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1. financialpost.com › news › edgar-m-bronfmanEdgar M. Bronfman, billionaire who expanded Seagram, dies at 84

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   Dec 23, 2013 · Edgar M. Bronfman, the second-generation heir who expanded the Seagram Co. empire with profitable oil and gas and chemical investments, has died. He was 84. Canadian-born Bronfman, a long-serving president of the World Jewish Congress, died Dec. 21 at his home in New York surrounded by his family, the Samuel Bronfman Foundation said in a ...

2. www.tabletmag.com › remembering-edgar-bronfmanRemembering Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr. - Tablet Magazine

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   Jan 6, 2014 · “Call me Edgar,” Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr. said the first time I met him a few years ago. I was a 27-year-old writer living hand to mouth in Brooklyn; he was an 80-year-old billionaire, a titan ...

3. nationalpost.com › news › edgar-bronfman-theEdgar Bronfman, the Canadian-born Seagram's billionaire and ...

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   Dec 22, 2013 · Edgar Bronfman, the Canadian-born Seagram's billionaire and Jewish philanthropist, dies at age 84 Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. was born in Montreal in 1929 and made his fortune with his family’s ...

4. www.philanthropy.com › article › obituary-edgarObituary: Edgar Bronfman, Liquor Magnate and Jewish Leader

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   Jan 2, 2014 · The billionaire former head of beverage giant Seagram served for more than two decades as president of the World Jewish Congress, molding it into an influential activist organization, Reuters and The New York Times write.

5. apnews.com › article › b605610b05314230a15726caf2f306c9Businessman, Jewish advocate Bronfman dies | AP News

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   Dec 22, 2013 · NEW YORK (AP) — Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the billionaire businessman and longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow Jews to emigrate and helped spearhead the search for hidden Nazi loot, died Saturday. He was 84. The Canadian-born Bronfman died at his New York home surrounded by family, according to the family charity he led, The Samuel Bronfman ...

6. www.cfrij.com › he-will-be-missed-remembering-edgar-mHe Will Be Missed: Remembering Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr.

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   But a tide turned in 2006, and we raised over $500,000 that year, and over $800,000 in 2007. How did this happen? Because Edgar Bronfman was the key catalyst. The Samuel Bronfman Foundation was our first major new funder that year. We enjoyed support from Edgar and SBF for many years after.

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   How old was Samuel Bronfman when he died?

   • He was 84. Canadian-born Bronfman, a long-serving president of the World Jewish Congress, died Dec. 21 at his home in New York surrounded by his family, the Samuel Bronfman Foundation said in a statement on its website.

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   Who was Edgar Bronfman?

   • The suspected abductors were later captured and convicted of extortion, but not kidnapping. Edgar Bronfman Jr. was named Seagram’s president and chief operating officer in 1989. Four years later, he championed an investment in Time Warner Inc., which stalled at 15% after Time Warner erected takeover defences.

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   Who was Samuel Bronfman?

   • Canadian-born Bronfman, a long-serving president of the World Jewish Congress, died Dec. 21 at his home in New York surrounded by his family, the Samuel Bronfman Foundation said in a statement on its website. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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   Who was Edgar Bronfman married to?

   • In 1979, Edgar Bronfman Jr. married an African- American actress Sherry Brewer. As his father did not approve of their relationship, the couple eloped, and he remained estranged from his father. The couple had three children named Benjamin, Vanessa, and Hannah. They separated in 1991.

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   What happened to Edgar Bronfman's sons?

   • In 1975, the Bronfman family made the news for a far different reason when one of Edgar Bronfman’s sons, 21-year-old Samuel 2nd, was abducted in a New York suburb. The family paid a $2.3 million ransom and Samuel was later found when authorities raided a Brooklyn apartment. The missing money was found under a bed and two men were arrested.

   Businessman, Jewish advocate Bronfman dies | AP News

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   Why did Charles Bronfman retire?

   • Bronfman led Seagram for 23 years before retiring at 65 to pursue his twin passions of Jewish faith and philanthropy. He overcame the misgivings of his younger brother and co-chairman, Charles Bronfman, to permit his son, Edgar Bronfman Jr., to sell Seagram’s 25% stake in DuPont Co. and plunge into the entertainment business.

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   Dec 22, 2013 · Bronfman, who was married five times including twice to the same woman, made headlines in 1975 when his son Samuel was kidnapped and Bronfman himself delivered a ransom of more than $2m.