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Mourning the Passing of Herman Wouk

An old-fashioned modern Jew He was brilliant, unique Weaving the strands of tradition Into best-selling novels sleek A Navy man, aboard a WW2 mine-sweep Mr. Wouk loved letters, his country, and Talmudic wisdom, from which his works drew deep Herman Wouk, the prolific novelist and lifelong student of the Talmud, has passed on to his Maker today, at the tender age of 103. May he rest in peace...

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Peter Dome

Date: 5/19/2019 9:10:00 AM

A fitting heartfelt tribute to a great man I'm sure. must check him out. thank you great but sad read. pete.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/19/2019 12:11:00 PM

Thanks for the feedback, Peter. May I recommend his shortest work, "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," which is a ~ 150 page trial, excerpted from the end of the longer book and available as a stand-alone piece. It's gripping...Wouk won the Pulitzer Prize for this, by the way. :) gw

Allen Beilschmidt Sr.

Date: 5/18/2019 2:53:00 PM

A fine, fine tribute. Very well done Gershon

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2019 10:55:00 PM

Appreciate your support, allen. ~ gw

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 5/18/2019 11:49:00 AM

A fine, loving tribute, Gershon. Aged wisdom still has its place in this rapidly shifting world of the techno shiny New Age speak. Your ruby pen speaks from the heart as always my dear friend. Love and more love always.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2019 10:55:00 PM

Thank you for your kind words, Freddie. Appreciated. Best wishes, gw

Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/18/2019 5:12:00 AM

Whoa! What news Gershon. Albeit, tragic a great writer, Unafraid to weave his upbringing into his work. Shalom to Herman Wouk Panagiota

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2019 10:54:00 PM

Yes, unafraid describes Wouk well. And I read today that he earned the Pulitzer prize for 'The Caine Mutiny' in 1952. A great one, was he. And greatness is always missed. :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/17/2019 7:23:00 PM

One hundred and three! Wow. A tribute worthy of the age of the sage.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2019 10:52:00 PM

Nice turn of phrase, Caren: i.e., 'the age of the sage.'!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/17/2019 7:06:00 PM

Thank you for sharing you tribute! Very nice, my friend!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/18/2019 10:51:00 PM

Thank you, Kim. Appreciated. ~ gw

Kurt Ravidas

Date: 5/17/2019 4:27:00 PM

He must have been a good man. God rest his soul. Om.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/17/2019 5:16:00 PM

He was truly a literary giant of the twentieth century. Try 'The Caine Mutiny' on for size for a sample. (If that's too long, get your hands on 'The Caine Mutiny Court Martial,' which is much shorter, and is the climax of the whole thing). I think that you'll see what I mean...