Philanthropist and Jewish communal leader Edgar Bronfman has died, aged 84.
The former president of the World Jewish Congress is thought to have died peacefully at his home in New York, with his family beside him.
European Jewish Congress president Dr Moshe Kantor said: “Bronfman was not just a philanthropist and supporter of Jewish causes; he was one of the leading voices on some of the issues of greatest importance to the Jewish people.
“Bronfman laid an example for all of us involved in Jewish communal affairs and his legacy framed much of the agenda for the challenges facing world Jewry even today.”
