Saidye Rosner Bronfman
Saidye Rosner Bronfman | |
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Born | Saidye Rosner 9 December 1896 Plum Coulee, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | 6 August 1995 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 98)
Citizenship | Canada |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Known for | Bronfman family |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Saidye Rosner Bronfman
Early life
Bronfman was born in Plum Coulee, Manitoba to well-to-do Jewish parents.[3][4] Her father, Samuel Rosner (1871–1952), was a businessman from Bessarabia, who emigrated to England before settling in Canada. He also served a two-year term as mayor of Plum Coulee.[5] Her mother, Priscilla Berger Rosner (1876–1951), was a homemaker who was also an immigrant to Canada from Odesa, Ukraine, Russian Empire. She studied at Havergal Ladies' College in Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.[6] Saidye married Samuel Bronfman (1891–1971) in 1922 and two years later they moved to Montreal, Canada.[5]
Career and philanthropy
Prior to her marriage, Bronfman served as president of the Girls' Auxiliary of the
In 1952, her husband Sam established
She was also honorary president of Montreal’s Jewish federation, Federation CJA and the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation. She also worked on behalf of World ORT, the National Council of Jewish Women, Hadassah-WIZO of Canada, Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation and Save the Children.[3]
Personal life
She had four children with her husband:[5] Aileen Mindel "Minda" Bronfman de Gunzburg (1925–1985), wife of French-born Hessian Baron Alain de Gunzburg; Phyllis Barbara Lambert (born 1927); Edgar Miles Bronfman (1929–2013); and Charles Rosner Bronfman (born 1931).
Her and her husband mostly lived in Montreal where their primary residence was Sumner-Bronfman House at 15 Belvedere Road in Westmount, which they purchased in 1928.[9][10] The couple spent time in The US in Manhattan and at their estate in Tarrytown, New York. Saidye Bronfman died in Montreal at age 98.[5][11] Today, the Westmount home is occupied by her grandson, Stephen Bronfman and his family.[11]
She has 11 grandchildren, including: Edgar Bronfman Jr., Matthew Bronfman, Adam Bronfman, Stephen Bronfman, Clare Bronfman and Sara Bronfman.
Death and legacy
She died in 1995 at the age of 1998 and her funeral ceremony was attended by over 2, 000 people at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, including Canadian Prime Minister,
Her grandson Adam established the Saidye Rosner Bronfman Rabbinic Chair at Temple Har Shalom, a burgeoning Reform community in Park City, Utah.[12]
References
- ^ Saidye Rosner Bronfman gravestone
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon. "Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Bronfman (1889-1971)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Saidye Bronfman, Matriarch of Canadian Jewry, Dies at 98 Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 10 July 1995
- ^ Raymond, Katrine (2019). "Saidye Rosner Bronfman". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ a b c d e Jewish Women's Archives; Jewish Women's Encyclopedia: Saidye Rosner Bronfman by Michael Brown retrieved April 3, 2012
- ^ Saidye Rosner Bronfman; Philanthropist, 98 The New York Times. 7 July 1995
- ^ "Saidye Bronfman Award". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ "About the Awards". Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Canada Council of the Arts. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ https://househistree.com/houses/george-sumner-house
- ^ https://www.westmountindependent.com/WIv2.4.b.pdf.
- ^ a b La rénovation verte d'une résidence dorée La Presse. 11 June 2008
- ^ Our team The Samuel Bronfman Foundation. Retrieved on 17 October 2023