Your commentary above, makes me feel like we, the army of ants on this planet are doomed, we’re futureless. Torrio held his first meeting of the syndicate in Cleveland. I did not know the Broffman girls grandfather had done so much in business and that their dad had made such bad decisions. Rothstein, Lansky, and Luciano traveled to Shanghai and Hong Kong to streamline and expand the drug importation business into the US, negotiating with Chinese drug exporters – colloquially called drug-runners. [50] Bronfman established the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, a leadership program for Jewish youth, and provided the funding for MyJewishLearning.com, a digital media entity that includes Kveller, a popular Jewish parenting site.[51]. Clare has an older sister, Sara, who was also involved in NXIVM. It would allow them to have power no one in the world ever knew before. He was 84. Many histories gloss over Dalitz’s association with the murderous Purple Gang of Detroit. Excellent piece! The Bronfman family has continued its support of the university; in 1993 they created the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, and in 2002 donated the Seagram Building on Sherbrooke St. to McGill. NEW YORK (AP) - Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., the billionaire businessman and longtime president of the World Jewish Congress, which lobbied the Soviets to allow … The family sold liquor to northern cities in the United States during the Prohibition era, and then acquired Seagram Co. in 1928. “In Detroit, the “little Jewish navy” under Morris Dalit ferried the Bronfman liquor into the U.S.” I have no idea who you are but you have demonstrated over time, to have exquisite attention to detail, very lucid, balanced, informed AND informative analyses expressed in impeccable English! In early 1985, Bronfman secured an invitation to the Kremlin and on September 8–11, visited Moscow, becoming the first World Jewish Congress President to be formally received in Moscow by Soviet Officials. The sisters were the youngest of Edgar Sr.’s seven children and reportedly didn’t have a close bond with their father. John Murray Forbes (1813-1898), brother of R B Forbes and the great-granduncle of 2004 presidential candidate John Forbes Kerry. Almost overnight, the Rothschilds, Montefiores, de Hirsches et al took Sam, the crime czar of North America, and transformed him into the rising star of the Canadian Zionist movement. On May 5, 1987, Bronfman spoke to the World Jewish Congress saying Waldheim was "part and parcel of the Nazi killing machine". As much as I adore biographies of the good, the bad, and the ugly…. Find out about Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s family tree, family history, ancestry, ancestors, genealogy, relationships and affairs! “Bronfman was named in the Paradise Papers in 2017. In exchange for the settlement money, both parties agreed to release the Swiss banks and government from any claims regarding the Holocaust. He was often referred to as “Mr. The Bronfman crime family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delano_family, Ever hear of John Forbes Kerry, US Senator and 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate? Carrying a note from Shimon Peres, Bronfman met with Gorbachev, and initiated talks of a Soviet Jewish airlift. Pea: Frankfort and Texas Pacific were merged to form Texas Pacific Oil Company, Inc. Edgar Bronfman and his siblings “grew up in aristocratic splendor,” in a Montreal mansion staffed with a butler, a cook, maids, nannies, gardeners, and chauffeurs. Clare and Sara are not like their wicked father. Heidi, The traditional music industry’s survival depended on selling $20 CDs, not $1 downloads. In 2011, Access Industries wound up buying the failing Warner Music Group from Bronfman for $8.25 a share. [28] Former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres said in support of Bronfman, "Clearly, issues that are open for debate in Israel should be open for debate in the Jewish world. Between 1920 and 1930, 34,000 Americans died from alcohol poisoning. And they squandered their money almost as well proportionately as their half brother Edgar, Jr. There is a Canadian connection to the JFK assassination that some people have talked at length about. [18] The allegations against Waldheim resulted in public embarrassment for the Austrian president. Rothstein was assigned the job of “reorganizing” networks to help provide a more efficient delivery system. In 1997, Seagram divested its holdings in Time Warner, ending up with a profit of $2.13 billion. La secta que sedujo al poder en México” by Juan Alberto Vasquez. In 1953, he married Loeb, a, Samuel Bronfman II – On August 9, 1975, Samuel was abducted in New York. Despite their one-time family wealth [the Bronfman’s are no longer among the leading wealthy families of the world], the Bronfman family was, in terms of real global power, likely only front men. 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Included is documentation of the 1975 kidnapping of Samuel Bronfman II, eldest son of Edgar Bronfman. “Rumors About Allison Mack Include Nervous Breakdown” Bronfman was born into the Jewish-Canadian Bronfman family in Montreal, the son of Samuel Bronfman, a Russian who had emigrated to Canada with his parents, and Saidye Rosner Bronfman, a native of Manitoba born to Eastern European immigrants. They raised their four children in Montreal. That, along with an earlier trust received when their father was alive made their total inheritance in the $500 million each range. In 1925, Sam and his brother, Allan, built the family's first liquor distillery near Montreal. He worked for his family distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. His personal net worth [he had set aside some personal living money before he handed over the reins to his son] was estimated to be several billion. Edgar Bronfman, Sr., was the son of Samuel Bronfman, a Russian immigrant who founded the Distillers Corporation in Montreal, Canada, in 1924. Clogs to clogs in 3 generations, as they say…… He should not have put all the wealth into that Vivendi deal. Kandell, Jonathan (December 22, 2013). In another incredible move, Edgar Jr. turned down EMI’s offer to buy Warner for $31 a share. Where was the British government? Sam,” the single greatest figure in the history of the liquor business, the man who made drinking whiskey respectable in the United States and who in the 1950s and 1960s built Seagram into the first worldwide empire in wine and spirits. Maybe Edgar Senior was not wicked but only weak like Allison. No, they are more like their sleazy great grandfather. Clare and Sara also invested in Raniere’s world mission – the Nxivm Corp. – which was dedicated to making the world a more ethical place. I agree, there is no evidence that he hacked their email accounts. A stable of cult addled Hollywood actresses or a major chemical company like DuPont and a major oil company like Conoco Phillips? Drinking Prohibition Rotgut or wood alcohol also led to many cases of blindness. And, where was the US government as the Bronfman family accumulated their wealth? Unless I had played a part, I would not want to be forever linked to poor decisions of a child, or parent, or sibling or distant relative. It evolved into a nationally organized syndicate. Where was the British government?’. He felt American youth – if they were properly exposed to it – would be good customers. Torrio proposed narcotics. Always diversify. Then in perhaps the most stupendous blunder in modern business history, in 2000, Edgar Jr. exchanged his family’s entire firm – liquor, music labels, TV production contracts, U.S. theme parks and all – for $34 billion in stock in a French sewer and filtration company called Vivendi, which was planning on transforming itself [with Edgar’s help] into the world’s largest global entertainment conglomerate. “Thanks for your two dollars’ worth contribution towards replenishing my pessimism reserves!”. UJA-Federation of New York mourns the passing of Edgar Bronfman, a philanthropic giant who demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to … On June 25, 1982, Bronfman became the first representative of a Jewish organization to speak before the United Nations. Edgar Miles Bronfman Jr. was born on 16 May 1955, in New York City, USA, to Ann and Edgar Miles Bronfman Sr., of Canadian-Jewish descent. Adam Bronfman, managing director of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation. [64], In 1986 Bronfman was honored with the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour), from the Government of France.[65]. Parlato appeared on the Nancy Grace Show, Gretchen Carlson Show, Dr. Oz and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, where Parlato scored the first ever interview with Keith Raniere after his arrest, which many credit Parlato with engineering. It is supposed to be one of the best movies ever made but was butchered by the studio RKO. In 1975, the Bronfman family made the news for a far different reason when one of Edgar Bronfman's sons, 21-year-old Samuel 2nd, was abducted in a New York suburb. The Bronfman’s and the Agnelli family did a lot of business together in regards to gold acquisition so they sent Tome to insert himself into the Canadian Spirits mogul’s ranks to spy on him. Businessman Clay Shaw, head of the International Trade Mart in New Orleans, represented the United States on the board of directors for Permindex. LOL. The Russians know the Soviet Jewry issue is tied to trade ... My guess is that over a period of time, five to ten years, some of our goals will be achieved." Bronfman was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Bill Clinton in August 1999[66] and the Star of People's Friendship by East German leader Erich Honecker in October 1988. We are not our genetics. By 1939, he was appointed head of Baron de Hirsch’s Jewish Colonization Association. Finally, he called for the freedom for Soviet Jews to learn Hebrew, which was forbidden at the time. Greetings from Mexico. The Chinese opium trade. “Between 1920 and 1930, 34,000 Americans died from alcohol poisoning.” [18], According to Joel Bainerman, in 1991 he was appointed to the International Jewish Committee for Inter-religious Consultations to conduct official contacts between the Vatican and the State of Israel. Frank Parlato’s work has been cited in hundreds of news outlets, like the New York Times, The Daily Mail, VICE News, The Times of London, Fox News, New York Post, New York Daily News, Oxygen, Rolling Stone, People Magazine, The Sun, CBS Inside Edition, among many, many others in all five continents. He won the Order of Canada – the country’s highest honor for lifetime achievement. LOL. [48], Bronfman died on December 21, 2013 at his home in Manhattan. He became head of the Canadian Jewish Committee. On the day of his funeral, Montreal’s airport had to be closed to regular air traffic due to the arrival of too many private jets carrying dignitaries from around the world to pay their final respects to a man who had already headed off to a far warmer climate. Bronfman was born into the Jewish-Canadian Bronfman family in Montreal,[1][2][3] the son of Samuel Bronfman, a Russian who had emigrated to Canada with his parents, and Saidye Rosner Bronfman, a native of Manitoba born to Eastern European immigrants. Thrice-divorced Edgar Bronfman Sr. is the son of a Russian immigrant who used to smuggle whiskey across the US-Canadian border in the Prohibition era. In 1973, soon after his divorce from Loeb, he married Townshend, the daughter of the. His operations were the largest liquor distribution system in the history of the world. Initiatives such as those seeking to help free Soviet Jewry; to expose Austrian President Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past; and to help victims of the Holocaust and their heirs to acquire compensation (including by Swiss banks); raised Bronfman's international profile during the 1980s and 1990s. Edgar, Jr., perhaps it might be said, did not think it through. Samuel Bronfman (left) celebrates the wedding of his father, Edgar Bronfman Sr. (right) to Georgiana Webb one week after he was released from being kidnapped in 1975. I remember from HS science learning that genetics are such that we are more like our grandparents than even our own parents. For the first three years of Canadian Prohibition, business was brisk. Great information about the origin of Bronfman’s illegal wealth. And their Hollywood holdings in Movie Studios have been traded away for holdings in music companies that have become comparatively worthless because of the new technology of music downloading. A trust held by the family controlled over 25 million dollars, the profits from which have never been taxed.” In court filings relatives and friends said Mr. Bronfman drank heavily and Ms. Havers paid scant attention to the girls. Both Presidents Bush were members of Skull and Bones. also its beleived the limo was sent to canada immediately {immediately much like 911 debris} to dispose of evidence …. He did not fulfill [and he did not legally have to fulfill] his promise to merge the two companies into a media giant. The Bronfman family had become irreplaceable due to its in-depth control over the syndicates which once provided illegal liquor and now were needed to provide illegal drugs to America. We are not North Korea where three generations and all relatives are tainted with and punished for the sins of one. Over three generations, the Bronfmans – mainly through Edgar Jr., – lost most of their wealth. Bronfman Family Descendants of Russian immigrant tobacco farmer Yechiel (Ekiel) Bronfman and his wife, Mindel, members of the Bronfman family have owned and controlled huge financial empires built from the profits of the family liquor business (see Seagram). From humble beginnings as immigrants at the end of the nineteenth century, leaving Russia to find a better life, the Bronfman family began to create what … Sam Bronfman was vice-president. This connection is a Canadian Jewish lawyer named Louis Mortimer Bloomfield. [20][21] Bronfman began an initiative that led to the $1.25 billion settlement from Swiss banks. Sam’s children were welcomed into the Hofjuden elite by marriage. Bronfman was a guest blogger for The Huffington Post and a regular contributor to The Washington Post. Right here at FameChain. I was aware of the booze, but not the drug activities. Unhappily, the project ran amok and was never completed. Bronfman also had a younger brother, Charles Bronfman. A proud Jew who publicly stated his disbelief in God,[63] Bronfman developed his own understanding of Judaism, as he learned Jewish texts and traditions both in his personal life and in his work at The Samuel Bronfman Foundation. From the Drudgreport: In 1963, Seagram acquired the Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company. To family friends, Seagram heiresses Sara and Clare Bronfman are victims of a frightening, secretive “cult” called nxivm, which has swallowed as much as $150 million of their fortune. [7] According to Paese Sera, the CMC had been a front organization developed by the CIA for transferring funds to Italy for “illegal political-espionage activities” and had attempted to depose French President Charles de Gaulle in the early 1960s. In 1998, Seagram sold its juice business to Pepsi for $3.3 billion. In Yiddish, by the way, “Bronfman” means “liquor-man.” The family is Russian Jewish. To meet the growing demand, Sam bought up farmland along the border and built an underground pipeline to pump his liquor – nicknamed, “Seagram Chickencock,” a mixture of pure alcohol, sulfuric acid, caramel, water and aged rye whiskey – into the USA. [62] Through his Jewish philanthropy, Bronfman became known for his unique approach to Jewish life. Bronfman was also the Founder and President of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation, whose work is informed by these four principles: "Jewish renaissance is grounded in Jewish learning, Jewish youth shape the future of the Jewish people, vibrant Jewish communities are open and inclusive, and that all Jews are a single family."[52]. In March 1987, Bronfman along with fellow delegates of the World Jewish Congress, flew to Moscow once again. Still, they could not quite afford to dump Sam, crude and violent as he was. Edgar Miles Bronfman (June 20, 1929 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman. If you own A, T and T you own Bronfmans’ former holdings of Warner Media. Subseries D. Bronfman Family, 1949, 1966-1979 These documents include correspondence, clippings and articles about the Bronfman family and their activities. Parlato will be featured in an upcoming episode of American Greed. Bronfman purchased the Frankfort Oil Company and expanded Tropicana Products with the purchase of Dole Food Co. Now that he was ‘legit’ and ultra-respectable, Sam’s son, Edgar, married Ann Loeb, daughter of Loeb, Rhoades. With Bronfman’s assistance, a substantial chunk of the world’s financial system became devoted to moving, laundering, and, of course, reinvesting drug money. Of course you will never hear America’s politicians talk about the role of the opium trade in building some of America’s great fortunes and political dynasties. Welles is a great story teller who uses adept camera work and editing to frame his “morality plays”. A predecessor company to Ticketmaster was one of the Bronfman family’s early investments in a closely held firm. With his father’s death, Edgar assumed the family leadership. Conoco was spun off from DuPont into a separate oil company that later merged with Phillips to become Conoco Phillips. From Bermuda, Saint John, New Brunswick, and Belize, the Atlas Shipping Company was a pioneer of the money-drug underground railway between Canada and the Caribbean and back. Skull and Bones was founded in the 1800s by people in the Russell family who were prominent in the Chinese trade, including opium. After World War II, Sam established the National Conference of Israeli and Jewish Rehabilitation. He will be featured in an upcoming episode of American Greed. Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier had full control of the company. She is responsible for her own choices. He also divorced his wife and, in 1975, Edgar married Rita Webb, the daughter of a barkeeper. In 2004, Edgar Jr., trying to make a comeback, put together a group of investors to buy the music operations of Time Warner Inc. The Bronfmans "kept a kosher home, and the children received religious schooling on weekends. The evil sisters almost look like nuns compared to their granddaddy. I call it realism. His personal net worth [he had set aside some personal living money before he handed over the reins to his son] was estimated to be several billion. Bronfman became, in effect, a ‘cutout’ for the men behind DCL. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bloomfield. The Bronfman fortune has become smaller and less diverse over time. We might as well live in a virtual reality controlled by software algorithms. Agree with you, Unbelievable. [61], Following his death in 2013, Jewish news outlets called Bronfman a "prince of his people," for his unique combination of lineage, intrigue, and devotion to the Jewish people through learning and philanthropy. Mr. Sam, Mr. The Bronfmans are what’s known as a “bad seed.”. There is a subtle but distinct network of ties between North America’s criminal elite and its business elite with the British Royal Family thrown in to give this unholy alliance a touch of class. On a warm summer day in July 1971, at age of 81, the old murderer turned knight, Sam Bronfman died of prostate cancer. Clare and Sara are not like their wicked father. It looked good on paper and they had grandiose plans to become the entertainment giant that would change the world. Unfortunately I have only seen bits and pieces of the film version. With the passage of the Volstead Act in 1919, making liquor illegal in the United States, Sam and Harry opened export houses along the Saskatchewan-North Dakota border. if you own Comcast you own Bronfmans’ former holdings of MCA Universal. Using the name of the distillery he had purchased long ago, Sam founded a legit company called Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. The combined company, DowDuPont, will have an estimated value of $130 billion. Bronfman was born in Montreal into the Jewish Canadian Bronfman family, the son of Samuel Bronfman and Saidye Rosner Bronfman. [7], When former World Jewish Congress President Philip Klutznick stepped down in 1979, Bronfman was asked to take over as acting head of the organization, then was formally elected President by the Seventh Plenary Assembly, in January 1981. [59][60] Bronfman and 12 others joined the 68 billionaires who had already signed the giving pledge. A special bureau was set up by Lansky and “Bugs” Siegel. Typically, their health tonics contained sugar, molasses, bluestone, 36 percent alcohol, and tobacco. I really enjoyed reading this well written article. Bronfman was married five times (twice to his third wife). It is dominated by “Mr. Despite the fact he built Seagrams with his brothers, Sam decided the business should be his alone. This trip resulted in the Soviets promising to legalize the teaching of Hebrew in the Soviet Union and to establish a Jewish cultural center in Moscow. But during the week Edgar and his younger brother, Charles, were among a handful of Jews sent to private Anglophone schools, where they attended chapel and ate pork. He next attended Williams College, then transferred to McGill University, where he graduated from in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in commerce.[2]. It was all a matter of negotiation, of calculating what the Russians really wanted and leveraging that against emigration."[14]:458. Clare Bronfman’s Inheritance. He increased the range of products sold by the company, improved distribution, and expanded the number of countries in which Seagram's products were sold. Torrio’s lieutenant, a gent by the name of Al Capone, led the operations of bringing Bronfman’s liquor from Saskatchewan to Minneapolis, then to Chicago, using cars, trucks and the Soo line. And that seemed a lot prettier than selling liquor. Additionally, Nancy Salzman, her daughter Lauren and NXIVM bookkeeper Kathy Russell were also accused of a racketeering conspiracy in the new superseding indictment in the case. Many of the great fortunes in Britain and America came from the opium trade to China. The highest honor that can be given to a civilian in the U.S. 2014 – Hillary spoke at Edgar Bronfmans memorial where she revealed they had been long time friends and that Edgar had a pretty good channel to the White House. Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s former in laws: Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s former brother in law is John Langeloth Loeb Jr Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s former father in law was John Langeloth Loeb Sr. Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s former mother in law was Frances Loeb Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s former sister in law is Judith Loeb Chiara Edgar Bronfman Sr.'s former brother in law is Arthur Lehman Loeb Edgar Bronfman … Lee H. Hamilton, House of Representatives), Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, "Forbes 400 Richest Americans: Edgar Bronfman Sr", "Biography: Edgar M. Bronfman, WJC Past President", "Edgar M. Bronfman, Who Brought Elegance and Expansion to Seagram, Dies at 84", The invisible thread that unites all Jews, "Jewish Philanthropist Edgar Bronfman Passes Away at 84", "1929–2013: Edgar Bronfman: Born too late be a Rothschild, too early to be an oligarch", "Billionaire Businessman Edgar Bronfman Sr. As President of the World Jewish Congress, Bronfman is especially remembered for initiating diplomacy with the Soviet Union, which resulted in legitimizing the Hebrew language in Russia, and contributed to Soviet Jews being legally able to practice their own religion, as well as emigrate to Israel. Most of what remained of the Bronfman family money was lost in this deal. . The following are video and press interviews of Edgar M. Bronfman: The following is a video of the memorial service held for Edgar M. Bronfman on January 28, 2014 at Lincoln Center. Bronfman, doing his level best to help, created the Atlas Shipping Company and moved drug importing operations to the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, 15 miles off the Newfoundland coast. It was divided up by his seven children and wife. Dies: Bronfman Headed the World Jewish Congress for More Than a Quarter Century", "THE JACKSON/VANIK AMENDMENT AND MFN FOR THE SOVIET UNION – HON. [1][2] Bloomfield was recognized as a leader of the Canadian Jewish community. In 1957, Edgar, Sr. became Seagram’s president. As president, Bronfman is remembered most for his diplomacy with the Soviet Union in freeing Soviet Jews. They sold it by the barrel for $140. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permindex. It’s such a struggle to get bored reading your comments. Photographs from this subseries were transferred to Hagley's Pictorial Department. It’s nature at work helped along by nurture. It was when Waldheim became a candidate for president that the World Jewish Congress first published material showing Waldheim's active duty in the German army during wartime. [14] On March 6, the newspaper printed other allegations about individuals it said were connected to Permindex, including Bloomfield whom it described as “an American agent who now plays the role of a businessman from Canada (who) established secret ties in Rome with Deputies of the Christian Democrats and neo-Fascist parties.” From the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, to the offshore havens in the Caribbean, to the largest banks in the United States, Britain, Canada, and Switzerland, much of the profits were derived from tax-free, recreational drug money. I want to be held accountable for my own decisions. His work helping take down NXIVM is featured in books like “Captive” by Catherine Oxenberg; “Scarred” by Sarah Edmonson; “The Program” by Toni Natalie, and “NXIVM. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Together, Bronfman and the World Jewish Congress delegates advocated for the freeing of the Jews living under Soviet rule. Keep the blame on Clare for her role and how she played it. In 2002, The Coca-Cola Company acquired the line of Seagram’s mixers (ginger ale, tonic water, club soda and seltzer water) from Pernod Ricard and Diageo, as well as signing a long-term agreement to use the Seagram name from Pernod Ricard. Edgar, following in his father Sam’s philanthropic shoes, became president of the World Jewish Congress in 1981 – and making perhaps the worst financial decision in the history of business, decided that his second son, Edgar Jr., should become his business successor. Seagram purchased Chivas [Regal] Mumm’s Champagne, Perrior-Jouet Champagne, Barton & Guestier, Augier Frères, Paul Masson vineyards and distribution rights to Absolut vodka. 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