Chaim Potok

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chaim Potok
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Feb 17, 1929(1929-02-17)
Age	95
Date Of Death	2002-07-23
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aquarius

Chaim Potok Biography

Chaim Potok is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on February 17, 1929 in Bronx, New York, United States. A writer from the Orthodox Jewish community who was a writer of Orthodox Jewish origin who wrote The Chosen, a novel that offers a glimpse of the Hasidic world’s insularity. Other literary works by him are My Name is Asher Lev (1972) and In the Beginning (1975).

Rod Steiger starred in the 1981 film, The Chosen, which was based on Potok’s book of the same name. starred in the film from 1981, The Chosen, which was based on the book by Potok with the same title.

The place he was raised was The Bronx, New York and was the most senior of four children of an Orthodox Jewish family. He was married in 1958. married the social professional Adena Sara Mosevitzsky; together the couple had three children.

Chaim Potok Net Worth

Chaim Potok is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chaim Potok 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was ordained as a Rabbi upon his attendance at his studies at Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Later, he earned a graduate diploma in Hebrew literature, and later ascended to an appointment as an U.S. Army chaplain.

The Chosen The Chosen, his first novel, sat for longer than six weeks on The New York Times best-seller list before being made into a feature-length film as well as a short-lived Broadway musical.

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Chaim Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chaim Potok celebrates birthday on February 17 of every year.

Top Facts about Chaim Potok

1. Chaim Potok was an American author and rabbi.
2. He was born on February 17, 1929 in New York City.
3. His most famous novel is “The Chosen”.
4. Potok wrote over a dozen books in his lifetime.
5. He graduated from Yeshiva University with a degree in English literature.
6. Potok served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
7. He received numerous awards for his writing, including the Edward Lewis Wallant Award and National Jewish Book Award.
8. Potok’s novels often explore themes of identity, religion, and culture clash.
9. He passed away on July 23, 2002 at the age of 73 due to brain cancer.
10. Potok’s works continue to be widely read and studied today.

Is Chaim Potok religious?

Born in Brooklyn in 1929 to Polish immigrants, Potok was raised an Orthodox Jew with the expectation that he would become a Talmudic scholar.

Where did Chaim Potok live?

Chaim Potok, a scholar and ordained rabbi whose best-selling novels about Hasidic Judaism explored the wrenching decision to forsake a close-knit parochial community for the world outside, died yesterday at his home in Merion, Pa. He was 73. He had been ill with cancer for some time, his wife, Adena Potok, said.

What did Chaim Potok write?

Potok wrote many plays, among them Sins of The Father and Out of The Depths. In 1992, Potok completed another novel, I am the Clay, about the courageous struggle of a war-ravaged family. His 1993 young adult literature The Tree of Here was followed by The Sky of Now (1995) and Zebra and Other Stories (1998).

Who wrote the chosen novel?

Chaim Potok

How do you pronounce Chaim Potok?

Chaim is two syllables, like Chai (rhymes with “hi”)-im. I believe Potok is pronounced like Puh-tok. More questions about My Name Is Asher Lev…