Longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, Edgar Bronfman fought for Jewish rights, championed community projects, & as philanthropist, took the lead to create & fund numerous projects that strengthen the Jewish identity among the young.
Edgar Bronfman, the billionaire former beverage magnate and leading Jewish philanthropist, died Saturday. He was 84.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon listens to Edgar Bronfman, then president of the World Jewish congress, during a meeting in Jerusalem on October 2, 2002. – Photo: Reuters
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. Continue Reading »
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