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spucci t1_iseua6t wrote

Reply to comment by CO_PC_Parts in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain

Yeah I dunno. Poor and shitty taste yes but I reserve that term for those that actually helped their war movement. Dude was like 12 when the Nazis were defeated.

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CO_PC_Parts t1_isgbbs7 wrote

"However, his casino had an unusual private suite, a “war room” stocked with Nazi posters and other memorabilia, as well as a collection of cars used by Hitler, Mussolini, Göring, and Himmler. On at least two occasions, he used the suite to celebrate Hitler’s birthday, complete with German food and a cake decorated with a swastika. "

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spucci t1_isgg0ks wrote

Yup I'm with ya. He sold all of that and apologized to the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. He also made these donations through his foundation. It doesn't excuse his behavior but your leaving out relevant parts of his story.

$8.2 million to the College of Southern Nevada Foundation in Las Vegas to improve school's health sciences program (2008)[20]

An initial $5 million to the Boys and Girls Club to build a new facility, this includes a long-term donation plan that has money allotted for scholarship endowment (2008)[21]

$10 million to Bishop Gorman High School to fund a new campus (2003)[21]

North DakotaEdit

$250,000 to Farm Rescue to help farm and ranch families struck by unexpected crises in North Dakota (2018)[22]   

$3 million to Grand Forks' Community Violence Intervention Center benefitting its Safer Tomorrow Road Maps program (2018)

$100 million to the University of North Dakota to build Ralph Engelstad Arena (1998)[23]

$20 million endowment to the University of North Dakota (2007)[17]

Items donatedEdit

Donated General George S. Patton Papers (1918-1944, 1997-1998)[24] and portraits of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices to University of North Dakota valued at nearly $127.5 million[25]

UtahEdit

$6 million to build the Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre in Cedar City, Utah (2016)[26] 

As of 2019, the Engelstad Foundation is run by trustees Betty Engelstad, Kris Engelstad McGarry and Jeffrey M. Cooper.[27

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Engelstad

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HPmoni t1_ishtbu6 wrote

Celebrating Hitler birthday is more of a problem than collecting historical artifacts.

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