Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (as an owner),
1984.
Family owns the Seagram Company, which makes alcoholic beverages.
His late wife, Andrea, made the cover of the June 24, 2005 edition of
the New York Post. She was struck and killed by a taxicab on Fifth
Avenue the day before.
Inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 as a builder.
He was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on December
14, 1981 and C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on April 30, 1992
for his services to Jewish causes.
He is President of the World Jewish Congress and based in
New York City, New York. (June 2007)