Background
Syrkin, Marie was born on March 22, 1899 in Bern, Switzerland. Came to United States, 1907, naturalized, 1915. Son of Nachman and Batya (Osnos).
(The title of this book is taken from a Jewish prayer that...)
The title of this book is taken from a Jewish prayer that begins "Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the heart's secret places." The book records the Jewish resistance to Nazi mass murder during the war and to post-war efforts to block the rebirth of a Jewish state.
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Syrkin, Marie was born on March 22, 1899 in Bern, Switzerland. Came to United States, 1907, naturalized, 1915. Son of Nachman and Batya (Osnos).
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1920. Master of Arts, Cornell University, 1922. Doctorate (honorary), Jewish Teachers Seminary, 1976.
Doctorate (honorary), Brandeis University, 1979. Doctorate (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 1981. Doctorate (honorary), Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, 1988.
Teacher English, New York high schools, 1925-1950. Faculty department humanities Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1950-1966, professor emeritus, from 1966. Editor Herzl Press, New York City, from 1971.
(The title of this book is taken from a Jewish prayer that...)
(Blessed is the Match is the story of the Jewish resistanc...)
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Member executive World Zionist Movement, 1965-1969. Honorary president Labor Zionist Movement United States, 1965-1970. Member American Professors for Peace in Middle East (executive from 1968).
Son of; married Charles Reznikoff, May 27, 1930. 1 son, David.