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Shepard Broad
Shepard Broad (July 8, 1906 – November 6, 2001) was a Belarusian-American banker, lawyer and philanthropist.
Shepard Broad was originally born in Pinsk, Russia as Szmuel Bobrowice in 1906. Bobrowice lost his mother at the age of three and became an orphan at ten years old, when his father died in World War I.
He trained as a tailor's apprentice, but Eastern Europe offered little opportunity to a young Jewish boy. At the age of 14, he joined the mass migration to North America. Hoping to land in New York, he ended up in Quebec. Canadian immigration authorities planned to send him back to Russia, but his plight came to the attention of Adolph Stark, president of the Canadian-Jewish Immigration Society. Stark offered to adopt him, but Bobrowice was determined to find his uncle in New York. Stark gave him a train ticket, and Bobrowice made it to New York in 1920, knowing no English at the time.
Upon meeting his uncle in New York, he was given the new name of Shepard Broad and enrolled in school. Because he spoke only Yiddish, Broad was assigned to a third-grade class. However, within a year, Broad was able to attend high school.
Shepard Broad received his law degree from New York Law School in 1927, and he was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1928.
From 1928 through 1940, Broad practiced law in New York City.
In August 1940, Broad was admitted to The Florida Bar, and he brought his wife Ruth to live in South Florida. He opened a law office in Miami Beach, Florida the next year. On January 1, 1946, he founded the law firm of Broad and Cassel, which continues operations to this day with offices throughout Florida.
In 1946, Broad helped organize the Bank of Hollywood Hills and the North Shore Bank of Miami Beach. The following year, he helped establish the American Savings and Loan Association of Florida. He subsequently served as the president of the Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach. He also assisted in founding the Bank of Miramar, Florida.
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Shepard Broad
Shepard Broad (July 8, 1906 – November 6, 2001) was a Belarusian-American banker, lawyer and philanthropist.
Shepard Broad was originally born in Pinsk, Russia as Szmuel Bobrowice in 1906. Bobrowice lost his mother at the age of three and became an orphan at ten years old, when his father died in World War I.
He trained as a tailor's apprentice, but Eastern Europe offered little opportunity to a young Jewish boy. At the age of 14, he joined the mass migration to North America. Hoping to land in New York, he ended up in Quebec. Canadian immigration authorities planned to send him back to Russia, but his plight came to the attention of Adolph Stark, president of the Canadian-Jewish Immigration Society. Stark offered to adopt him, but Bobrowice was determined to find his uncle in New York. Stark gave him a train ticket, and Bobrowice made it to New York in 1920, knowing no English at the time.
Upon meeting his uncle in New York, he was given the new name of Shepard Broad and enrolled in school. Because he spoke only Yiddish, Broad was assigned to a third-grade class. However, within a year, Broad was able to attend high school.
Shepard Broad received his law degree from New York Law School in 1927, and he was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1928.
From 1928 through 1940, Broad practiced law in New York City.
In August 1940, Broad was admitted to The Florida Bar, and he brought his wife Ruth to live in South Florida. He opened a law office in Miami Beach, Florida the next year. On January 1, 1946, he founded the law firm of Broad and Cassel, which continues operations to this day with offices throughout Florida.
In 1946, Broad helped organize the Bank of Hollywood Hills and the North Shore Bank of Miami Beach. The following year, he helped establish the American Savings and Loan Association of Florida. He subsequently served as the president of the Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach. He also assisted in founding the Bank of Miramar, Florida.