Sokolsky, George E. (George Ephraim), 1893-1962

Columnist, author, lecturer.

From the description of Manuscripts, 1919-1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122589775

American journalist, newspaper columnist and radio commentator; editor, Far Eastern Review, 1927-1930; director, American Jewish League against Communism, 1948-1962.

From the description of George E. Sokolsky papers, 1916-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868998

Author, columnist.

From the description of Reminiscences of George Ephraim Sokolsky : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734902

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Columnist, author, lecturer.

From the guide to the George Ephraim Sokolsky Manuscripts, 1919-1962, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

New York Herald Tribune columnist and King features; enthusiastic advocate of capitalism and the American way of life.

From the description of Letter to Lola Kovener, 1938 August 22. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49516753

George Ephraim Sokolsky (1893-1962) was a weekly radio broadcaster for the National Association of Manufacturers and a columnist for the New York Herald Tribune ; he also wrote for the New York Sun and other Hearst newspapers, and was known for his expertise in Chinese affairs and culture.

From the guide to the George Sokolsky Columns, 1952-1953, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

Biographical Note

• 1893 September 5: Born, Utica, New York
• 1917: B.A., School of Journalism, Columbia University, New York
• Editor, Russian Daily News, Petrograd
• 1918: Assistant Editor, North China Star, Tientsin (T'ien-chin), China
• 1920 - 1930 : Political correspondent, North China Star. Shanghai correspondent for New York Evening Post, Philadelphia Public Ledger, New York World, London Daily Express, Japan Advertiser
• 1922: Married Rosalind Phang
• 1927 - 1930 : Editor, Far Eastern Review
• 1928: Author, Outlines of Universal History
• 1932: Author, Tinder Box of Asia
• 1933: Death of Rosalind Sokolsky
• 1934: Author, Labor's Fight for Power
• 1935: Author, We JewsMarried Dorothy Fiske
• 1935 - 1940 : Contributor, New York Herald Tribune
• 1938: Author, Labor Crisis in the United States
• 1939: Author, The American Way of Life
• 1940 - 1962 : Syndicated newspaper columnist
• 1948 - 1961 : Commentator, American Broadcasting Company
• 1948 - 1962 : Director, American Jewish League Against Communism
• 1962 December 12: Died

From the guide to the George Sokolsky papers, 1916-1962, (Hoover Institution Archives)