Guests: Edgar Bronfman RSS

In topics:

Tagged with keywords:

2004:

  1. A conversation with Edgar Bronfman
    A conversation with Edgar Bronfman

    with Edgar Bronfman on Jun 17, 2004

    Duration
    19 min
    Comments
    Rating
    * * * *

2001:

  1. An interview with Edgar BronfmanJr.
    An interview with Edgar BronfmanJr.

    with Edgar Bronfman on Mar 14, 2001

    Duration
    53 min
    Comments
    Rating
    * * * *

2000:

  1. A discussion about Nazi plundering during WWII
    A discussion about Nazi plundering during WWII

    with Richard Chesnoff and Edgar Bronfman on Feb 23, 2000

    Duration
    19 min
    Comments
    1 comment
    Rating
    * * *

1999:

  1. An interview with Edgar Bronfman
    An interview with Edgar Bronfman

    with Edgar Bronfman on Jul 1, 1999

    Duration
    11 min
    Comments
    Rating

1998:

  1. A discussion about the peace process in the Middle East
    A discussion about the peace process in the Middle East

    with Richard Murphy and Edgar Bronfman on May 7, 1998

    Duration
    19 min
    Comments
    Rating
  2. A conversation with Chairman of Seagram Edgar Bronfman
    A conversation with Chairman of Seagram Edgar Bronfman

    with Edgar Bronfman on Mar 3, 1998

    Duration
    17 min
    Comments
    Rating

1996:

  1. An interview with Edgar Bronfman
    An interview with Edgar Bronfman

    with Edgar Bronfman on Nov 18, 1996

    Duration
    54 min
    Comments
    Rating
    * * * *

Edgar Miles Bronfman is a Jewish-Canadian businessman and a member of the Bronfman dynasty, and the father of Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

He is the son of Samuel Bronfman the founder of Distillers Corporation Limited who purchased Seagram’s in 1928. After graduating from McGill University with a B.A. degree and honors in history in 1951, he joined the family business. In 1957 he took over as head of Seagram’s American subsidiary. He increased the range of products sold by the company, improved distribution and expanded the number of countries in which Seagram’s products were sold. In 1966 Cemp Investments, which managed the family’s investments, bought 820,000 shares of MGM and in 1969 Bronfman took over the chairmanship of MGM, albeit briefly. Following his father’s death in 1971, Bronfman took over as president, treasurer, and director of Distillers Corporation-Seagram’s Ltd. His son Edgar Jr. succeeded him as chief executive officer of the company in 1994.

Edgar Bronfman is also a philanthropist who has given large amounts of money to Jewish causes, including Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, which he is credited with helping revive together with Hillel President Richard Joel in the 1990’s. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Clinton.

Source - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bronfman%2C_Sr