OBITUARY: ANDREA BRONFMAN
January 24, 2006
The philanthropist Andrea Bronfman, wife of former Seagrams chairman Charles Bronfman, was killed this week in a traffic accident in New York, reports the Canadian Press. She was 60. The Bronfmans were well-known for their support of Jewish causes and arts organizations. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Mrs. Bronfman founded the Gift of New York, a nonprofit effort to provide free admission to New York’s cultural and sports venues to the families of the victims. Read The Chronicle’s profile of the Bronfmans’ giving. (A paid subscription is required to view the Chronicle article.)
