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Saidye Rosner Bronfman OBE (9 December 1896 – 6 July 1995) was a Canadian-Jewish philanthropist. Her husband, Samuel Bronfman (1891–1971), purchased Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Limited, that became the Seagram Company. The family took a leading role in the Canadian-Jewish community.
Saidye Rosner Bronfman was a first-generation Canadian who used her wealth to benefit numerous Canadian Jewish organizations and philanthropies. Beginning in 1929, she served as the president of Montreal’s Young Women’s Hebrew Association for six years.
Jul 10, 1995 · Saidye Rosner Bronfman, the mother of one of the most renowned Jewish families in the Diaspora and considered by many to be the matriarch of Canadian Jewry, has died here at the age of 98.
Aug 13, 2019 · Saidye Bronfman was a leader in the Jewish community who generously supported the arts and various charities. She received the Order of the British Empire for her work with the Red Cross during the Second World War.
Jul 7, 1995 · Saidye Rosner Bronfman, a philanthropist and widow of Samuel Bronfman, founder of the Seagram Company, died yesterday at her home in Montreal. She was 98.
Saidye Rosner Bronfman. Samuel Bronfman’s wife, Saidye Rosner (1896–1995), played an important role in the Jewish community while the Seagram business flourished. Like Samuel, Saidye came from a Jewish family that had fled persecution in Russia to settle in Winnipeg.
Jul 14, 1995 · MONTREAL — Saidye Rosner Bronfman, mother of one of North America's best-known Jewish families and matriarch of Canadian Jewry, has died here at the age of 98. The widow of the late industrialist and philanthropist Samuel Bronfman died in her sleep Friday of last week.
