Herman Wouk
Herman (Chaim 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.[1] 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 attachment to Chabad. Before leaving for war he went to Rebbe Rayatz to receive a blessing from him. He first audeince with the Rebbe was in 5731 before flying out for a dinner in London to be a guest speaker there.[2]
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.[3] Template:References
Further Reading
D. Margolin The Rebbe and Herman Wouk’s Fascinating, Decades-Long Relationship accesible on Chabad.org
Letter from the Rebbe to him published in a Denenbaum Family Teshurah
סופר וחסיד, שבועון כפר חב"ד 1929 עמוד 54.
- ↑ https://videos.jem.tv/video-player?clip=4069
- ↑ https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/5159018/jewish/Renaissance-and-Redemption.htm#utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_en
- ↑ English letter from the Rebbe dated 15 Av, 5745 and 6 Elul 5745.