Herman Silverman

Born in the back of a paddy wagon, Herman Silverman later rose to become a man of great success, integrity, and generosity. Silverman was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1920. He grew up poor, but overcame poverty to become an enterprising businessman. He started Sylvan Pools, a nationally renowned business, and helped found the James A. Michener Art Museum in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania is also home to his eponymous art gallery. He continues to support local and international charities The...See more

Born in the back of a paddy wagon, Herman Silverman later rose to become a man of great success, integrity, and generosity. Silverman was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1920. He grew up poor, but overcame poverty to become an enterprising businessman. He started Sylvan Pools, a nationally renowned business, and helped found the James A. Michener Art Museum in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania is also home to his eponymous art gallery. He continues to support local and international charities The father of four daughters, he is also a proud grandfather to seven and great-grandfather to five. He lives with his second wife Elizabeth Serkin in Newtown, Pennsylvania. This is Silverman's second memoir. His first, titled Michener and Me , centered on his fifty-year friendship with writer James A. Michener. See less