Sick supporters of an antisemitic Cornell student who refused a job interview because he was “not interested in working for a Jew” have raised nearly $20,000 for him — with the top donor forking over a symbolic $1,776.
Austin Franco, 19, went viral when he hatefully declined an interview at VryflD, a New York City-based startup, because its co-founders, brothers Gabe and Aiden Einhorn, are proudly Jewish.
The Einhorns were considering Franco for an internship — but they shared a screenshot showing how he replied to an offer of a Zoom interview, “Not interested in working for a Jew. Thanks.”
The response sparked horror — but also an outrageous GiveSendGo fundraiser, titled “Fund Austin Franco after Jewish doxxing.”
Numerous donors had raised more than $19,100 by Wednesday afternoon. Four of the donations were at least $1,000 — with the biggest $1,776, a clear nod to 1776 and the founding of the United States.
“His career and financial future is at stake, I ask that you help fund a good Christian man,” the website states.
Gabe Einhorn told The Post he “felt bad exposing” Franco — whose name he blacked out from the screenshot — but felt obligated to share the message to highlight growing antisemitism.
“Me and my brother kind of looked at each other like, ‘What?’ We never really experienced [antisemitism] this directly,” Gabe said.
Gabe said he thought Franco “could have made a mistake and he really doesn’t believe this wholeheartedly.”
But Franco, an Ivy Leaguer originally from Virginia, stood by it once he was exposed online as the sender.
“My experiences with Jews have not been pleasant, both in person and online. This is not to say I haven’t had positive experiences, but on the aggregate that is not the case,” Franco wrote in response to Gabe’s post.
Cornell — where Franco studies industrial and labor relations, according to his since-deleted LinkedIn profile — is investigating the incident.
He sent the hateful message on Monday, roughly a month after Cornell’s semester ended.