Marie Syrkin Values Beyond the Self

A compelling biography of an important eyewitness to the twentieth century. Marie Syrkins life spanned ninety years of the twentieth century, 18991989. As a polemical journalist, socialist Zionist, poet, educator, literary critic, translator, and idiosyncratic feminist, she was an eyewitness to and reporter on most of the major events in America, Israel, and Europe. Beautiful as well as brilliant, she had a rich personal life as a lover, wife, mother, and friend. During her lifetime Syrkins name was widely recognized in the world of Jewish life and letters. Yet, since Syrkins death, recognition of her name is no longer quite so immediate. Carole S. Kessners biography restores Syrkins fascinating life and legacy for a new generation.