Charles Bronfman is the son of Samuel Bronfman and Saidye Rosner Bronfman.
18 Facts About Charles Bronfman
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Charles Bronfman has two older sisters, the art patron Baroness Aileen "Minda" Bronfman de Gunzberg, and architecture expert and developer Phyllis Lambert.
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Charles Bronfman was educated at Selwyn House School in Montreal, Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and McGill University.
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Charles Bronfman said he is Canadian in his heart but sought his dual citizenship in order to vote in the United States.
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Charles Bronfman held various positions in the family's liquor empire, Seagram, from 1951 to 2000.
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Charles Bronfman is a former co-chairman of the Seagram Company Ltd.
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Charles Bronfman was well known for his forays into professional sports.
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Charles Bronfman was majority owner of Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos from the team's formation in 1968 until 1991.
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Charles Bronfman sold the franchise for $100 million CAD to a consortium of local investors led by Claude Brochu on November 29,1990.
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In 1982, a day after the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League collapsed due to financial troubles, Charles Bronfman bought their remains and used them to start a new franchise, the Montreal Concordes.
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From November 1997 until July 2002, Charles Bronfman was the chairman of the board of Koor Industries Ltd.
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Charles Bronfman is the co-chairman of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
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From 1999 to 2001, Charles Bronfman was the first chairman of the United Jewish Communities, the merged North American organization comprising United Jewish Appeal, the Council of Jewish Federations and United Israel Appeal.
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Charles Bronfman was linked to scandal in 1999, when it was revealed that funds he had donated to social causes were transferred to Ehud Barak's election campaign for Prime Minister of Israel, to which he had previously contributed, among others.
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Charles Bronfman was the largest donor to contribute to the renovation of the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center and has contributed to the Israel Museum.
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Bronfman is responsible for The Charles Bronfman Prize, honoring individuals for their humanitarian contributions.
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Charles Bronfman founded the CRB Foundation, which runs educational enrichment classes in outlying areas in collaboration with the Education Ministry in Israel.
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Charles Bronfman was a founding co-chairman of Historica Canada, producers of the Heritage Minutes series of television shorts.