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My Name Is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok, an American author and rabbi. The book's protagonist is Asher Lev, a Hasidic Jewish boy in New York City. Asher is a loner with artistic inclinations. His art, however, causes conflicts with his family Read More..

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Description	My Name Is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok, an American author and rabbi. The book's protagonist is Asher Lev, a Hasidic Jewish boy in New York City. Asher is a loner with artistic inclinations. His art, however, causes conflicts with his family and other members of his community. The book follows Asher's maturity as both an artist and a Jew. My Name is Asher Lev to play Westside TheaterPotok asserted that the conflict between tradition and individualism is constant and that the tension between religion and art is lifelong. His personal struggle seems apparent in "Brooklyn Crucifixion." And yet despite this seemingly agonizing struggle, Potok remained active as an artist/writer and engaged in the religion of his upbringing until his death in 2002.".Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon. "Art: Chaim Potok's "Brooklyn Crucifixion"." The Spectrum Blog. 02 July 2006. Web. 25 Feb 2010. <http://spectrummagazine.typepad.com/the_spectrum_blog/2006/07/art_chaim_potok.html>.Potok continued Asher Lev's story in the book The Gift of Asher Lev.
Description	My Name Is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok, an American author and rabbi. The book's protagonist is Asher Lev, a Hasidic Jewish boy in New York City. Asher is a loner with artistic inclinations. His art, however, causes conflicts with his family and other members of his community. The book follows Asher's maturity as both an artist and a Jew. My Name is Asher Lev to play Westside TheaterPotok asserted that the conflict between tradition and individualism is constant and that the tension between religion and art is lifelong. His personal struggle seems apparent in "Brooklyn Crucifixion." And yet despite this seemingly agonizing struggle, Potok remained active as an artist/writer and engaged in the religion of his upbringing until his death in 2002.".Fujimoto-Johnson, Sharon. "Art: Chaim Potok's "Brooklyn Crucifixion"." The Spectrum Blog. 02 July 2006. Web. 25 Feb 2010. <http://spectrummagazine.typepad.com/the_spectrum_blog/2006/07/art_chaim_potok.html>.Potok continued Asher Lev's story in the book The Gift of Asher Lev.

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Name	My Name Is Asher Lev
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Authors	Chaim Potok
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Genre	Künstlerroman
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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