Holocaust survivors from Europe and brought them to British Mandate Palestine,” said Bussel. “Many people here have no idea that Miami played such an important role in making this miracle of a country possible.” About 5,000 Holocaust survivors were on Broad’s three ships, the Hatikva, Geula, and the The Jewish State. Yet due to British restrictions on Jewish immigration at the time, they were considered illegal migrants. The British sent one of Broad’s ships back to a refugee camp in Cyprus. Jewish immigration only became legal once the British Mandate ended and the State of Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948. Shepard Broad passed away on November 6, 2001. His legacy continues through the Shepard Broad Foundation and his two children (Morris Broad, of blessed memory, and Ann Bussel), five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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