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Samuel Bronfman, CC (February 27, 1889 – July 10, 1971) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Canadian Bronfman family. He founded Distillers Corporation Limited and purchased the Seagram Company, [1] that became the world’s largest liquor distilling firm. [2] Biography.
Bronfman kidnapping - Wikipedia. In 1975, Samuel Bronfman II, the 21-year-old heir to the Bronfman family trust then worth $750 million ($3.78 billion in 2021), was kidnapped after a gathering in Yorktown Heights, New York, and held for ransom.
Jun 26, 2017 · Astute businessman Samuel Bronfman, who left a deep mark on the Canadian economy, was a notable community leader, a major philanthropist and unquestionably one of Canada’s most renowned public figures.
Aug 12, 2021 · Samuel Bronfman, heir to the Seagram fortune, was abducted by two men who confessed to the crime. But then their story evolved wildly, and the jury believed it. Was it all a lie?
It owes its initial fame to Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), the most influential Canadian Jew of the mid-20th century, [2] who made a fortune in the alcoholic distilled beverage business during American prohibition, including the sale of liquor through organized crime, through founding the Seagram Company, and who later became president of the Cana...
Oct 31, 2011 · The best-known members of the family are Samuel Bronfman, founder of Seagram and president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1939–62), and his descendants.
Jul 11, 1971 · The elder Bronfman fled from anti‐Jewish pogroms and set tled in western Canada as a firewood salesman. After an education in the public schools of Brandon and Winnipeg, his son, at the age of ...
Founder of Distillers Corporation and former CEO of Seagram Company Ltd. Born in Russia, Samuel was one of eight children of Mindel and Yechiel Bronfman. He and his parents migrated to Wapella, Saskatchewan. They soon moved to Brandon, Manitoba.
Jul 10, 2015 · On July 10, 1971, the Canadian Jewish businessman Samuel Bronfman, who built the biggest producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages in the world – Seagram Co.,died, at the age of 82.
Dec 2, 2010 · Samuel Bronfman (1889-1971), whose surname means “whisky man” in Yiddish, was one of eight children whose parents had enjoyed great wealth in their native Bessarabia. After their flight from...
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