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.
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 [...]
I don't usually tell anyone when it happens, but I'm scared. I'm scared each time I forget the name of [...]
The book signing on December 1, 2011, at the Blue Colt book store at Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ [...]
Yes, it's still happening. Now, I admit that I am a novice when it comes to technology, so I just [...]
More than once, I have been accused of being an optimist. I suppose I am. After all, the alternative isn't [...]
Hello--This is Betty's post. Betty is the name my mother, Blima, assumed when she came to America. She is the [...]
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. 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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