a store front on 41st Street. Since gas rationing was in effect during the war, it was prudent for my family to attend a Temple close to home. Thus began my family’s 70 year relationship with TBS. My father, Shepard Broad, was a lawyer, banker and land developer who helped support the establishment of the State of Israel. In 1947, David Ben-Gurion asked a small group of American-Jewish activists to meet at Rudolf Sonneborn’s apartment in New York. The group’s first assignment, called Aliyah Bet, was to help displaced persons who were Holocaust survivors settle in Palestine. My father purchased three of the ten war surplus boats used in project Aliyah Bet. My mother, Ruth, supported these efforts by helping him run the operation out of his law office. I learned from a very young age what it means to help fellow Jews and other people. My passion for Tikkun Olam spilled over into my teaching career, which began at TBS as an assistant Kindergarten teacher and later as a teacher in the Miami-Dade public schools. Beyond the classroom, I’ve been fortunate enough to support many educational programs and innovative endeavors ranging from elementary and middle school courses, to Hillel programming on college campuses, to parenting programs at the University of Haifa and with TBS’ Open Tent. I married my late husband, Irving Bussel, in 1959. We have four wonderful children: Daniel, Deborah, Karen, and John, who together blessed us with seven delightful grandchildren. Five generations of my family are products of TBS, beginning with grandmother Dora Kugel, followed by my parents, Ruth
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