by David Kluczwski (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. FALL 2009 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Kaplan came to the United States from Russia at the age of five around 1906 with his family, who settled in Meriden, Connecticut. Life was tough for the young family. His father worked in the junk business, collecting and selling others’ discarded items, … Continue reading The Meriden Buzz Saw: Kid Kaplan Pulls Himself Up by his Boxing Gloves