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Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Of the more than dozen novels he authored, his first book The Chosen (1967), was listed on The New York Times’ bestseller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies and which was adapted into a well-received 1981 feature film by the same title.

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American rabbi and author (1929–2002)

Born 1929
Died 2002

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  • Cover of: The chosen
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  • Cover of: My Name is Asher Lev
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    Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000poto_k6j1 Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000unse_x4k9 Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000unse Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000chai Cover of edition mynameisasherle00poto Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000chai_t4x4 Cover of edition mynameisasherlev00poto Cover of edition mynameisasherlev00poto_1 Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000poto First published in 1972 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Promise
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    Cover of edition promisechai00chai First published in 1969 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Wanderings: Chaim Potok's history of the Jews.
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  • Cover of: The Promise

    First published in 1965 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: In the beginning
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    Cover of edition inthebeginning0000chai Cover of edition inbeginning00chai First published in 1975 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The gates of November: chronicles of the Slepak family
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  • Cover of: The gift of Asher Lev
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    First published in 1990 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: From the corners of the earth: contemporary photographs of the Jewish world

    First published in 1985 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: My Name Is Asher Lev (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: My first 79 years
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    First published in 2000 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Promise (1st/DJ) by Chaim Potok by Chaim Potok

    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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American rabbi and author (1929–2002)

Born 1929
Died 2002

Subjects

Fiction, Jews, Jews, fiction, Jewish families, Biography, Communists, History, Large type books, New york (n.y.), fiction, Family, Fiction, general, Judaism, Artists, Families, Fathers and sons, Fiction, jewish, Jewish artists, Jewish communists, Jewish ethics, Korean War, 1950-1953, Literature, Refuseniks, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, 1920-, American Short stories

Places

New York, New York (State), Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), United States, Soviet Union, Brooklyn, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.), France, New York (N.Y.)

People

Isaac Stern (1920-2001), Mariya Slepak, Slepak family, Solomon Slepak (1893-1978), Vladimir Slepak (1927-), Chaim Potok, Isaac Stern, Théo Tobiasse (1927-)

Time

1950's ish, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • C Potok
  • CHAIM POTOK
  • Chaim potok

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February 15, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
February 15, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import