Editing Herman Wouk

'''Herman (Chaim Aviezer Zelig) Wouk''' (May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an orhodox Jewish American author and novelist. He published many novels and won a distinguished prize. One of his non-ficition books ''This is My G-d'', the Rebbe was happy that there was a thirst to spread this book among [[IDF]] sooldiers and told him not to forget about the Jews in America.<ref><nowiki>https://videos.jem.tv/video-player?clip=4069</nowiki></ref> He greatly supported Chabad institutions all over the world.' 

His maternal grandfather, Rabbi Mendel Leib Levine, was a Chassid Chabad and that is what gave him his intial feelings for Chabad. Before leaving for war, at the request of his mother, he went to Rebbe Rayatz to receive a blessing from him. The Rebbe Rayatz, as he told other soldiers at the time, told him to make sure to put on Tefillin and handed him a dime. He first audeince with the Rebbe was in 5731 before flying out for a dinner in London to be a guest speaker there.<ref>https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/5159018/jewish/Renaissance-and-Redemption.htm#utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_en</ref><ref>https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/4393510/jewish/The-Rebbe-and-Herman-Wouks-Fascinating-Decades-Long-Relationship.htm</ref> 

In 5745 the Rebbe encouraged him to publish sections of the [[Kitzur Shulchan Aruch]] in braille, after he was intrumnetal in a project of the Chumash in braille.<ref>English letter from the Rebbe dated 15 Av, 5745 and 6 Elul 5745.</ref> 
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== Further Reading ==
D. Margolin ''[https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/4393510/jewish/The-Rebbe-and-Herman-Wouks-Fascinating-Decades-Long-Relationship.htm The Rebbe and Herman Wouk’s Fascinating, Decades-Long Relationship]'' accesible on [[Chabad.org]]

Letter from the Rebbe to him published in a [https://www.teshura.com/teshurapdf/%D7%AA%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94%20%D7%93%D7%A2%D7%A0%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf Denenbaum Family Teshurah]

'''סופר וחסיד''', שבועון כפר חב"ד 1929 עמוד 54.
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