Saidye Rosner Bronfman
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An article about philanthropist and art patron, Saidye Rosner Bronfman (1896-1995). Married to liquor magnate Samuel Bronfman, Saidye Bronfman was a generous supporter of charities and the arts. She organized the Montreal Jewish branch of the Quebec division of the Red Cross, for which she was awarded Order of the British Empire in 1943. In 1952, she and her husband founded the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation, which "gives grants to education, the arts, heritage preservation and Jewish community initiatives." The couple also made a significant contribution to the arts in Canada, founding the Saidye and Samuel Bronfman Collection of Canadian Art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. In recognition of Sadyie Bronfman's passion for the arts, her children founded theater and arts complex, the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts in 1967. Click on the link to read the article.
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Bronfman, Saidye Rosner, Bronfman, Samuel, Philanthopists, Visual Arts, Communities and Organizations, Theater, Movies and Television, Canada