Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok was born on Feb 17, 1929 in USA. Chaim Potok's big-screen debut came with The Chosen directed by Jeremy Kagan in 1981, strarring Talmud Teacher. Chaim Potok is known for The Chosen directed by Jeremy Kagan, Maximilian Schell stars as Professor David Malter and Rod Steiger as Reb Saunders. The upcoming new movie Chaim Potok plays is The Chosen which will be released on Apr 30, 1982.

Born in New York City but raised in Philadelphia, Chaim Potok ("Chaim Tzvi") was raised in a Hasidic family. His father immigrated from Poland in 1921 where he married and had two sons (both rabbis) and two daughters (both of whom married rabbis). Chaim balanced his interest in traditional Jewish studies, which pleased his father, with his personal interest in American and European literature. He also had an interest in painting.