by Linda Fisher Kaletsky

A first generation American, Norman Braman believes the success he has achieved is only attainable in America. As a young boy, Braman was a water boy for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in 1985 he bought the team—something the average sports fan could only dream of. After a number of successful retail ventures, Braman hoped to retire to Miami with his wife, Irma, and two daughters in 1969, but became restless and invested in a Cadillac dealership. Today, Braman Enterprises consists of eight luxury car dealerships, and the thought of retirement never enters Braman’s mind because, as he says: “I love what I do.”

But Norman Braman isn’t completely consumed by his companies, he holds several positions of note on boards at the University of Miami and was one of the founders, and for the past 20 years, president of the board of trustees of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Miami Beach. The Bramans are staunch human rights supporters, philanthropists and two of the largest art collectors in Florida.