Bloom's Guides (Hardcover) Chaim Potok's the Chosen, (Hardcover)

from m.belljackson

A story of baseball and hate evolves into a classic of love and friendship between two young Jewish men in Brooklyn. The contrasts between Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism are finely drawn, with the horror of The Holocaust ultimately drawing them close.

from OccassionalRead

Both my son and daughter were given this book upon their bar and bat mitzvahs. I can see why. In the beginning, the book's main protagonists are two 15-year-old boys, and you witness them finish high school and college. The language is also simple and straight forward; one might even guess this f...

from cindywho

This was recommended by a friend - she does like intense books. What I liked about it was the peek into the world of orthodox Jews in the 1940s through the story of friendship between two boys and the story of their relationships with their fathers. It was also a history lesson about the birth of...

from m.belljackson

A story of baseball and hate evolves into a classic of love and friendship between two young Jewish men in Brooklyn. The contrasts between Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism are finely drawn, with the horror of The Holocaust ultimately drawing them close.

from OccassionalRead

Both my son and daughter were given this book upon their bar and bat mitzvahs. I can see why. In the beginning, the book's main protagonists are two 15-year-old boys, and you witness them finish high school and college. The language is also simple and straight forward; one might even guess this f...