Beryl lieff benderly biography of albert einstein

PERSONAL: Born December 25, 1943, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Morris (a chemist) and Pearl (a sociologist; maiden name, Jacobs) Lieff; married Jordan Benderly (a government official), May 22, 1964; children: Daniel Ethan, Alicia Nadine. Education: Attended Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 1964; University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1964, M.A., 1966; graduate study at Washington University, 1966.

ADDRESSES: Home—Washington, DC. Agent—Virginia Barber Literary Agency, Inc., 353 West 21st St., New York, NY 10011.

CAREER: Fisk University, Nashville, TN, instructor, 1966-67; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, instructor in sociology and anthropology, 1967-69; American University, Washington, DC, research scientist and social-cultural specialist, 1969-76; freelance writer, 1976—.

Member of judging committee, MacDougal Creative Writing Prize, 1979-82.

MEMBER: National Book Critics Circle, American Society of Journalists a