books by Chaim Potok     books:       Firstfruits1 review James A. And Potok, Chaim (Editors) Michener Fawcett crest, 1974 A birthday- present of stories This volume was conceived as a present for Israel on its twenty- fifth birthday. The JPS editorial board led by Chaim Potok decided a good gift would be a book of Israel's best short stories. Potok writes the forward to the volume and James Michener, the editor, writes the Introduction. In his forward Potok speaks about 'serious stories.' Serious stories 'focus upon aspects of reality ...             The Promise1 review Potok Chaim Alfred Knopf, 1969 Loyal friendship The Promise, sequel to The Chosen, finds Danny and Reuven now just in their early twenties and approaching the end of their studies. The battle between Orthodox and Reformed beliefs continues along with its consequential effect on Danny and Reuven, and now coming into the arena in addition to Reuven's teachers is Abraham Gordon, the uncle of Reuven's girlfriend Rachel. Then Danny and Reuven have ...             Holocaust Museum In Washington2 reviews Jeshajahu Weinberg, Rina Elieli Rizzoli International Publications, 1995 A haunting and powerful summary of the museum, itself Having recently visited The Holocaust Museum, I felt compelled to own this book as a tangible memory. The book captures the essence of the holocaust experience with outstanding images and words, often understated, that continue to evoke the emotions felt in the museum.             In the Beginning14 reviews Chaim Potok Fawcett, 1982 A wonderful find I too have read the more well known books of Potok. I picked up this one at a used book sale. This book is somewhat different from the others in that it it goes deeply into one characte's thoughts and emotions. One could label the book slow, but I didn't find it that way. I found the story of David Lurie's mother to be by far the most painful to read. As a reader, we are given only bits and ...             The Tree of Here1 review Chaim Potok Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1993 About being uprooted -- and putting down new roots The "official" reviewers at Hornbook and Kirkus who didn't like this book must not have been uprooted as kids. I went to five different grade schools, so I could relate. Yes, the story is slow-paced, and there are some loose ends that never get tied up, but that's the way real life is when your Dad gets transferred and you have to leave everything familiar behind. Life doesn't always move ...             The Sky of Now1 review Chaim Potok Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1995 very entertaining Like always, Chaim Potok's THE SKY OF NOW was very entertaining. It was very interesting for me (a reader of Potok's adult novels) to read a story aimed at a much younger audience. Five stars to THE SKY OF NOW!             The Promise1 review Chaim Potok Fawcett, 1982 Loyal friendship The Promise, sequel to The Chosen, finds Danny and Reuven now just in their early twenties and approaching the end of their studies. The battle between Orthodox and Reformed beliefs continues along with its consequential effect on Danny and Reuven, and now coming into the arena in addition to Reuven's teachers is Abraham Gordon, the uncle of Reuven's girlfriend Rachel. Then Danny and Reuven have ...             My Name Is Asher Lev107 reviews Chaim Potok Knopf, 1972 A beautiful story Asher Lev introduces himself in the opening lines of his story. He is an observant Jew, he is the talk of the town following the exhibiting of his painting Brooklyn Crucifixion - not only do observant Jews not paint crucifixions, they do not paint at all - he is viewed as a traitor. The still very young Asher Lev then begins to recount his life that lead to this predicament. He starts from ...             My Name is Asher Lev1 review Potok Chaim Knopf, 1972 A beautiful story Asher Lev introduces himself in the opening lines of his story. He is an observant Jew, he is the talk of the town following the exhibiting of his painting Brooklyn Crucifixion - not only do observant Jews not paint crucifixions, they do not paint at all - he is viewed as a traitor. The still very young Asher Lev then begins to recount his life that lead to this predicament. He starts from ...             The Promise1 review Chaim Potok Alfred A. knopf, inc., 1969 Loyal friendship The Promise, sequel to The Chosen, finds Danny and Reuven now just in their early twenties and approaching the end of their studies. The battle between Orthodox and Reformed beliefs continues along with its consequential effect on Danny and Reuven, and now coming into the arena in addition to Reuven's teachers is Abraham Gordon, the uncle of Reuven's girlfriend Rachel. Then Danny and Reuven have ...             The Chosen311 reviews Chaim Potok Random House Audio, 1989 Another of my top ten I absolutely loved this book. I had to read it for my class, but I wanted to read it again the second I got done. It was the first book that I read that I got emotional about. I really recommend this book.             THE GIFT OF ASHER LEV25 reviews Chaim Potok Alfred A. Knopf, 1990 Compelling Twenty years on from where we left Asher Lev we now find him married with two children and living in France. He, and is work, are suffering in the wake of some strongly critical reviews of his latest Paris show. Then he receives news of his uncles death, and he and his family return to Brooklyn. The story follows Asher's turmoil as he confronts a number of problems on his return from exile: ...             Wanderings16 reviews Chaim Potok Hutchinson, 1979 Brilliant and engaging, even page-turning, overview of the history of the Jews and Judaism "Each time the light returns and we are able to see the new world that has been created on the ruins of the old, we discover familiar elements of the overthrown civilization in the creativity of the new" (p. 379). Although specifically referring in this passage to those Germanic tribes who conquered and assimilated the Roman empire, this comment is a succinct encapsulation of Potok's larger ...             Zebra & Other Stories10 reviews Chaim Potok Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1998 Realism at it's finest I was truly surprised when I finished reading this. It was very realistic and heartwrenching stories. There is a true tone to each and every story. You could see yourself in the stories and they were easy to relate to. Young adults would be able to relate to the characters and the situations that they find themselves in. Each problem that the characters go through could happen everyday in ...             JPS Torah Commentary, 5 Volume Set6 reviews Jewish Publication Society of America, 1996 Thorough and thought provoking Of the five commentaries in the JPS series on the first five books of the Bible, Milgrom's is the best. Milgrom's commentary reveals a healthy respect for classical Jewish commentators but doesn't hesitate to address and add modern Biblical research. Milgrom excels when explaining the more obscure portions of Numbers, such as the rituals, calendars, and sacrifices. In addition to his verse by ...             The Promise48 reviews Chaim Potok Fawcett, 1970 Excellent Reading and Sequal This book, as well as "The Chosen", which was almost like an intro to it, were two of the best books I have ever read. While I found one of Potok's other books, "My Name is Asher Lev" thought provoking, yet quite disturbing, "The Promise" was still thought provoking, yet deeper, more complex, and not so disturbing. So for everyone who has read "The Chosen" and enjoyed it, they are bound to enjoy ...             As a Driven Leaf37 reviews Milton Steinberg Behrman House Publishing, 1996 Fantastic! If you are living in the modern world, this book is for you. After finishing the book, I went to check some reviews only to find so many of them to be absurd and laughable. Some people expect this book to be 100% historically accurate when Steinberg notes that the book is purposefully inaccurate in some places. Reviewers criticize Steinberg for not fully answering the "question." This is obviously a ridiculous criticism because if the book teaches us but ...             The Book of Lights14 reviews Chaim Potok Thorndike Press, 1982 This book just sucked me in. This is my second favorite Potak novel. My favorite is "The Gift of Asher Lev". I had a slow time starting this story, but it didn't take long for me to be drawn into the setting and the story and the characters. Soon I was living inside this novel -- watching every scene with rapt attention. Potok has a way of making me not only think, but to feel deeply. This is one of his most ...             Old Men at Midnight12 reviews Chaim Potok Knopf, 2001 Incredible Trilogy for Riveting An Active Imagination/revised In spite of some good reviews, especially by Francis McInerney, I need only to add accolades to off-set the reviewers who are not incredibly riveted in their imagination. The ten reviews at the beginning of my copy come from such diverse places as Rocky Mountain News; Book Magazine; St.Louis Post-Dispatch; New York Times, +++New York Jewish Week all point to Potok's historical, literary approach! ...             Davita's Harp36 reviews Chaim Potok Topeka Bindery, 2001 Learning without realizing... I love all of the books that I have read by Chaim Potok, but Davita's Harp is my favorite and the one that I am mostly likely to recommend. This book is amazing because you get so caught up in Davita's life and her thought processes that you do not realize how much you are learning about history, religion, and culture. I love learning without trying to! This book is also able to show how a ...              search for books asher, beginning, book, chosen, commentary, davita, driven, firstfruits, gift, harp, here, holocaust, leaf, lev, lights, men, midnight, museum, name, now, other, promise, set, stories, torah, tree, volume, wanderings, washington, zebra books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen sporting goods: Liquid Rubbing Compound for Medium Oxidation leave a comment home  impressum - about us