Bronfman. Ellen Bronfman Jennie Bronfman (b. 3 Feb 1891, Manitoba, Canada) Bess Bronfman (b. 2 Mar 1893, Manitoba – 1980), m. 1916–1940 to Harry Louis Druxerman (1887–1940); m. 1954–1964 to Harry Soforenko (d. 1964) Alvin Druxerman Jacquelyn Blanche Druxerman Allan Bronfman (2 Jan 1896, Manitoba – 26 Mar 1980, Montreal, QC), m. 28 Jun 1922, Ottawa, ON, to Lucy Bilsky Mona Bronfman (1923 – 1950), m. 1947. Edward Maurice Bronfman (1927 – 2005) Peter Frederick Bronfman (1929 – 1 Dec 1996, Toronto, ON), m. 1976. Bruce Bronfman Linda Bronfman Brenda Bronfman Rose Bronfman (3 Feb 1898, Manitoba – 31 May 1988), m. 24 Jun 1922, Winnipeg, MB, to Maxwell Rady (24 Nov 1899 – 3 Mar 1964) Mindel Rady (married name: Olenick) Marjorie Rady (b. 1929), m. Morley Blankstein Ernest Rady (b. 1937), m. Evelyn Early history The name Bronfman (Yiddish: "בראָנפמאַן bronfman = bronfn + man) comes from Yiddish בראָנפֿן bronfn, 'liquor, whisky/whiskey, spirits', which is cognate with German Branntwein (in Germany the term refers to any distilled spirits), Dutch brandewijn (which became English brandywine, i.e., 'brandy'), and Afrikaans brandewyn, plus Yiddish מאַן man, 'man'; it coincidently translates to 'spirits man', referring to one who makes or sells whiskey. The Bronfman family in Canada began with tobacco farmer Yechiel Bronfman (aka Ekiel Bronfman; 16 November 1855, Russia – 24 December 1919) and his wife, Mindel (née Elman; 25 May 1863 – 11 Nov 1918), who emigrated from Moldova to Canada with their children in 1889, escaping the anti-Semitic pogroms of Imperial Russia. In addition to the famed Samuel Bronfman, Yechiel and Mindel's children at the time of emigration included Abe (15 March 1882, Russia – 16 March 1968, Safety Harbor, Florida), Harry (15 March 1886, Russia – 12 November 1963, Montreal, QC), and Laura Bronfman (1 Jan 1887, Russia – 1976); in total they had 8 children. The family settled at a homestead near Wapella, Saskatchewan, but soon moved to Brandon, Manitoba. In 1903, the family borrowed money to buy a hotel (the Anglo-American Hotel) in Emerson, Manitoba, which turned out to be profitable due to railway construction. In 1906, the family moved to Winnipeg. With the advent of Prohibition in Canada, Samuel and his brothers turned their energy towards selling mail-order liquor. Following the government's crack-down on the business, the brothers took another route: as it was still legal to sell alcohol as medicine, the brothers rebranded their