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In 1999 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Bill Clinton.<ref>[http://www.hillel.org/about/news/1999/19990819_edgar.htm Edgar M. Bronfman Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom], Hillel, accessed 8 August 2012</ref> | In 1999 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Bill Clinton.<ref>[http://www.hillel.org/about/news/1999/19990819_edgar.htm Edgar M. Bronfman Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom], Hillel, accessed 8 August 2012</ref> | ||
| − | + | His name appeared on the Netanyahu's list of potential donors dubbed [[Netanyahu's Millionaires]] published in 2010. | |
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 13 August 2012
Edgar Miles Bronfman is a Canadian-American businessman and prominent donor to several Israel lobby groups.
In 1999 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Bill Clinton.[1]
His name appeared on the Netanyahu's list of potential donors dubbed Netanyahu's Millionaires published in 2010.
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Family
Son of wealthy Canadian philanthropist Samuel Bronfman, brother to Charles Bronfman and father of Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Matthew Bronfman and Adam Bronfman.[2]
Affiliations
- MEMRI - Board of Advisors
- Samuel Bronfman Foundation - President
- World Jewish Congress - former President[3]
- Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel - founder
Donor to:
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies
- UN Watch
- Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
- MyJewishLearning.com[4]
Notes
- ↑ Edgar M. Bronfman Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, Hillel, accessed 8 August 2012
- ↑ Nathanial Popper, Keeping Alive a Philanthropic Family Tradition, Jewish Daily Forward, accessed 8 August 2012
- ↑ Bronfman brothers give Jews reason to raise glasses, JWeekly.com, accessed 8 August 2012
- ↑ Our Funders, MyJewishLearning.com, accessed 8 August 2012
