https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen The Making of A Novel en-us 2016-09-09 15:22:08 UTC 2024-07-11 11:34:17 UTC hello@padlet.com gabe_j_kale https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122787788 Herman Harold Potok, better know as Chaim Potok, was born in Buffalo, New York on February 17th, 1929. His parents are Benjamin Max, and Mollie Potok. Chaim was raised with Jewish beliefs, and recieved an orthadox Jewish education. Skiping a few years into the future, after reading the novel "Brideshead Revisited", he began to write at age 16.

]]> 2016-09-09 15:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122787788 gabe_j_kale https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122788429 After spending numerous years studying great writers, and himself practicing to become a writer, he went to a Yeshiva in 1950, where he became a conservative Rabbi. From 1955 to 1957, he was serving in the U.S. Military as a Combat Chaplain. Skipping ahead to 1967, Chaim released his first book, "The Chosen". Two years later, he came out with the sequel, "The Promise". Potok was a writer up until 2000. Sadly, Chaim Potok passed away in 2002, at the age of 73, from brain cancer.]]> 2016-09-09 15:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122788429 gabe_j_kale https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122788704 The main event leading to the novel, "The Chosen", was World War ll. WW2 was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was devastating. The U.S. was trying to get the Nazi's out of Germany, and trying to save the Jews. After the U.S. and other beat the Nazi's, the Jews wanted to establish a Jewish Nation in Palestine, however, some agreed with the idea, and others did not, starting riots, fights, etc.]]> 2016-09-09 15:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122788704 gabe_j_kale https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122789062 Potok was inspired to write the chosen after WW2. He started to write it around the same time the zionist movements were going on. "The Chosen" has many references to WW2 and the zionist movements of his time. Some other things that inspired Chaim were various authors and books. One of said authors and books were James Joyce's book, "A Portrait of the Artist as A Young Man", which greatly influenced him. ]]> 2016-09-09 15:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122789062 gabe_j_kale https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122789180 Chaim has many similarities between the Malter family. For starters, Chaim was very religious and was Jewish. Chaim went to a synagogue to pray, had Shabbat, and did all the things he was supposed to. Like Reuven, he was good at writing, and eventually became a Rabbi. Like Mr. Malter, Chaim was a teacher for many years, at various schools. Chaim also was a zionist activist and voiced his opinion very often about it.]]> 2016-09-09 15:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/122789180 ryanbuckley16 https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123176189 Like Reb Saunders, Chaim Potok was a very strict Jew and made sure he followed all rules required by Judaism. He also worked as a rabbi. Chaim and his wife had three children together, as well as Reb Saunders and his wife. 
(The picture is of Reb and Danny Saunders hugging in the movie.)]]> 2016-09-12 15:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123176189 ryanbuckley16 https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123177286 Along with the movie, "The Chosen" was very well accepted and received by its audience. It was Potok's most popular novel and sold more than 3,400,000 copies. "The Chosen" was also listed on the New York Times'  best seller list for 39 weeks. ]]> 2016-09-12 15:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123177286 ryanbuckley16 https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123178356 In the movie, Reuven is wearing an eye-patch for a majority of the movie because of the eye injury he sustained in the baseball game earlier in the story. Also, Reuven begins to fall in love with Danny's sister, while in the book, neither one was mentioned in the story.]]> 2016-09-12 15:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123178356 ryanbuckley16 https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123178885 "The Promise" is set in New York in the 1950's. It is a continuation of the saga of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders. The conflict between traditional and modern orthodox Judaism is continued and expanded throughout the story. The conflict becomes personal for both Reuven and Danny, Reuven being that his father tries to force him to choose between his way's of teaching, or Rav Kalman, his Talmud teacher from his final year in school. For Danny, it's falling in love with Rachel Gordon, the cousin of Michael Gordon, who is the son of Abraham Gordon, a well known writer who has been excluded for his books that question the foundation of Judaism. ]]> 2016-09-12 15:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123178885 ryanbuckley16 https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123182668 The movie and the book are very similar in many ways, including the baseball game, Reuven and Danny's friendship, and Reb Saunders's stances on David Malter's writings. The movie was well received and accepted by most critics, as well as the novel. ]]> 2016-09-12 15:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gabe_j_kale/Chosen/wish/123182668