Anonymous donation

The observatory building at Bar Ilan University. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A huge donation worth a billion shekels to Bar-Ilan University: one of the largest donations given to universities in Israel

The donor, who chose to remain anonymous, is a Jew from North America and a graduate of Columbia University who participated in World War II, saw the State of Israel as a safe home for the Jewish people and recognized the importance of its economic and social stability