Carnegie Hall
Concert venue in Manhattan
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| 2024 | Ivy Queen became the first reggaeton artist to headline a concert at Carnegie Hall. |
| April 2024 |
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Kraft stopped funding Columbia University due to alleged poor treatment of Jewish students and staff.
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| January 2024 | The Weill Cafe opened as a new dining facility within Carnegie Hall. |
| March 2023 |
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Kraft invested $25 million in the 'Stand Up to Jewish Hate' campaign to raise awareness about online antisemitism.
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| October 2022 |
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Kraft married Dana Blumberg in New York City after their engagement was announced earlier that year.
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| October 30 2022 |
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Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) sponsored an ad 'Stand Up to Jewish Hate' during NFL games in response to antisemitic comments.
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| April 2022 |
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Harvard Business School announced the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, committing $24 million to support students with limited means to attend HBS.
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| 2021 |
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Won the Supporters Shield with the New England Revolution soccer team.
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| October 6 2021 | Carnegie Hall reopened with a performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra after the COVID-19 pandemic closure. |
| June 30 2021 | Carnegie Hall Corporation's fiscal year ended with total assets of $718,141,781, including $185 million in liabilities, $112 million in net assets without donor restrictions, and $421 million in net assets with donor restrictions. |
| 2020 |
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Under Kraft's ownership, the New England Revolution achieved their first playoff win in six years.
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| May 2020 |
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Kraft put his Super Bowl LI ring up for auction to help feed those facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 2019 |
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Kraft was among 25 people facing first-degree misdemeanor charges for soliciting prostitution at a day spa.
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| 2019 |
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Kraft hired Bruce Arena as head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution.
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| June 2019 |
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Kraft received Israel's Genesis Prize and pledged $20 million to establish a foundation to fight antisemitism and combat the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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| 2018 |
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Kraft and Ricki Noel Lander ended their romantic relationship.
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| 2018 |
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Kraft donated $10 million to Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston for the renovation of its headquarters in downtown Boston.
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| 2018 |
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Boston Uprising finished third in the Overwatch League's first season under Kraft's ownership.
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| January 10 2018 |
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The inaugural Overwatch League regular season started, with the Boston Uprising competing.
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| 2017 |
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Kraft donated $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration day celebrations.
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| 2017 |
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Kraft was named Honorary Chairman of the board of directors for the successful joint Canadian-Mexican-American bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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| 2017 |
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Supported former Patriots player Ryan O'Callaghan when he publicly came out as gay, expressing pride and offering personal support.
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| December 6 2017 |
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The Overwatch League preseason began, with Kraft's Boston Uprising team participating.
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| October 2017 |
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Kraft expressed continued interest in potentially buying a Premier League football club, while noting concerns about the lack of a salary cap in British football.
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| July 2017 |
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Robert Kraft purchased ownership in the Boston Uprising, one of the first seven teams in the professional Overwatch League.
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| June 2017 |
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Kraft traveled to Israel with NFL Hall of Famers for the grand opening of the Kraft Family Sports Campus, including the first regulation-size American football field in Israel.
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| 2015 |
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Received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Yeshiva University.
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| September 2015 | Carnegie Hall began its 125th anniversary season, commissioning 125 new works, including 'Fifty for the Future' by Kronos Quartet, featuring 25 works by female composers and 25 by male composers. |
| 2014 | Carnegie Hall opened the Judith and Burton Resnick Education Wing, featuring 24 music rooms and funded through significant donations and public funding. |
| 2013 |
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Awarded the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence, demonstrating his impact beyond sports.
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| 2013 |
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Following the Boston Marathon bombing, Kraft announced he would match up to $100,000 in donations for victims through the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation.
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| 2012 |
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Received the George Halas Award, recognizing his outstanding achievements in the NFL.
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| July 2012 |
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Kraft assisted Ricki Noel Lander in creating an audition video for The Internship, which later became controversial.
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| June 2012 |
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Kraft began dating actress Ricki Noel Lander, who was 38 years younger than him.
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| 2011 |
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Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, highlighting his broader cultural and intellectual contributions.
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| 2011 |
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The Krafts pledged $20 million to Partners HealthCare to launch the Kraft Family National Center for Leadership and Training in Community Health.
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| July 20 2011 |
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Myra Kraft passed away from ovarian cancer at the age of 68.
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| 2010 | Elizabeth Sargent, the last resident of the studio spaces, moved out. |
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