Chaim Potok Writer

Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American Jewish author and rabbi. Potok is most famous for his first book The Chosen, a 1967 novel which was listed on The New York Times’ best seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies.

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Chaim Potok
Birth dateFebruary 17, 1929
Birth nameHerman Harold Potok
Birth place
Buffalo New York
Date of deathJuly 23, 2002
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Merion Pennsylvania

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