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WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum increases giving to Jewish and Israel groups
The tech titan’s donations include $5.3 million to Friends of the IDF

Dan Taylor
Jan Koum
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum’s family foundation has increased its Jewish communal giving, donating more than $19 million to Jewish and Israel-related causes in 2018, a sharp rise over its activity in 2017. Teddy Schleifer, a reporter for Vox’s Recode,...