Andrea Bronfman


Andrea Brett Morrison Bronfman was a philanthropist and wife of billionaire Charles Bronfman, who was once co-chairman of Seagram's Co.

Personal life

She was born Andrea Brett Morrison in 1945 to a British Jewish family in London, the daughter of Hyam and Doris Morrison. Her father was a London clothier who was a leader of the United Joint Israel Appeal, and her mother, a homemaker, was a friend of the British Friends of the Museums of Israel.
She moved to Canada as a young bride with her first husband, David Cohen,. After that marriage ended in divorce, she married Charles Bronfman, who had served as best man at her marriage to Cohen.
The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts is given annually in her honour.

Death

She died in 2006 after being hit by a taxi in Central Park. A letter of condolence from the World Jewish Congress, whose president is Edgar Bronfman Sr., called Andrea Bronfman a pillar of her family and of the Jewish community.
She is survived by her children with David Cohen :
A memorial ceremony was held Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan and she was buried in Jerusalem.

Philanthropy

Andrea Bronfman and her husband were active in numerous charities including: