Samuel Bronfman

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Samuel Bronfman was a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist best known as the longtime head of the Seagram liquor empire and a leading figure in North American Jewish communal life.

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Samuel Bronfman canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessperson
human
industrialist
philanthropist
business production and distribution of distilled spirits
child Aileen Bronfman
Allan Bronfman
Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.
surface form: Edgar Miles Bronfman

Phyllis Bronfman
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Bronfman
fieldOfWork liquor industry
philanthropy
founded Seagram Company Ltd.
surface form: Seagram Company Limited
givenName Samuel
hasPartIn North American Jewish communal leadership
industry alcoholic beverages
languageUsed English
Yiddish
memberOf Bronfman
surface form: Bronfman family
notableFor building Seagram into a major international liquor company
expansion of Seagram during Prohibition era in the United States
influence on North American liquor business regulation and distribution
leadership in Canadian Jewish Congress
leadership in North American Jewish communal life
major donations to cultural and educational institutions
support of Jewish charitable and communal organizations
notableWork leadership of Seagram Company Limited
occupation business executive
distiller
philanthropist
positionHeld head of Seagram liquor empire
president of Seagram Company Limited
religion Judaism
residence Canada
Montreal
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
sexOrGender male
sibling Allan Bronfman
socialRole community leader
patron of the arts
spouse Saidye Rosner Bronfman
workLocation Montreal
New York City

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Seagram Building developer Samuel Bronfman
Edgar Bronfman Jr. relative Samuel Bronfman
Seagram Company Ltd. keyPerson Samuel Bronfman