift.
- This is the largest donation in the Hebrew University's history.
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