![]() ![]() His new teacher, in particular, sees only one right one for a person to be a faithful Jew and a scholar of the Torah. Their experiences have removed them from him and their concerns and fears to him seem sometimes overbearing. Told through Reuven’s eyes, The Promise unfolds the story of Reuven’s neighborhood as it fills with men and women who escaped from the concentration camps. As Danny struggles to save Michael, a teenage boy who suffers from a secret inner rage, he and Reuven may discover that they are not so very different from this boy. ![]() The way is still difficult, however, and the past can never truly be forgotten. ![]() Now that Reuven and Danny have grown, they are following their own paths. Perhaps it is no surprise then that he manages to follow The Chosen with a book just as sensitive and raw. Can Reuven and Danny help Michael escape? ReviewĬhaim Potok always writes a memorable story. Then his life becomes entwined with that of Michael, a teenage boy trapped by his own fear and rage. ![]() And Reuven is struggling in school to gain recognition for his abilities. His best friend Danny Saunders has chosen not to become a rabbi like his father but to pursue a career as a psychologist. The neighborhood is filled with men and women who escaped from the concentration camps. ![]()
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