The Official Website of Shirley Wachtel

About shirleywachtel

Shirley Russak Wachtel is an educator, novelist, and author of several children’s books. Her short stories and poems have appeared in various literary journals. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Wachtel is now a college professor in New Jersey where she lives with her husband, Arthur. She has earned a Doctor of Letters Degree from Drew University, and in 2017 she received the Middlesex County College Scholar of the Year Award. But her proudest achievements are her three sons and two granddaughters, Zoey and Emmy.

Name Change

2020-01-31T20:57:40-05:00February 22nd, 2012|

I've been asked more than once.  "Now that you are going to have your first grandchild, what do you want [...]

EBTV Interview

2020-01-31T20:57:40-05:00February 16th, 2012|

Hello East Brunswick Friends!  On Friday, February 17th, I will be interviewed by Barbara Reiss on EBTV.  Look for local [...]

Oh, My Papa!

2020-01-31T20:57:40-05:00January 26th, 2012|

You all know my mother, Betty, or Blima as she was known in Poland.  I have written about her in [...]

UN Commemoration

2020-01-31T20:57:40-05:00January 2nd, 2012|

We remember the Holocaust; this year, Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 19th.  But should we remember this cataclysmic period for [...]

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