Esther Shifra Retish

Background

Retish, Esther Shifra was born on September 21, 1942 in Kingston, New York, United States. Daughter of Zev William and Helen Chazanof.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1964; Master of Arts, Indiana U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Iowa, 1996.

Career

Speech clinician, Iowa City Cmty. Schools, 1967-1968; speech clinician-title I preschooling, Iowa City Schools, 1971-1979; teacher English as Second Language (K-6), Iowa City Schools, 1981-1991, 92-; teacher English as Second Language (K-8), Iowa City Schools, 1991-1992. Consultant Iowa State University, Ames, spring 1986, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, spring 1988, State of Mississippi, 1990, State Department of Iowa, 1991.

Achievements

• Esther Shifra Retish has been listed as a noteworthy Elementary educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member sisterhood Agudas Achim Congregation, Iowa City, since 1968. Orientation chair person New Pioneer Cooperative Grocery Store, since 1980. Member National Education Association, Mid TESOL (Iowa representative at large 1990-1992, 2nd vice president 1992-1994), TESOL (board directors 1991-1995, co-chair literacy committee since 1992), Iowa City Education Association, American Speech and Hearning Association.

Interests

• Avocations: weaving, pottery, gardening, reading, jogging.

Connections

Married Paul Michael Retish, June 13, 1964. Children: Joshua, Marc, Aaron.

Father:

Zev William Chazanof

Mother:

Helen Chazanof

Spouse:

Paul Michael Retish

child:

Marc Retish

child:

Joshua Retish

child:

Aaron Retish