SHIRLEY RUSSAK WACHTEL is an author, college professor, and host of the podcast, EXTRAordinary People. In December, just before the launch of her successful novel, A Castle in Brooklyn (Little A), she appeared on the podcast, Too Jewish Radio. We hope you enjoy her intriguing interview with Rabbi Samuel Cohon.
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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