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Charles Rosner Bronfman, PC , CC , LL.D (born June 27, 1931 in Montreal) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the...
Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...
Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ...
June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ...
1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...
Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (salvation through harmony) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3] - City 365. ...
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ...
He is the fifthteenth richest person in Canada, with a net worth of US$2.2 billion (according to Forbes [1]). His fortune comes from the family liquor business. He was the majority owner of the Montreal Expos franchise in Major League Baseball from the team's formation in 1968 until 1990. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ...
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See also: 1967 in sports, other events of 1968, 1969 in sports and the list of years in sports. // General sporting events 1968 Summer Olympics takes place in Mexico City, Mexico United States wins the most medals (107), and the most gold medals (45). ...
See also: 1989 in sports, other events of 1990, 1991 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Derrike Cope won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Al Unser, Jr. ...
He is the son of Samuel and Saidye Bronfman; his siblings are Minda, architecture maven Phyllis, and Edgar. He is the uncle of Edgar Bronfman, Jr.. Charles Bronfman is the widower of Andrea Bronfman. Samuel Bronfman, CC (February 27, 1891 - July 10, 1971) was the founder of Seagrams and a Canadian family dynasty the Bronfman family. ...
The Toronto-Dominion Centre. ...
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Edgar Miles Bronfman, Jr. ...
Andrea Bronfman (1945-January 23, 2006) was a philanthropist and wife of billionaire Charles Bronfman. ...
Bronfman was educated at Selwyn House School in Montreal, Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and McGill University. Selwyn House School is a prestigious independent boys school, Grades going from Kindergarten to grade 11, in Westmount, Quebec, founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas. ...
Trinity College School (TCS) is a coeducational, independent boarding/day school located in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. ...
Port Hope is a municipality in Ontario, Canada, about 100 km east of Toronto and about 150 km west of Kingston filled with crack addicts. ...
McGill University is a publicly funded, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
Philanthropy
He and Michael Steinhardt co-founded the Zionist organization Birthright Israel, a program which provides a free, educational travel experience to Israel for young Jewish adults aged 18 to 26. Bronfman is Chairman of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Inc., a family of charitable foundations operating in Israel, the U.S.A. and Canada. Michael Steinhardt (b. ...
A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ...
The official logo of Taglit-Birthright Israel Birthright Israel, also known as Taglit-Birthright Israel (whose logo is trademarked with lowercase b and i) is a Zionist organization dedicated to helping Jews who have never been to Israel on an organized trip to travel there. ...
Bronfman was a founding co-cochairman of Historica, producers of the Heritage Minutes series of television shorts. Heritage Minutes are sixty-second short films each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. ...
Chairman From November 1997 until July 2002, Bronfman was the Chairman of the Board of Koor Industries Ltd., one of Israel's largest investment holding companies. He is the co-chairman of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada. From 1999 to 2001, 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. He is a former Co-Chairman of the Seagram Company Ltd. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Family He is the widower of Andrea Morrison, who died on January 23, 2006 and between them, have 5 children and 4 grandchildren. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
In 2002 his children, Stephen and Ellen, launched the Charles Bronfman Prize, which awards money to those doing most to advance Jewish causes. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
Honours
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...
- Doctorate of Philosophy, Honoris Causa from Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Doctorate of Laws, Honoris Causa from McGill University.
MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of Israels oldest, largest, and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the...
Brandeis University is a private university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Concordia University is a large urban university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, one of Montreals two universities that teach primarily in the English language (the other being McGill University). ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The University of Waterloo, (UW, UWaterloo, or Waterloo) is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ...
2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
- Bronfman, along with his wife, were awarded Honorary Citizenship of Jerusalem
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...
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