Feig, Werner M., 1932-1997
Biography
Werner Feig taught Middle and Upper School history at Nightingale from 1991 to 1997. Additional roles included Head of the History department 1991-1995, advisor to CAFE and Model Congress, and Upper School advisor 1991-1997.
Mr Feig was born in Breslau, Germany in 1932. He moved to Hongkew, a Jewish ghetto in Shanghai, China to escape the Holocaust. He later settled in Pittsburgh, where he attended high school and college. He further earned an MAT at Harvard University in 1959 and an MA in political science in 1965 from the University of Chicago. He taught history at Scarsdale High School prior to Nightingale.
The Werner Feig Holocaust Memorial Lecture was established in [___] in his honor. It is sponsored by the family of Julie Kenner Case '94.
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Card relating to change of time for Werner Feig Memorial Lecture, 2005 Apr 22
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Correspondence relating to Werner Feig teaching at Nightingale-Bamford. Includes resume, 1990
Documentary film, "Defiant Requiem," written and directed by Doug Shultz, 2013, 2016
History department assignment sheets, samples of student work, course outlines, review sheets, 1996
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Invitation to the tenth annual Werner Feig lecture featuring Dr. Sol Messinger, 2009 Apr 24
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Invitation to the Werner Feig Memorial Assembly, a private screening of documentary film, "Secret Lives: Hidden Children and their Rescuers During WWII." Accompanied by program, 2003 Jan 29
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Invitation to the Werner Feig Memorial Assembly, "Righteous Among Nations," a lecture by Artemis Joukowsky III with special guest Rosemary Feigl, 2007 Mar
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Invitation to the Werner Feig Memorial Lecture Series with guest speaker Barry Edelstein, 2001 Mar 7
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Invitation to the Werner Feig Memorial Lecture, "Welcome Home, Marian Anderson", 2004 Mar
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
Invitation to the Werner Feig memorial lecture with guest speaker Ruth Keller, Holocaust survivor, 2002 Mar 6
This series includes photographs, invitations, and programs related to endowed academic lectures at Nightingale-Bamford School. See the General Note for a description of these lectures. Also see External Documents for an historical list of lecturers and subjects. Brief articles on some lectures may be found in The Spectator student newspaper and in school newsletters.
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