Billionaire philanthropist Mortimer “Mort” Zuckerman this week suspended his funding for Columbia University over its perceived failure to address anti-Semitism and anti-Israel extremism on campus since October 7.
Washington Free Beacon report:
Mortimer Zuckerman, the billionaire philanthropist, cut off millions of dollars in funding to Columbia University, citing the university’s failure to address rising anti-Semitism. Washington Free Beacon Zuckerman pledged $200 million in 2012 to create an institute focused on interdisciplinary neuroscience research. US News & World Report A spokesman for the Zuckerman Family Office said the university began questioning Columbia’s response to rampant anti-Semitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and ultimately withdrew funding after months of discussions.
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Zuckerman had been in discussions with Columbia for months and had expressed concerns since Oct. 7 about the university’s governance and response to anti-Semitism on campus, a spokesman for the Zuckerman Family Office said. Free BeaconColombia responded by asking for time to “rebuild trust and demonstrate better governance.”
But the restoration never took shape, and Zuckerman, a media and real estate mogul, suspended millions of dollars in funding. Columbia became a front for anti-Semitism on campus, and protesters eventually Raid The entrance to Hamilton Hall will be closed and face-to-face classes will be held. Main Graduation Ceremony was canceled.
Zuckerman is a prominent donor to many causes, including Jewish and pro-Israel ones, and funds the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the oldest pro-Israel organization in the United States, founded in the late 1800s.
Columbia University has been one of the universities that has seen the most extreme anti-Semitism on campus since October 7, and especially during the spring “encampment.” Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, backed by George Soros, who recently prosecuted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, dropped charges against most of the pro-Palestinian activists arrested in the violent occupation of Hamilton Hall.
Pro-Israel donors are fleeing top universities in droves because they do not stand up for terrorism or stop anti-Semitism, yet the Department of Justice has failed to address Jewish civil rights issues on campus.
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