Gershon Wolf Poet Ode

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 May 19, 2019 at 9:10 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 May 19, 2019 at 12:11 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. May 18, 2019 at 2:53 PM A fine, fine tribute. Very well done Gershon Gershon Wolf May 18, 2019 at 10:55 PM Appreciate your support, allen. ~ gw

Freddie Robinson Jr. May 18, 2019 at 11:49 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 May 18, 2019 at 10:55 PM Thank you for your kind words, Freddie. Appreciated. Best wishes, gw

Panagiota Romios May 18, 2019 at 5:12 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 May 18, 2019 at 10:54 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 May 17, 2019 at 7:23 PM One hundred and three! Wow. A tribute worthy of the age of the sage. Gershon Wolf May 18, 2019 at 10:52 PM Nice turn of phrase, Caren: i.e., 'the age of the sage.'!

Kim Rodrigues May 17, 2019 at 7:06 PM Thank you for sharing you tribute! Very nice, my friend! Gershon Wolf May 18, 2019 at 10:51 PM Thank you, Kim. Appreciated. ~ gw

Kurt Ravidas May 17, 2019 at 4:27 PM He must have been a good man. God rest his soul. Om. Gershon Wolf May 17, 2019 at 5:16 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...