Merle R. Saferstein has kept journals since 1974 and has completed over 345 volumes. She is currently working on a compilation of excerpts based on a variety topics from these jour...view moreMerle R. Saferstein has kept journals since 1974 and has completed over 345 volumes. She is currently working on a compilation of excerpts based on a variety topics from these journals. She has taught journal writing workshops for thirty years and is currently teaching workshops entitled Living and Leaving Your Legacy, focusing on preserving the essence of one’s life. For most of her career, she was in education both as a teacher and an administrator. Until recently, Merle was the director of educational outreach at a Holocaust center in South Florida. She resides in North Miami Beach, Florida and is married, has two children, and two granddaughtersview less