Chaim Potok
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Chaim Potok, was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Among the more than a dozen books he authored, his first novel The Chosen was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list
Potok in 1986
Potok's house in suburban Philadelphia
The Chosen (1981 film)
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The Chosen is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Chaim Potok, published in 1967. It stars Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Maximilian Sc
Chaim Potok
…was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3.4 million copies as of 2002, and was adapted into a well-received 1981 feature film by the same title. Herman Harold Potok was born in the Bronx, New York City, to Benjamin Max Potok (died 1958) and Mollie (née Friedman; died 1985), Jewish immigrants…
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