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Billionaire Robert Kraft paused his Columbia giving over campus antisemitism. Now the Patriots owner is putting $10M into Jewish life at Brandeis
- Robert Kraft pulled wider support from Columbia in April over the university’s handling of pro‑Palestinian protests and treatment of Jewish students, though he’ll still back the on‑campus Kraft Center.
- He gave $10 million to Brandeis to establish the Robert K. Kraft Family Center for Jewish Life and Leadership (28,000 sq. ft., opening spring 2028), a gift honoring his late wife Myra.
- Kraft — the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots (six Super Bowl wins under his ownership) — is a major philanthropist with an estimated net worth of about $13.8 billion.
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