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| − | '''Chaim Potok''' is an [[author]], most widely known for writing the classic novel ''The Chosen.'' Potok was born in 1929 in the Bronx, [[New York]] to a family of [[Polish]] [[immigrant]]s. He received several degrees including English Literature and Hebrew Literature, and became a very educated man in both secular and religious subjects. After serving in the [[Korean War]], he married, and later became a [[rabbi]]. In 2002, at the age of 73, Potok died of [[brain cancer]]. | + | '''Chaim Potok''' is an [[author]], most widely known for writing the classic novel ''[[The Chosen]].'' Potok was born in 1929 in the Bronx, [[New York]] to a family of [[Polish]] [[immigrant]]s. He received several degrees including English Literature and Hebrew Literature, and became a very educated man in both secular and religious subjects. After serving in the [[Korean War]], he married, and later became a [[rabbi]]. In 2002, at the age of 73, Potok died of [[brain cancer]]. |
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Revision as of 02:27, October 19, 2007
Chaim Potok is an author, most widely known for writing the classic novel The Chosen. Potok was born in 1929 in the Bronx, New York to a family of Polish immigrants. He received several degrees including English Literature and Hebrew Literature, and became a very educated man in both secular and religious subjects. After serving in the Korean War, he married, and later became a rabbi. In 2002, at the age of 73, Potok died of brain cancer.