Background
GURSHTEYN, Aron was born on October 2, 1895 in Krolevets, Chernigov Province.
GURSHTEYN, Aron was born on October 2, 1895 in Krolevets, Chernigov Province.
Studied at Petrograd University.
At age 16 printed first work. 1920 volunteered for Red Army. Lectured on lit at Kiev and Odessa Teachers’ Training Institute.
Wrote many works on Jewish lit and theater in Yiddish and Russian. Wrote articles on work of Doctorate. Bergcl’son and A. Fininberg, verse of South. Galkin, acting of South. Mikhel’s and V. Zuskin, A. Gol’dfaden and book ’’SholomAlcykhem” (1939). Also wrote on lit theory.
All religions persuade people to rely on outside authority, thus preventing them to become self-reliant.
The role of the individual as a member of a collective is more important than the individual.