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(JTA) — The University of Washington has put its five-year-old Israel Studies Program on hold after a major donor, angry about a professor’s
A major donor, angry about a professor’s criticism of Israel, took her money back.
The University of Washington returned the endowment after a dispute between its donor and the endowed professor who signed a 2021 letter criticizing Israel.
Becky Benaroya, a prominent Seattle philanthropist, gave $5 million in 2016 to create the University of Washington's Israel Studies program. She has now taken her money back.
The University of Washington puts program on hold after prominent Seattle philanthropist Becky Benaroya's move