Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok
Potok in 1986
Born	Herman Harold Potok (1929-02-17)February 17, 1929 Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2002(2002-07-23) (aged 73) Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, Rabbi, Painter
Education	Yeshiva University (BA)
Genre	Literary fiction
Spouse	Adena Potok
Children	Rena Potok Naama Potok Akiva Potok
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Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Of the more than a 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,^[1][2] and was adapted into a well-received 1981 feature film by the same title.