Kanye West’s Donda Academy Shares an Educator With American Jewish University, L.A.’s Temple Isaiah - Hollywood Reporter

The acquisition advisor for Kanye “Ye” West’s unaccredited K-8 backstage Christian school, who holds a salient presumption astatine 2 Jewish acquisition institutions, has resigned, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Tamar Andrews, who worked with Donda Academy since July and officially resigned earlier this month, is the manager of aboriginal puerility acquisition astatine some Temple Isaiah and American Jewish University, per websites for some institutions. Allison Samek, president of Temple Isaiah of Los Angeles, told THR successful a statement: “Dr. Andrews instantly resigned from Donda Academy pursuing Ye West’s tweet. Her past time was October 11, 2022 arsenic she felt she could nary longer enactment the organization.”

West has been wide condemned successful caller days for his repeated antisemitic comments. Andrews has yet to respond to THR’s aggregate requests for comment, and AJU declined to stock a statement.

The rapper softly opened Donda Academy, located successful Simi Valley, successful November 2021. Tuition hovers astatine $15,000 annually, and to attend, students (which presently full little than 100) are required to motion an NDA, and they are often seen wearing Adidas Yeezy Foam RNR shoes arsenic portion of their uniform. The caput of schoolhouse is Pepperdine University postgraduate pupil Brianne Campbell (who doubles arsenic choir manager for Ye’s Sunday Service group).

West’s antisemitic statements — connected societal media and interviews — person caused CAA, Balenciaga, Vogue and JP Morgan Chase to accidental they volition nary longer enactment with the star. Adidas, the institution West has worked with since 2013 to manufacture and administer items from his Yeezy clothing and footwear line, person yet to marque a connection astir the aboriginal of their narration with the instrumentalist and decorator different than to accidental the concern is “under review.” (Morningstar expert David Swartz told The Washington Post that West’s enactment generates astir $2 cardinal for the German institution each year).

However, respective Hollywood heavyweights (including Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and UTA chief Jeremy Zimmer) person elected to talk retired against the artist, peculiarly aft an antisemitic banner was hung condoning his hatred code with statements similar “Kanye is close astir the Jews” implicit the Los Angeles 405 freeway this past weekend. On Monday, Oct. 24, West’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian released a statement condemning antisemitism and hatred speech.

“We condemn this weekend’s anti-Semitic incidents. Jewish Angelenos should ever consciousness safe,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti posted connected Twitter successful effect to the incident.

“This is an outrageous effort to instrumentality the flames of antisemitism gripping the nation. This group, known for espousing antisemitism and achromatic supremacist ideology, is present leveraging Ye’s antisemitism and is impervious that hatred breeds much hate,” tweeted Jeffrey Abrams, ADL of Los Angeles Regional Director.

In an interrogation with Rolling Stone, Andrews supported the academy’s determination to person the parents of each pupil motion “informal agreements.”

“Honestly, we don’t attraction if radical cognize astir the school,” she said. “The radical that privation to travel to the schoolhouse are looking for a bully Christian schoolhouse successful that country and they cognize that we’re determination … determination is besides a definite notoriety that comes with being affiliated with Donda. So, I don’t cognize that we person to advertise, which is simply a blessing and a curse.”

The academy, which has 16 full-time teachers, is presently accepting applications for the 2023-2024 schoolhouse year.

According to the Donda Academy website: “Donda students turn successful their religion and assemblage done regular all-school worship and solemnisation astatine Sunday Service,” which is the spiritual location of West’s gospel choir. It continues: “Our experienced educators person an uncompromised passionateness for creating lifelong learners and Christ-followers.”

Update: Oct. 24, 6:36 p.m. Updated with quality of Dr. Andrews’ resignation.