(1929–2002), US writer, theologian, and rabbi; born Herman Harold Potok. His novels include The Chosen (1967), The Book of Lights (1981), and I Am the Clay (1992). He also wrote nonfiction and plays.
Definition of Potok, Chaim in US English:
Potok, Chaim
proper nounˈpōtäk
(1929–2002), US writer, theologian, and rabbi; born Herman Harold Potok. His novels include The Chosen (1967), The Book of Lights (1981), and I Am the Clay (1992). He also wrote nonfiction and plays.