$10-Million Gifts Benefit Hospitals in Israel and Minnesota

Sanford Weill, the former Citigroup chairman, and his wife, Joan, have pledged $10-million to the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, to expand its facilities for treating children with cancer and Palestinian patients, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports.

Also, a Saudi oil executive has donated $10-million to the Mayo Clinic to support reconstructive surgery for victims of war, trauma, and illness, the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes.