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 39 Collections and/or Records:
Letter : [to] Kitty [Catherine Gordan] / Werner [Feig], relating to returning to teaching after sickness, 1994 Aug 12
Memo : to all faculty and staff / Dorothy A. Hutcheson, relating to cancer diagnosis of Werner Feig, 1997 Feb 13
Middle School morning meeting speech regarding death of Werner Feig and Epiphany, accompanied by photocopy of gospel of Matthew, 1997 Jan 6
Obituary of Werner Feig. Photocopy of newspaper clipping from unknown publication, c. 1997
Photograph of Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company, and Werner Feig lecturer, 2001
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.
Photograph of Rebecca Feig and Dr. Ruth Gruber at the Feig Memorial Lecture, 2012
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.
Photograph of Rebecca Feig, Ruth Keller, Werner Feig, Dorothy Hutcheson, and Patti Kenner at Werner Feig Memorial Lecture, 2002 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.
Photograph of Werner Feig, 1998
Photograph of Werner Feig on Field Day with English teacher Christine Schutt, 1998
Photograph of Werner Feig with students in classroom, 1998
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