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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants to make more Americans aware that antisemitism has become increasingly widespread in the U.S. in recent years.

One of his organizations, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, funded a $25 million campaign launching Monday to denounce antisemitism. The campaign—“Stand Up to Jewish Hate”—will feature ads on social media and on network broadcasts.

Kraft was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Sarah Bryna (Webber) and Harry Kraft, a dress manufacturer in Boston's Chinatown.[4] His mother was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia;[5] his father was a lay leader at Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline and wanted his son to become a rabbi.[1] The Krafts were a Modern Orthodox Jewish family. Robert attended the Edward Devotion School[6] and graduated from Brookline High School.[7][8][9] As a child, he sold newspapers outside of Braves Field in Boston.[10] During high school, he was unable to participate in most sports because it interfered with his after-school Hebrew studies and observance of the Sabbath.[1]
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In 1989, Myra and Robert Kraft launched the Passport to Israel Fund, in collaboration with Center for Jewish Progress of Greater Boston (CJP), to help parents send their teenage children to Israel.[69] One of their most distinctive projects is supporting American Football Israel, including Kraft Family Stadium in Jerusalem and the Kraft Family Israel Football League.
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In 2017, Kraft announced a contribution of $6 million to build the first regulation size American football field in Israel.[75] In June 2017, Robert Kraft, along with several NFL Hall of Famers, traveled to Israel for the grand opening of the new Kraft Family Sports Campus.[76] Kraft has led additional "Touchdown in Israel" trips to Israel, with Patriots and Hall of Famers, since that 2017 trip.[77]
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In 2019, Kraft, along with Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, hosted a soccer match between the New England Revolution and Chelsea F.C., called Final Whistle on Hate, to raise money to combat antisemitism.[80]
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In June 2019, Kraft received Israel's Genesis Prize. While at the event in Jerusalem, Kraft pledged $20 million to establish a foundation that will fight antisemitism and combat the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.[83][84]