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Born on Feb. 17th, 1929 in the Bronx, New York
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Chaim made his first entry at 17 in the Atlantic Monthly magazine. It was not published, but the editor sent him a note complimenting his work.
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At age 20, he entered his writing into the Yeshiva University magazine which he also helped edit.
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Mr. Potock enlisted in the US Army and served in South Korea from 1955-1957
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Married to Adena Sara Mosevitsky
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After Potock returned in the 60's, he went to the University of Philidelphia and earned his doctorate in Philosophy.
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In 1963, Chaim moved to Israeal to work on his doctoral dissertation on Solomon Maimon and began to write his novel.
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In 1967 Potok published his most critically praised novel, The Chosen, which won the Edward Lewis Wallant Prize and was nominated for the National Book Award.
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After the publication of Old Men At Midnight, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He died at his home in Merion, Pennsylvania on July 23, 2002, aged 73.
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