In this deeply moving episode of Classroom Narratives: Healing and Education, host Joey Weisler is joined by Charlene and Richie Schwarzkopf, who recount their experiences surrounding the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Richie provides a firsthand account of being at One Liberty Plaza, across from the World Trade Center, while Charlene shares how her home video, The Days After 9/11 (find link in show notes), served as a tool for both personal healing and collective memory.

This episode explores the complexities of trauma, memory, and healing, drawing on key theoretical frameworks from trauma scholars Shoshana Felman and Dori Laub, as well as Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Felman and Laub’s theorie ...