Edgar Bronfman Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (born 1929)

Edgar Bronfman Sr.

Canadian-American businessman (1929–2013)

Edgar Miles Bronfman was a Canadian-American businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. As president of the World Jewish Congress, Bronfman initiated diplomacy with the Soviet Union, which resulted…