Some wealthy alums say response to Hamas attacks was final straw after years of growing disenchantment
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https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/elite-universities-face-donor-revolt-over-mid-east-conflict-6c93662f Alumni from Penn have said the school has done a poor job denouncing antisemitism after the Hamas attacks.David Magerman was in Israel celebrating a holiday by dancing with a Torah in synagogue when Hamas attacked the country earlier this month. When his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, put out a statement a few days later that called the assault “horrific” but didn’t explicitly condemn Hamas, he was incensed.
Magerman, a hedge-fund veteran turned venture capitalist who has donated millions to the school, has since cut his ties with Penn. “I was just pushed over the edge by the equivocation of the response,” he said.This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.
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