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by davidf18 4805 days ago
In 2010 the Jacobs donated $26 million to Israel's public school Technion (Technion is also the co-sponsor with Cornell of the NYC initiative).

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/breaking-news/technion-cor...

"[Technion President] Lavie noted that both Irwin and Joan Jacobs are Cornell alumni and major Technion donors. In 2010, the couple donated $26 million to found the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate School at the university’s Haifa campus."