{"id":649928,"date":"2026-10-18T06:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/649928\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T06:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T06:50:16","slug":"hebrew-university-receives-record-250-million-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/649928\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew University receives record $250 million donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>American philanthropist and investor John Paulson announced a historic $250 million donation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-911461\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hebrew University of Jerusalem<\/a> at the university\u2019s Board of Governors gala on Saturday evening, marking the largest gift in the institution\u2019s history, the Calcalist reported.<\/p>\n<p>The donation will fund the establishment of a new Faculty of Engineering, expand activities in medicine and biomedicine, and advance research and treatment related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/health-and-wellness\/mind-and-spirit\/article-911848\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trauma and post-traumatic stress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">In recognition of the gift, the university\u2019s historic Mount Scopus campus will be renamed the Alina and John Paulson Campus, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The contribution follows Paulson\u2019s previous support for the university\u2019s computer science and electrical engineering programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cThis donation bolsters our ability to recruit world-class faculty, support outstanding students, equip laboratories with cutting-edge technology, and transform bold ideas into life-changing breakthroughs,\u201d said Prof. Tamir Sheafer, president of the Hebrew University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cThis is far more than a historic act of philanthropy. It is a profound expression of confidence in Israel\u2019s human capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paulson, founder of the hedge fund that bears his name, is known for his philanthropic support of higher education, including a gift of roughly $400 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/harvard-university\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard University<\/a> about a decade ago, which remains the largest donation in the institution\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cI made the choice to shift my philanthropy toward Jewish causes in general, and toward Israel in particular,\u201d he told the Calcalist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael is currently facing numerous challenges. There is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/antisemitism\/article-911852\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">anti-Israel sentiment<\/a> and a global rise in antisemitism. I decided it was crucial to demonstrate support for Israel, and a fantastic way to do so is by supporting Israel\u2019s leading university.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American philanthropist and investor John Paulson announced a historic $250 million donation to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25431,243,23950,85,46,3794,43,47596],"class_list":["post-649928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-donations","tag-education","tag-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-jerusalem","tag-news","tag-philanthropy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}