Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Quotes

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Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Profession : Businessman

Birth : June 20, 1929

The search for a Jewish national home came about due to centuries of anti-Semitic pogroms, expulsions, discrimination and hate. The Holocaust was simply the evil culmination of all that came before it.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

The Arab world needs to appreciate that legitimate historical claims and modern necessities are what make Israel the homeland of the Jewish people.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

If Catholics and Jews can today come together regularly for talks after so many tears and so much blood have been shed, than Jews and Arabs must be able to do the same.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

For decades, the plight of the Palestinian people has been exacerbated by internal corruption, a lack of effective investment, and the political cynicism of the Arab states, who often did not have the best interests of the Palestinians at heart.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

As a liberal and progressive, I abhor the notion of conflict and bloodshed and very much want to find a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue.

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.