WhatsApp Founder Donates Record $200 Million to Shaare Zedek

WhatsApp co-founder donates record-breaking $200 million to Jerusalem hospital

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum donated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the city's largest hospital. He previously donated $6 million to the right-wing pro-settler Elad organization, which promotes Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood

WhatsApp founder donates record $200 million to Shaare Zedek

The funds will be used to construct a new inpatient tower that will also include housing for medical staff, tripling the size of the hospital. By Alex Traiman, JNS WhatsApp founder Jan Koum is donating $200 million to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in what is being described as the largest philanthropic contribution in the history of Israel’s healthcare system, officials from the Jerusalem hospital told JNS on Thursday. The donation, made through t…

WhatsApp founder to donate $200 million to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek medical center

This is the largest philanthropic donation in the history of Israel's healthcare system will make it possible to triple the size of the hospital

Whatsapp co-founder donates $200 million to Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jan Koum Family Foundation is behind the donation; it is expected to triple the capacity of the Jerusalem hospital, which currently has about 1,000 beds; It is the largest donation in the history of Israel’s health care system

With record $200M gift, Koum Foundation set to triple footprint of Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital

WhatsApp co-founder and philanthropist Jan Koum has donated $200 million to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, marking the largest dollar donation in the history of Israel’s healthcare system, the hospital announced on Friday. The insitution will be renamed the Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center in honor of the gift. “We are proud to partner with Shaare Zedek Medical Center, an institution that defines medical excellence in Jerusalem and bey…