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Merle R. Saferstein

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Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

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http://www.merlersaferstein.com

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May Sarton, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Anne Frank ...more

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I am an educator, speaker, and author. Since 1974, I have amassed a collection of 380 journals, most of which are the basis for my legacy journal Living and Leaving My Legacy, vol 1, which will be released on June 7, 2022. The book is a compilation of excerpts from 359 journals and is divided into eleven topics including journaling, marriage, parenting, career, spirituality, and more.

The majority of my career has been in the field of education as both a teacher and an administrator. For twenty-six years, I served as the director of educational outreach at the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center in South Florida where I worked closely with Holocaust survivors ensuring that their legacy is perpetuated for this and future generations. ...more

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Searching for Treasures

When I arrived at the beach this morning, I noticed a man walking toward the Broadwalk wearing a hat with a light shining down on the sand and gently but purposefully swinging a metal detector with his right arm. He stopped, stooped down, scooped up something, carefully examined it, tossed it back onto the beach, and moved on. I began to think about his possible motives and what it was he might be Read more of this blog post »

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	Room 732 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living and Leaving My Legacy, Vol. 1 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living and Leaving My Legacy, Vol. II: A Legacy Journal by Merle R. Saferstein (Goodreads Author), Sheryl Sandberg (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Wisdom of the Century by Sandra Coiffman, Jenny Menzel, Merle R. Saferstein (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Whoever has the power takes the noun while the less powerful get an adjective. No one wants her achievements modified.We all just want to be the noun.”
― Sheryl Sandberg

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