Article: Edgar Bronfman passed away this weekend. A Canadian billionaire businessman who made his fortune from Seagram liquor, he was a major philanthropist to Jewish organizations and a tireless leader and advocate of Jewish causes. Bronfman was longtime president of the World Jewish Congress; he lobbied Soviet Russia to free Soviet Jews, and spearheaded the search for Jewish items looted by Nazis (even gold filings from Jewish teeth that ended up in Swiss banks). In 1999, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Clinton (the highest civilian honor in America) for his work ensuring basic rights for Jews around the world.
Discussion:
- Why did Bronfman receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
- A few weeks ago we discussed Jewish paintings hidden by a German since WWII that will now be returned to the Jewish owner. How did Bronfman help this cause?
- If you had millions of dollars and could use your influence to make the world a better place, what would you do and how? How did Bronfman do it?
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