Welcome to the blog of Shirley Russak Wachtel, author, professor, and guest-lecturer. Among others, Dr. Wachtel has written a series of interactive mystery books for children, In the Mellow Light (a poetry collection), The Story of Blima — A Holocaust Survivor, the memoir My Mother’s Shoes, The Music Makers, and Three for a Dollar, a collection of short stories.
Just a brief note to say a very big THANK YOU to the Middlesex, NJ Chapter of the Brandeis National [...]
As members of the Second Generation, we realize that the past strengthens us, but it is the future which gives [...]
Hi Everyone--Time to sit back and say thanks to all of you who have expressed your interest in My Mother's [...]
By now there are hundreds who know of my mother's journey, as well as the life of my father as [...]
Hello! I will be talking about My Mother's Shoes on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 10am for the Renaissance Group. [...]
I've been asked more than once. "Now that you are going to have your first grandchild, what do you want [...]
Hello East Brunswick Friends! On Friday, February 17th, I will be interviewed by Barbara Reiss on EBTV. Look for local [...]
You all know my mother, Betty, or Blima as she was known in Poland. I have written about her in [...]
We remember the Holocaust; this year, Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 19th. But should we remember this cataclysmic period for [...]
Hello, Friends--I wanted to share with you the first story in my latest manuscript, Three for a Dollar, a compilation [...]
Shirley is Professor Emerita of English at Middlesex College in New Jersey. Her short stories and poems have appeared in various literary journals. She earned a Doctor of Letters Degree from Drew University, and in 2017 she received the Middlesex County College Scholar of the Year Award.
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