Person Detail: Chaim Potok

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