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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 ...

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   Dec 22, 2013 · 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.

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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 ...

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   Dec 22, 2013 · Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., a 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 ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edgar_Bronfman_SrEdgar Bronfman Sr. - Wikipedia

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   Edgar Miles Bronfman (June 20, 1929 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram , eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO .

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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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   Is Edgar Bronfman dead or still alive?

   • "Jewish philanthropist Edgar Bronfman passes away at 84 | Israel News". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 18, 2014. ^ "French Legion of Honor".

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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.

   Edgar M. Bronfman, billionaire who expanded Seagram, dies at 84

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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.

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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 23, 2013 · Edgar Miles Bronfman was born on June 20, 1929, to Montreal's wealthiest and most prominent Jewish family. His father, Samuel, was a founder of Distillers Corp. and had acquired Seagram in 1928. In his 1998 autobiography — "Good Spirits: the Making of a Businessman" — Edgar Bronfman wrote of an oppressive childhood which lacked affection from his "remote" mother and "driven, insecure" father.