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Koum Foundation Gives $200M, Renames Jerusalem Hospital

5/11/2026

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Jan Koum’s Koum Family Foundation donated $200 million, renaming Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The donation will fund a 24-story, 1.5-million-square-foot tower with surgical and emergency units, staff housing, protected underground spaces and a rooftop helipad.
Hospital leaders say the expansion, approved by the Israeli government and Jerusalem municipality, will triple the roughly 1,000-bed capacity, making it one of Israel’s largest medical facilities.

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Jan Koum’s Koum Family Foundation donated $200 million, renaming Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The donation will fund a 24-story, 1.5-million-square-foot tower with surgical and emergency units, staff housing, protected underground spaces and a rooftop helipad.
Hospital leaders say the expansion, approved by the Israeli government and Jerusalem municipality, will triple the roughly 1,000-bed capacity, making it one of Israel’s largest medical facilities.