Eldest son of author Herman Wouk and his wife Betty. Abraham Isaac Wouk was named after Wouk's late father. He drowned in a swimming pool accident in Mexico shortly before his fifth birthday.
Wouk later dedicated his epic novel "War and Remembrance" to Abraham with the Biblical words "בלע המות לנצח -- He will destroy death forever," (Isaiah 25:8). Additionally, in 1954, he established The Abe Wouk Foundation for "for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals" in his son's memory.
Wouk later dedicated his epic novel "War and Remembrance" to Abraham with the Biblical words "בלע המות לנצח -- He will destroy death forever," (Isaiah 25:8). Additionally, in 1954, he established The Abe Wouk Foundation for "for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals" in his son's memory.
Eldest son of author Herman Wouk and his wife Betty. Abraham Isaac Wouk was named after Wouk's late father. He drowned in a swimming pool accident in Mexico shortly before his fifth birthday.
Wouk later dedicated his epic novel "War and Remembrance" to Abraham with the Biblical words "בלע המות לנצח -- He will destroy death forever," (Isaiah 25:8). Additionally, in 1954, he established The Abe Wouk Foundation for "for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals" in his son's memory.
Wouk later dedicated his epic novel "War and Remembrance" to Abraham with the Biblical words "בלע המות לנצח -- He will destroy death forever," (Isaiah 25:8). Additionally, in 1954, he established The Abe Wouk Foundation for "for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals" in his son's memory.
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