Chaim Potok
Chaim Potok was born in the Bronx in 1929. He graduated from Yeshiva University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, was ordained as a rabbi, and earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as ... [... more]
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The Gift of Asher Lev
Sometimes the truth must be told in riddles: Of all the Chaim Potok books I've read, (the last being about 8 years ago) this one has stayed with me the most, perhaps because it perplexed me at the time. Probably most people will prefer the first Asher [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Maria Slepak
Chaim Potok, Leonid Slepak, Vladimir Slepak, Alexander Slepak and Maria Slepak The father is a high-ranking Communist officer, a Jew who survived Stalin's purges. The son is a "refusenik," who risked his life and happiness to protest everything [... more]
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Leonid Slepak
Chaim Potok, Leonid Slepak, Vladimir Slepak, Alexander Slepak and Maria Slepak The father is a high-ranking Communist officer, a Jew who survived Stalin's purges. The son is a "refusenik," who risked his life and happiness to protest everything [... more]
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Alexander Slepak
Chaim Potok, Leonid Slepak, Vladimir Slepak, Alexander Slepak and Maria Slepak The father is a high-ranking Communist officer, a Jew who survived Stalin's purges. The son is a "refusenik," who risked his life and happiness to protest everything [... more]
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Vladimir Slepak
Chaim Potok, Leonid Slepak, Vladimir Slepak, Alexander Slepak and Maria Slepak The father is a high-ranking Communist officer, a Jew who survived Stalin's purges. The son is a "refusenik," who risked his life and happiness to protest everything [... more]
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Davita's Harp
Enjoyable: Chaim Potok does an excellent job of weaving the social and political turmoil of the later 1930's and early 1940's with the pain and difficulties of growing up. Davita's Harp is told from the perspective Iliana Chandal, a pre-teen Jewish girl, [... more]
CDN$22.95
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The Chosen
From Amazon.com: Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live. Though on the surface it explores religious faith--the intellectually committed [... more]
CDN$30.09
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My Name Is Asher Lev
Five Stars for the Brooklyn Prodigy: My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok is a remarkable story from the first page to the last. Potok takes the reader on a captivating journey through the complex mind and painful life of the "Brooklyn Prodigy" [... more]
CDN$21.00
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The Chosen
From Amazon.com: Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live. Though on the surface it explores religious faith--the intellectually committed [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
The Gift of Asher Lev
Sometimes the truth must be told in riddles: Of all the Chaim Potok books I've read, (the last being about 8 years ago) this one has stayed with me the most, perhaps because it perplexed me at the time. Probably most people will prefer the first Asher [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
The Chosen: And Related Readings
From Amazon.com: Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live. Though on the surface it explores religious faith--the intellectually committed [... more]
CDN$19.71
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