Michael Kaplan Built to Survive

Built to Survive is the biography of Michael Kaplan, one of the worlds youngest Holocaust survivors. Michael survived the holocaust and journeyed to America, where he and his wife Helen raised a family and built one of New Jersey's premiere real estate development companies. Michael Kaplan pioneered affordable housing in New Jersey, and against all odds and obstacles, created a successful family business through hard work and determination.

Built to Survive is the biography of Michael Kaplan, one of the worlds youngest Holocaust survivors. Michael survived the holocaust and journeyed to America, where he and his wife Helen raised a family and built one of New Jersey's premiere real estate development companies. Michael Kaplan pioneered affordable housing in New Jersey, and against all odds and obstacles, created a successful family business through hard work and determination.

Missing the opportunity to learn and preserve some of his own family's history was the impetus for Alan Bergman to become a personal historian and biographer. His mission as the founder of Life Stories Preserved LLC is to capture and retell as many life stories as possible and pass them down to subsequent generations. He firmly believes that we have all led interesting, colorful lives, and he is saving them one life at a time. In addition to his author duties, he serves as the Director of the Personal Historians Northeast Network.