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Jim__

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2. "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok.

Reply to DUgosh (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 02:24 PM

Aug 2013

Excellent book. Sort of a coming of age story about 2 kids growing up in Bklyn during WWII. One is Hasidic and the other a conservative Jew. I read it for a book club, and I'm looking forward to the discussion.

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