Born into privilege and married into great wealth, Bronfman lived by the prin- ciple of noblesse oblige. It was also the case that a demonstrable community con- science gave a boost to those eager to climb the social ladder, especially Jews who lacked a pedigree and found acceptance in Canada's prejudiced society hard to attain. Even before her marriage, Bronfman had served as president of the Girls' Auxiliary of the Winnipeg Jewish Orphanage Society. Later she headed the Orphans' Home. In Montreal, she began her community work in 1929 with the Young Women's Hebrew Association (YWHA), which sheserved as president for six years. She was the founder and president of the Women's Division of the Combined Jewish Appeal (1931-1933) and in 1934 one of the founders of Canadian Youth Aliyah, the Hadassah organiza- tion's program to resettle German-Jewish youngsters in Palestine.Among the Jewish groups with which she was associated were the Allied Jewish Community Services of Montreal (honorary president), the National Council of Jewish Women (vice- president), the Women's Auxiliary of the Montreal Jewish General Hospital (vice- president and life member), the Priscilla Rosner Chapter ofHadassah-wizo (hono- rary patron), the Canada- Israel Cultural Foundation (honorary patron), the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Montreal (member of the advisory council), the Jewish Federation of New York (committee member), and others.