Samuel Bronfman

Samuel Bronfman, CC ( Sam Bronfman, born February 27, 1891 in Soroca, Moldova, † July 10, 1971 in Montreal) was a Canadian entrepreneur (founder of Seagram, the world's largest spirits manufacturer) and 1939-1962 President of the Canadian Jewish Congress.

Life

He founded in 1924 the Distillers Corporation Ltd.. in Montreal and benefited in the 1920s from Prohibition in the United States, which helped his company in Canada, where the legal restriction was not just to strong growth. His business partners included including Al Capone in Chicago and Arnold Rothstein in New York, bought from the Bronfman huge batches and the material brought illegally into the crowd.

1928 Bronfman had the small distillery Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, along with the naming rights bought the Seagram's heir. The company prospered and brought the Bronfman family fortune one that almost always continued to grow regardless of the economic situation. 1933 Prohibition was repealed, and the inferior part fusel replaced by whiskey of the highest quality.

Until his death in 1971, Samuel Bronfman led the company, which then sen by his son, Edgar Bronfman. was acquired and diversified into other industries (entertainment and media).

Awards

1967, the highest Canadian award for civilians, he was awarded ( Companions of the Order of Canada).

Family

Samuel Bronfman was one of eight children of Mindel and Ekiel Bronfman, who had emigrated from Bessarabia to Canada.

On June 21, 1922, he married Saidye Rosner ( 1897-1995 ). The marriage produced four children: Aileen Mindel " Minda " Bronfman de Gunzburg (1925-1986), Phyllis Lambert ( born January 14, 1927), Edgar Bronfman Miles ( 1929-2013 ) and Charles Rosner Bronfman (* June 27, 1931 ).