Marie Syrkin

Marie Syrkin was a passionate voice for Labor Zionism, dedicating her literary and intellectual energy to the cause of Jewish statehood. In this episode, Professor Wisse explores how Syrkin chronicled the rebirth of Zionism, criticized the Soviet Union, and shaped English-language Jewish discourse as a poet, essayist, professor, and journalist. Syrkin played a unique role as both participant in, and scribe of, a pivotal movement in Jewish history.