Andrea Brett Morrison Bronfman (May 30, 1945 – January 23, 2006) was a philanthropist and wife of billionaire

Charles Bronfman Charles Bronfman, (born June 27, 1931) is a Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist and is a member of the Canadian Jewish Bronfman family. With an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion (as of 2021), Bronfman was ranked by ''Forbes'' a ...

, who was once co-chairman of

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's Co.

Personal life

She was born Andrea Brett Morrison in 1945 to a British Jewish family in

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, the daughter of Hyam and Doris Morrison. Her father led the United Joint Israel Appeal, and her mother founded the British Friends of the Museums of Israel. She moved to

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as a young bride with her first husband, David Cohen, (the grandson of

Lyon Cohen Lyon Cohen (born Yehuda Leib Cohen; May 11, 1868 – August 17, 1937) was a Polish-born Canadian businessman and a philanthropist. He was the grandfather of singer/poet Leonard Cohen. Biography Cohen was born in Congress Poland, part of the Russ ...

, a prominent businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the

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and the "Jewish Times", the first Canadian Jewish newspaper). (David Cohen was the first cousin of singer

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

.) After that marriage ended in divorce, she married

, who had served as

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at her marriage to Cohen. The

Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts (''the Andy'',) is an annual design award given to an Israeli decorative artist working in ceramics, glass, textiles or jewellery. Awards The prize includes a cash award of NIS 50,000, in addition to a ...

is given annually in her honour.

Death

She died in 2006 after being hit by a taxi in

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. A letter of condolence from the

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, whose president was her brother-in-law,

Edgar Bronfman Sr. Edgar Miles Bronfman (born June 20, 1929 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. As president of the World Jewish ...

, called Bronfman a pillar of her family and of the Jewish community. She is survived by her children with David Cohen (died 2010): *Jeremy Cohen, and his wife Marci *Philippa "Pippa" Cohen, the founder of the artist management firm Webbcreative *Anthony "Tony" Cohen, the President and CEO of Global Edge Investments, a hospitality and lifestyle based investment company he founded in 1998,Global Edge Investments website: About Gei: "Anthony (Tony) Cohen"
retrieved September 7, 2014 and his wife Moira A memorial ceremony was held Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan and she was buried in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

.Jewish Journal: "Andrea Bronfman, Charity Giant, Killed"
January 26, 2006

Philanthropy

Andrea Bronfman and her husband were active in numerous charities including: *Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies *Gift of New York, a charity put together after the

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on the

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