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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 350

Robert Kraft

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks the field during practice before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, New York, January 8, 2023. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP))
June 27, 2024, 6:26 am
Robert Kraft announces $1m donation to Yeshiva U after yanking funds from Columbia
Move by US philanthropist and New England Patriots owner comes as Modern Orthodox institution readies for influx of students who left secular universities amid anti-Israel protests
By jacob gurvis
Screen capture from video from a Foundation to Combat Antisemitism ad to be aired during NBA playoffs in 2024. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 8, 2024, 8:36 am
Kraft’s foundation to air ad at NBA playoffs slamming antisemitism at campus protests
30-second Foundation to Combat Antisemitism spot includes images from recent demonstrations against war in Gaza; pushes message to bring ‘passion,’ not ‘hate,’ to protests
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel demonstrators face off in front of the entrance of Columbia University, which is occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters in New York on April 22, 2024. One of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators is holding up a poster of Zakaria Zubeidi, a notorious Fatah commander convicted of masterminding terror attacks during the Second Intifada. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
April 22, 2024, 6:21 pm
Dozens arrested at Yale; Columbia pauses in-person classes after ‘burn Tel Aviv’ calls
Riot cops clear protest encampment at Yale; Columbia head says classes to go remote to ‘deescalate the rancor,’ after calls of ‘go back to Poland’ and ‘burn Tel Aviv to the ground’
By Jacob Magid
The 'Neighbors' ad depicts a church welcoming in a nearby synagogue after a bar mitzvah service was interrupted by a bomb threat. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 9, 2024, 11:45 am
Oscars ad dramatizes real-life bomb threat to US synagogue during a bar mitzvah
Amid rising antisemitism, 60-second placement depicts incident when evacuated Jewish community was taken in by nearby church, enabling rite of passage ceremony to go ahead
By jacob gurvis
Clarence Jones, wearing a blue pin from the #StandUpToJewishHate campaign, during the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism's Super Bowl ad. (Courtesy of FCAS via JTA)
February 13, 2024, 8:31 pm
How the internet reacted to the first-ever Super Bowl ad about antisemitism
Some chalk the commercial up as a win, critics say it glosses over Jew hatred in an attempt to be universal, and yet others seize it as a chance to criticize Israel
By jacob gurvis
An interview between Robert Kraft and Dr. Clarence B. Jones in a Super Bowl ad placed by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, February 11, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 11, 2024, 9:12 pm
Super Bowl ad on antisemitism features ‘I Have A Dream’ speechwriter Clarence Jones
Black history icon takes center stage in splashy campaign expected to be viewed by 100 million people; other ads to call for release of hostages held in Gaza since October 7
By JTA and ToI Staff
Screen capture from an Israeli government video aimed at raising awareness of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip that was broadcast during in the US during Super Bowl weekend, February 10, 2024. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 11, 2024, 2:29 pm
Israel launches Gaza hostage awareness video campaign for Super Bowl weekend
Clips to be broadcast on Paramount smart TVs, billboards and via sports and current affairs websites, pressing message that 136 Israelis are being held by terror group Hamas
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Philanthropist Robert Kraft, left, and rapper Meek Mill during a discussion about antisemitism and racism during the annual NAACP convention in Boston, July 30, 2023. (Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 1, 2023, 11:13 am
At NAACP panel, Robert Kraft and rapper Meek Mill talk Black-Jewish relations
During discussion about racism and antisemitism, Jewish New England Patriots owner says two communities are ‘uniquely tied together’
By jacob gurvis
Eliza Kanner is entering her third season as a cheerleader for the New England Patriots. (Courtesy of the New England Patriots/Dwight Darian)
June 24, 2023, 3:18 am
Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night
Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she’s also an NFL cheerleader
By jacob gurvis
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks the field during practice before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, New York, January 8, 2023. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP))
March 29, 2023, 9:09 am
Patriots owner Robert Kraft launches campaign to raise awareness of antisemitism
‘Stand Up to Jewish Hate’ features emotive ads intended to encourage non-Jewish Americans to speak up when they encounter hatred of Jews
By DEEPA BHARATH
In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft points to fans as his team warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
January 5, 2023, 9:00 am
Robert Kraft’s donation for stricken NFL player has Jewish meaning
New England Patriots owner donates $18,003 to a fund for Damar Hamlin who suffered cardiac arrest, with the 18 representing life in Judaism and 3 being the player’s number
By jacob gurvis
File - Rapper Kanye West wears a Make America Great Again hat during a meeting with then-US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on October 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
October 30, 2022, 10:23 pm
After ‘Kanye is right’ displayed at football game, sports figures slam antisemitism
‘Kanye is right about the Jews’ projected on screens at Florida stadium during college game; non-profit founded by Patriots owner Robert Kraft plans to air anti-hate speech ad
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
Billionaires Robert Kraft (left) and George Soros, who each contributed $1 million dollars to pro-Israel PACs in August 2022. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images & Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)
August 25, 2022, 5:42 pm
Patriots owner Kraft pours $1m into AIPAC’s super PAC; Soros gives $1m to J Street’s
Majority of candidates backed by AIPAC’s United Democracy Project have won their primaries, while Rep. Jamaal Bowman, backed by J Street Action Fund, survived challenge on Tuesday
By MADELINE FIXLER
Robert Kraft (left) and Tom Brady at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, 2006. (Courtesy)
February 3, 2022, 6:50 pm
‘Our trip created a stronger bond’: Kraft shares memories of Tom Brady in Israel
Days after legendary QB retires, Patriots owner tells Times of Israel about their 2006 visit, on which the GOAT fired a gun, was baptized in the Jordan River, and danced the hora
By Lazar Berman
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady during NFL football practice, February 3, 2021 in Tampa, Florida (Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers via AP)
February 8, 2021, 12:55 am
The insider’s guide to Super Bowl LV’s Jewish stories and subplots
Pioneering women, massive linemen, and Tom Brady’s surprise visit to an IDF firing range
By Lazar Berman
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