"He's a business success in his own right," he said. This is real, Bronfman told me late Thursday afternoon on TSN 690 Radio. In 2010 Igtet founded the Independent Libya Foundation (ILF), an organization supporting the fledgling rebel movement. Get our latest stories in the feed of your favorite networks. All rights reserved. He hopes the deal gets done, so that he can attend opening day with his 88-year-old father. [6] [7] [8] [9] The couple divorced in 1954. Too much money was spent on it. Bronfman's father did not approve of the marriage. Bronfman family scion and liquor heiress Ellen Bronfman Hauptman is one of those; she and her husband, former Chicago Fire soccer club owner Andrew Hauptman, recently paid $21.5 million for a sprawling estate in prime Malibu. Last year, he sold a majority interest in the club to billionaire Joe Mansueto, in a deal valued at $204 million. Stephen Bronfman speaks to the media about the prospect of Major League Baseball returning to Montreal. The partnership with La Caisse fits perfectly in our common strategic and patient investment philosophy.. The leaked bank documents indicated that Bronfman and many others had used offshore tax havens to shelter money, which is often perfectly legal. As the only daughter of Canadian multibillionaire Charles Bronfman, longtime L.A. resident Bronfman Hauptman was born into a family that has been called the perhaps the single largest force in the Jewish charitable world, though they are probably still best-known for their ownership of Seagram, the now-defunct liquor giant that was the worlds top producer of alcoholic beverages in the 1990s. In 2006, Stephen's father's second wife died after a car hit her in New York City. I made a great decision to get married to my wife and we have a wonderful family. La vie est trop courte (life is too short) to put up with the bullshit in Montreal, he says. [10] The Trudeau and Bronfman families have been friends for decades. KM - Much of your family have moved down to the United States; millions of Canadians have done this. The same Leo Kolber that moved all the Elite wealth to Cayman Ilsand offshore accounts. What do you see as the legacy that you are trying to sustain as part of the Bronfman family? Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. Rob (Manfred) is really putting himself out there. He returned to Montreal where he worked in the marketing department of the Montreal Expos, then owned by his late father. 1 all the time, coddled and catered to like some members of the business elite. It was a substantial financial loss.. In 2000, Stephen's cousin Edgar Bronfman Jr. sold the liquor business in favor of the entertainment industry, a disastrous financial move that at one point cut the family's $6.5 billion net worth to about $2.9 billion. I find this project as important as any within the realm of the federation or Combined Jewish Appeal. WebEllen Bronfman Hauptman is Co-Chairman of Andell Holdings, a private investment firm and family office that she controls with her husband, Andrew Hauptman. For decades, the Bronfmans came to prominence within Canada as key fundraisers for the Liberal Party of Canada and filled cabinets with their Laurentian Elite friends. Mrs. Bronfman was on the Board of Directors of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc., New York; The Jewish Museum, New York. Could it affect another? I was born and raised there. Writing in the Financial Times Tuesday, Mark Vandevelde does a deep dive into Peter and Edward Bronfman and Brookfield Asset Management, which Vandevelde We are smoking. Subscribe to our free Business by the Bay newsletter. Washington, D.C. 20036 USA. 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Their Montreal home sold for more than $3.3 million. Terrible. Looks like the Honeymoon is over! Andrea Bronfman devoted much of her energies to fostering their interest in Jewish identity, community and meaning, both in North America and in Israel. The Bronfman name may not be well known in these parts, but the family has a long and storied history in Canada, dating to when the clan fled the anti-Semitic pogroms in Moldova in 1889. It's why he's so excited about the Rays deal. MONTREAL Stephen Bronfman and his wife Claudine are determined that their three young children will grow up proud to be Jewish and comfortable making their lives in Montreal. Mr. Bronfman has spent much of his life as an active businessman. For decades, the Bronfmans came to prominence within Canada as key fundraisers for the Liberal Party of Canada and filled cabinets with their, Gerald Butts, Trudeaus other lifelong friend was also a founder for Canada 2020, which is registered as a non-profit. This is where I am comfortable. Gerald Butts, Trudeaus other lifelong friend was also a founder for Canada 2020, which is registered as a non-profit. He feels there is momentum behind baseball returning to Montreal, whether it be the Rays deal or another one. We need to broaden the way we conceive of the Jewish community if we are to remain vibrant, Gold said. SB - Well, we have always been very community minded and not just with the Jewish community. Dirt is a part of Penske Media Corporation. He also divorced his wife and, in 1975, Edgar married Rita Webb, the daughter of a barkeeper. So there is a sense that you were taught that there is an obligation that with great opportunity comes responsibility. Bronfman, who is alsochairman of Pinewood Toronto Studios, which opened in 2007 in Torontos port, the continents biggest purpose-built film studio, was born into a storied Canadian business family. Built in 2001, the Tuscan-style villa spans about 6,600 square feet of living space on a 1.2-acre blufftop lot thats notably long and narrow. NXIVM, Stephen Bronfman and the Canadian Connection. Tropicana Field took over a Black St. Pete community. Stephen Bronfman and Justin Trudeau are childhood friends. The organization also has a relationship with the David Suzuki Foundation. In 1976, two New York men accused of kidnapping 21-year-old Samuel Bronfman II were convicted of grand larceny. He doesn't seek the spotlight, but it doesn't scare him either, said Karl Moore, a radio host and associate professor at Montreal's McGill University, who has known Bronfman for about 15 years. 2023 Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. Please try again. Multiple sources have revealed to Page Six that the Atlantic Investment founder is now dating Stacey Bronfman, ex-wife of Seagram heir Matthew Bronfman They will be investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the technology and innovation sectors. Andrea M. Bronfman inherited her love of Israel from her parents and her love of art from her mother. Yet somehow Paul Bronfman, the irrepressible optimist, has not let multiple sclerosis slow him down. Stephen Bronfman was the, The Foundation is a flow-through, meaning that it has no assets. We are putting in place the necessary infrastructure and capital to develop investment opportunities in technology companies with high growth potential that have succeeded in reaching the marketing stage, said Claridge CEO Pierre Boivin. 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After graduating from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1986, he worked in the Expos' marketing department for a short time. Last year, it was TNT. In his office last Wednesday, an assistant cues up this years song, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You).. Follow @GrahamBrink. Nico Williams, an MFA sculpture candidate at Concordia, and Leila Zelli, a masters candidate in visual and media arts at Universit de Qubec Montral (UQAM), are the 2021 recipients of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art.. After a nine-year absence, the Montreal-based private investment firm Claridge, the investment vehicle of the Charles Bronfman family, is returning to Israel this time as a technology investor. The 35s played an active role in alerting both the Canadian government and the public at large to the plight of Soviet Jewry. The firm invested in artist tours by the Rolling Stones, Madonna, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. With all if this scandal surrounding Justin Trudeau, his popularity in rapid decline, Stephen Bronfman has his eye set on another candidate for the 2019 Canadian Election. He landed at Claridge, the boutique investment firm started by his father a few years earlier. He says Ontario must promise not to make any surprise adjustments to its tax credit rate, and loan money to new film studios. For the Bronfmans and Gold, the accent is on inclusiveness and a recognition of how diverse the community is today. All five of the homes bedrooms have ensuite baths, and the master is additionally upgraded with a fireplace, a walk-in closet with its own crystal chandelier, and a bathroom that wouldnt look out of place in a five-star resort. Its budget is drawn up each year often in partnership with government or non-profit organizations. La Caisse de Dpt et Placement du Qubec, which is one of Canadas biggest institutional fund managers and has some $215 billion in assets, said it was teaming up with Claridge as the kind of local partner it is looking for as it establishes a presence in high-growth countries.. From the kitchen, dual barn doors slide open to a family room, and there are also fireplace-equipped living and dining rooms. They will be investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the technology and innovation sectors. Andrea (Andy) M. Bronfman, z"l, co-chair of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP), passed away Monday, January 23, 2006 as the result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident. KM - What we have is sometimes people that newly come to wealth, where yours is generations later. He's Stephen has remained in his ancestral city of Montreal, the last male Bronfman to do so, with his wife, Claudine Blondin, a former Molson marketing Her commitment to human rights and fundamental freedom led her to found the Group of 35 Montreal Womens Campaign for Soviet Jewry. Separated three years ago from his wife, Bronfman lives in a condo in Torontos trendy Yorkville district. Newly discovered documents from corporate registries, the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States and the Paradise Papers database show that Bronfman was a key member/shareholder of Claridge Israel LLC a Delaware company that was owed more than $8 million by the Kolber Trust. We have connected. He asks his assistant to show me photos of the couple on his mobile phone. 2023 Dirt.com, LLC. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. So I think Montreal, I don't want to sound cocky, but I think Montreal needs me. Mr. Bronfman exuded confidence at the Liberal summer caucus over what he had to do to fill Liberal coffers.. Over the years, the team added more talent slugger Andre Dawson, catcher Gary Carter and speedster Tim Raines, who all ended up in the Hall of Fame. Rays were fearless on the bases in 2022. In 2003, she founded AIDA: The Association for Israels Decorative Arts, a vehicle designed to expose Israeli artists to North American galleries and collectors, as well as to educate North Americans about decorative arts in Israel. Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? In the 2010 article "The Heiresses and the Cult", Vanity Fair detailed how Sara and Clare Bronfman had given up to $150 million to NXIVM, a group their father referred to as a cult. Stephen Bronfmans first deal made through Claridge was Canadian Broadcasting Assets, Canadian brewer Labatt, which included sports networks. The sale states that she will become a non-resident of Canada. After all, how could that possibly be, considering long time family friend and confident Leo Kolber had been investing in off-shore accounts for the Bronfmans and their elite friends for decades. In her capacity as National Co-Chair of the Canadian Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth, Andy Bronfman created and directed a national cultural project, A Coat of Many Colours: Two Centuries of Jewish Life in Canada, a major traveling exhibition with a companion book and film. Montreal. KM - This has been Karl Moore talking Management for the Globe and Mail today with Stephen Bronfman from Montreal. He speaks excitedly of his new girlfriend, workout routine, recent Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2, new hobby skydiving and, oh yeah, his companys great good fortune in supplying equipment to Canadas fast-growing film and television industry. Edgar Bronfman Jr. took the reins at Seagram in 1994, after his father White now employs 330 full- and part-time staff at offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Sudbury, Ont., and Halifax. Often times, I tell you, the $5,000 grant can do a hell of a lot getting a small group going or can really have a large effect. It has helped propel him through seven years of ups and downs on his quest to bring Major League Baseball back to Montreal. Their partners span from Real Estate, Entertainment, and Food Production. In this week's episode, hear how Brantley launched his art career with used canvases from a local art institute, turned tragedy into triumph with his first major art show, and created an entire world that's led to major motion picture studios knocking on his door. Other Bronfman relatives, most notably Matthew Bronfman, Stevens cousin, have investments in Israel, including a stake in the food retailer Supersol and the Israeli franchise of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea. As Chairman of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Mr. Bronfman oversees a family of charitable foundations in Israel, Canada and the United States. He doesn't need to be No. Corruption, bribes, payoffs, threats. Bronfman, 59, has battled MS for more than 20 years, and no longer has the use of his arms and legs. Artist, storyteller and entrepreneur Hebru Brantley takes us on a journey from his childhood in Chicago discovering fine art, to studying film in Atlanta, to struggling to make ends meet while styling rappers and designing concert posters. With zero return from nine years. We hired the right people, Bronfman says of his new venture. It was discovered Stephen Bronfman employed SNC Lavalin CEOs wife. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Bronfman has said that he wasn't interested in business as a young man. Chrystia Freeland. Jewish Insider. . They were pretty confident Trudeau would be the next Prime Minister well in advance of the election. The Bronfmans established a complicated ownership structure with family trusts, much like the Trudeaus. At least it's not going into his own bank or his mattress or what have you. Charles Bronfmans money was instrumental in founding Canada 2020. Though the house appears rather squat from the outside, the interiors boast high ceilings and a properly airy beach vibe, with big windows and foldaway glass doors drinking in the A+ views. Stephen Bronfman was a young boy when the Expos first arrived in Montreal. I guess it would be nice if other families, who were more new to wealth, would share that obligation. However, new documents uncovered by journalists at the CBC show Bronfmans link to the trust appears to have lasted until 2005. The public rooms perform their best imitation of an Italian country estate, with a mix of stone and hardwood floors, plus a cooks kitchen with a rustic wooden island and what appears to be a La Cornue range. It's tough to learn the word "no" but I have over some time and I stay within, like any business you take your business model and your business is focused, so your philanthropic side of life has to be focused as well. More than 29,000 people showed up at Jarry Park, an outdoor stadium with a grass playing field. We've done a lot of work with this fine institution of McGill and Centraide which is our United Way in Quebec. Known to friends and colleagues as Andy, Mrs. Bronfman also served as Founder and Deputy Chairman of The Gift of New York, a non-profit initiative which provided admission to New York Citys cultural, arts, entertainment and sports venues, without charge, to the bereaved families of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Montreal. Bronfman's firm teamed up with renowned concert promoter Michael Cohl to produce tours for the likes of Madonna and the Rolling Stones, and musicals including the award winning Spamalot. I made a great decision to get married to my wife and we have a wonderful family. Published March 10, 2009. We shut it down in 03. A bunch of gangsters ran the studio and equipment business in Montreal. Rays to fans: 'We desperately want to stay in Tampa Bay', Rays have cleared one Montreal hurdle, but many remain, Why Rays think their Montreal idea is so 'amazing', Tampa Bay has to decide whether it's a major league market, Stu-realism on display at Rays' museum exhibition. It was discovered Stephen Bronfman employed SNC Lavalin CEOs wife Emma Griffen. MONTREAL Stephen Bronfman and his wife Claudine are determined that their three young children will grow up proud to be Jewish and comfortable making With all if this scandal surrounding Justin Trudeau, his popularity in rapid decline, Stephen Bronfman has his eye set on another candidate for the 2019 Canadian Election. He'd seen his father come home from work everyday in a suit and tie and didn't think it was for him. In 2003, she and her husband, Charles, were named honorary citizens of Jerusalem, the first North American Jews and the first couple to receive this historic honor. "He's definitely a big fish is a medium sized pond.". For years we had an office in Montreal. The family could make their product legally in Canada and then sell it to bootleggers trying to quench American's thirst for liquor during the prohibition era. Claridge had been investing in Israel since the 1980s and had a good run buying and selling stakes in Teva Pharmaceuticals and Osem. Bronfman is closer to that dream than ever. This article was published more than 13 years ago. 2016 The Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Inc. All right reserved. After the couple split, Gold sold the house in 2015 for $18.5 million to Grant and Patty Sims, a philanthropic couple from Houston who made their fortune in the oil and gas sector, and purchased the property as a vacation home. Over a memorable 24-hour period in 1992, he was honored by making the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series in Toronto, the first such contest ever to be played outside the United States. Their Montreal home sold for more than $3.3 million. SNC-Lavalin corruption trial could prove more scandalous than Wilson-Raybould affair. He had some early successes and ascended to the top job in 1997. We encountered an issue signing you up. Matthew Bronfman divested his controlling stake in Israel Discount Bank last year after holding it a decade. David Anselmo, a former actor, has opened Northern Ontario Film Studios in a former hockey rink he leases from the City of Sudbury; White two years ago partnered withAnselmo to open a film equipment house there. In a statement issued after the Paradise Papers revelations were first published, Bronfman said his only connection to the offshore trust in question ended in 1998. I see him as a mentor to help us grow the film industry in northern Ontario, Anselmo says. In May of 2000, she was awarded Doctorate of Philosophy, Honoris Causa, from Tel Aviv University. WebClaridge is a private investment firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. SB - Due diligence, due diligence, lot's of due diligence! It came a bit later in life for you, that sense of rootedness of your own personal family. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. One of them was a fellow named Rabinovich who was a very wealthy business man in Kiev and he had just discovered, not only that he had made a pile of money, but also just discovered he was Jewish and he was very proud of that. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. Despite the early victory, the team was awful, losing 20 games in a row and eventually tying for the fewest wins in the league that season. Claridge has been involved with some well-known brands including Cirque du Soleil, Dick Clark Productions, gluten-free food maker Glutino and SunOpta, the organic food company. Website by Studio/Laurie Fink, Following ones passions vs. honoring ones parents, Charles Bronfman Institute of Personalized Medicine, Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, Tel Aviv University, Institute for National Security Studies, Karev Program for Educational Involvement, University of Toronto, Chair in Israeli Studies. Among the pilot projects receiving funding are The Moot Court of Jewish Law at four Jewish high schools, which introduces Grade 10 students to Jewish law from a historic perspective and as it applies today; the Academy of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts to enable Grade 7 and 8 students from four high schools to enrol; and the creation of the West Island Jewish Family Learning Centre, where parents of pre-school children can get a grounding in Judaism. Personal life In 1979, Bronfman married his first wife, Sherry Brewer, an African-American actress, in New Orleans. Film and TV producers have lured away a number of Whites younger employees. From a business perspective, again, I have not been able to affect the large part of the business community like Seagram had, but what I have been able to learn, and I've been lucky enough to be involved in many different business industries (in television, live music touring, food business, and other businesses). Montreal was always one of the top communities in world Jewry, and Im committed to seeing it remain so, Stephen Bronfman said in an interview. Caron: did the PM mislead the House or did Stephen Bronfman lie? Their association with Gen J, they say, is not just a case of lending their names. Get email notification for articles from Michael Rochvarger, U.S. Jewish Leaders to PM: Make Sacrifices, Birthrighters More Likely to Marry Other Jews, Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Students on Ice (SOI) has led educational expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Whether hes speaking to a parliamentary committee about the vitality of our domestic product, or to the Premier about the importance of our tax credits, he doesnt pull punches, says Jim Mirkopoulos, whose family owns Cinespace Studios in Toronto and Chicago. Such an environment will offer higher returns, greatly benefiting our depositors, said Andreas Beroutsos, Caisses executive vice president of private equity and infrastructure. Stephen is equally committed to environmental, cultural and community cau Read More Contact Stephen Bronfman's Phone Number and Email Last Update 11/28/2022 8:19 AM Email s***@claridgeinc.com Stephen was given the reins to his fathers legacy, and was a driving force behind Justin Trudeaus rise to power, through such organizations as Canada 2020. In 2014, Canada 2020 hosted Hillary Clinton in Ottawa, and a personal meeting with Justin Trudeau was being arranged.