Alexander Bronstein
Alexander Bronstein (; born 15 June 1954, in Leningrad, USSR) is a businessperson. An Estonian citizen, he currently lives in Tallinn, Estonia. He heads the Solway Group, a controversial mining company. Biography. Alexander Bronstein was born in 1954 in Leningrad. He is son of academic and World War II veteran (Mikhail Bronstein). Anti-semitism drove the family to Tallinn, Estonia in 1956. In 1976 Bronstein graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in Applied Mathematics, gaining a PhD in 1981. He started working in the nonferrous-metal industry in the late 1980s. He held a number of key  posts within the metalworking business before becoming a co-founder of , managing assets in Central, Eastern Europe, South America and South-Eastern Asia. According to "Finance" magazine, Bronstein's net worth was US$150 million in 2007. Recognition. 2007: awarded an Order of the White Star by the Estonian government. Charity. Alexander Bronstein has played an active role in Jewish community life in Estonia since 2004. He funded the construction of the first Estonian synagogue and Jewish community centre (2005–07) to replace the building destroyed during World War II. The synagogue was named Beit Bela" in honour of Bronstein's  mother. In 2006, Bronstein was one of the six sponsors who pledged support for Israeli orphans whose parents were killed by Hamas troops. He has supported the "Peres Centre" in Jaffa and the President's Conference in Jerusalem since 2008. In 2006 he organized and sponsored the European Israeli Friends forum, which brought together more than 500 members of the European Parliament in Jerusalem.