Edgar Bronfman, the billionaire former beverage magnate and
leading Jewish philanthropist, died Saturday. He was 84.
As the longtime president of the World Jewish Congress,
Bronfman fought for Jewish rights worldwide and led the successful fight to
secure more than a billion dollars in restitution from Swiss banks for
Holocaust victims and their heirs.
As a philanthropist, Bronfman took the lead
in creating and funding many efforts to strengthen Jewish identity among young
people.
According to a statement, he died peacefully in his home in
New York, surrounded by family.
Bronfman spent the 1950s and 1960s working with his father,
Samuel, at Seagram Ltd., the family’s beverage business. He became chairman of
the company in 1971, the year of his father’s death.
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