Kraft Group
American group of large corporations
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| April 2024 | Kraft stopped funding Columbia University due to alleged poor treatment of Jewish students and staff. |
| March 2023 | Kraft invested $25 million in the 'Stand Up to Jewish Hate' campaign to raise awareness about online antisemitism. |
| October 2022 | Kraft married Dana Blumberg in New York City after their engagement was announced earlier that year. |
| October 30 2022 | Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) sponsored an ad 'Stand Up to Jewish Hate' during NFL games in response to antisemitic comments. |
| April 2022 | Harvard Business School announced the Robert K. Kraft Family Fellowship Fund, committing $24 million to support students with limited means to attend HBS. |
| 2021 | Won the Supporters Shield with the New England Revolution soccer team. |
| 2020 | Under Kraft's ownership, the New England Revolution achieved their first playoff win in six years. |
| May 2020 | Kraft put his Super Bowl LI ring up for auction to help feed those facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Kraft was among 25 people facing first-degree misdemeanor charges for soliciting prostitution at a day spa. |
| 2019 | Kraft hired Bruce Arena as head coach and sporting director of the New England Revolution. |
| June 2019 | 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. |
| 2018 | Kraft donated $10 million to Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston for the renovation of its headquarters in downtown Boston. |
| 2018 | Kraft and Ricki Noel Lander ended their romantic relationship. |
| 2018 | Boston Uprising finished third in the Overwatch League's first season under Kraft's ownership. |
| January 10 2018 | The inaugural Overwatch League regular season started, with the Boston Uprising competing. |
| 2017 | Supported former Patriots player Ryan O'Callaghan when he publicly came out as gay, expressing pride and offering personal support. |
| 2017 | Kraft was named Honorary Chairman of the board of directors for the successful joint Canadian-Mexican-American bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. |
| 2017 | Kraft donated $1 million to Donald Trump's inauguration day celebrations. |
| December 6 2017 | The Overwatch League preseason began, with Kraft's Boston Uprising team participating. |
| October 2017 | 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. |
| July 2017 | Robert Kraft purchased ownership in the Boston Uprising, one of the first seven teams in the professional Overwatch League. |
| June 2017 | 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. |
| 2015 | Received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Yeshiva University. |
| 2013 | Awarded the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence, demonstrating his impact beyond sports. |
| 2013 | 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. |
| 2012 | Received the George Halas Award, recognizing his outstanding achievements in the NFL. |
| July 2012 | Kraft assisted Ricki Noel Lander in creating an audition video for The Internship, which later became controversial. |
| June 2012 | Kraft began dating actress Ricki Noel Lander, who was 38 years younger than him. |
| 2011 | Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, highlighting his broader cultural and intellectual contributions. |
| 2011 | The Krafts pledged $20 million to Partners HealthCare to launch the Kraft Family National Center for Leadership and Training in Community Health. |
| July 20 2011 | Myra Kraft passed away from ovarian cancer at the age of 68. |
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