A Donor Renamed a Building to Make a Statement on Antisemitism. It Hit Home for Me.

The article focuses on a building renaming at Colgate University to honor Jewish heritage amid rising antisemitism on college campuses. Topics include donor Dan Benton's decision to rename the building after his family's original Jewish surname to contrast with other donors pulling funding, the significance of the building's new name in Jewish philanthropy, and the personal connections of the author to the renamed Bernstein Hall.