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Person Detail: Chaim Potok
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| Full Name: Chaim Potok | ||
| Biography: (1929-2002) Novelist. Chaim Potok was born in the Bronx, New York to Jewish immigrant parents. His writing dealt mainly with Jewish issues. Chaim Potok died in 2002. |
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| 1967 |
(Unknown) County The Chosen Novel. Potok's most famous work, "The Chosen" was made into a film. |
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| 2002 |
(Unknown) County Potok died of brain cancer at his home in Merion, Pennsylvania in 2002. |
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| 1929 |
Bronx County Herman Harold Potok was born in the Bronx, New York in 1929. He later adopted Chaim as his professional name. |
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| 1950 |
New York County Potok received a B. A. degree from Yeshiva University, an Orthodox college in Manhattan, New York in 1950. |
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| 1969 |
(Unknown) County The Promise Novel. Sequel to "The Chosen." |
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| 1972 |
(Unknown) County My Name is Asher Lev Novel. |
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| 1978 |
(Unknown) County Wanderings: Chaim Potok's Story of the Jews Nonfiction. |
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| 1981 |
(Unknown) County The Book of Lights Novel. |
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| 1985 |
(Unknown) County Davita's Harp Novel. |
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| 1990 |
(Unknown) County The Gift of Asher Lev Novel. |
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| 1992 |
(Unknown) County I Am the Clay Novel. |
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| 2001 |
(Unknown) County Old Men at Midnight Three short novels. |
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| 1996 |
(Unknown) County The Gates of November Nonfiction. |
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