Potok continued Asher Lev's story in the book The Gift of Asher Lev.Īsher Lev is a boy with a prodigious artistic ability born into a Hasidic Jewish family. Potok was, as well as an author, a painter, and his personal struggle is apparent in his painting titled "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. Potok asserted that the conflict between tradition and individualism is constant and that the tension between religion and art is lifelong. The book follows Asher's maturity as both an artist and a Jew. His art, however, causes conflicts with his family and other members of his community. Asher is a loner with artistic inclinations. The book's protagonist is Asher Lev, a Hasidic Jewish boy in New York City. My Name Is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok, an American author and rabbi.
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