Jeff Sherr

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | B’nai Sholom Congregation, 949 10th Ave, Huntington, WV, United States
Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story is a solo play performed by Jeff Sherr that spans continents and generations, from fleeing Nazi Germany to standing with civil rights workers in Mississippi and coalfield families in Kentucky. Through decades of courtroom battles and community organizing, the play becomes a testament to memory, resilience, and the power of collective action—with an intimate thread of love and partnership at its heart. Ultimately, it’s a story of hope, reminding us that the work of justice is never finished and inspiring us to repair the world we live in today, stone by stone.
Free. No reservation necessary.
A conversation with John & Jean Rosenberg will take place after the performance.

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-02-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Mountain Arts Center, 50 Hal Rogers Dr., Prestonsburg, 41653, United States
Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story is a solo play performed by Jeff Sherr that spans continents and generations, from fleeing Nazi Germany to standing with civil rights workers in Mississippi and coalfield families in Kentucky. Through decades of courtroom battles and community organizing, the play becomes a testament to memory, resilience, and the power of collective action—with an intimate thread of love and partnership at its heart. Ultimately, it’s a story of hope, reminding us that the work of justice is never finished and inspiring us to repair the world we live in today, stone by stone.
Proceeds from the performance will benefit AppalRed Legal Aid
A conversation with John & Jean Rosenberg will take place after the performance.
Ticket $15 available here

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Gravely Hall Performing Art Center, 203 E Lexington Ave, Danville, 40422, United States
Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story traces the origins of a lifelong fight for justice back to a boyhood shattered in Nazi Germany. Performed by Jeff Sherr, this solo play follows the spark that formed John Rosenberg’s calling—from surviving state-sponsored hatred to standing with civil-rights workers in Mississippi and coalfield families in Kentucky. As the story crosses continents and generations, we witness how one person’s earliest memories can become the bedrock of a life in service. At its core runs an intimate story of love and partnership. Ultimately, Stumbling Stones reveals how our beginnings shape our purpose—and how the origins of one man’s journey can inspire all of us to repair the world, stone by stone.
This performance is free – please reserve your seat at this webpage
A conversation with John & Jean Rosenberg will take place after the performance.

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-04-11 16:30 - 18:30 | Carol Woods Retirement Community, 750 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, 275514, United States
April 11, 2026 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Storyis a solo play performed by Jeff Sherr that spans continents and generations, from fleeing Nazi Germany to standing with civil rights workers in Mississippi and coalfield families in Kentucky. Through decades of courtroom battles and community organizing, the play becomes a testament to memory, resilience, and the power of collective action—with an intimate thread of love and partnership at its heart. Ultimately, it’s a story of hope, reminding us that the work of justice is never finished and inspiring us to repair the world we live in today, stone by stone.
The performance is free. Please consider making a donation to AppalRed Legal Aid
A conversation with John & Jean Rosenberg will take place after the performance.
Join us in the Main Building, Assembly Hall

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Levin Jewish Community Center, 1937 W Cornwallis Rd, Durham, 277105, United States
Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story is a solo play performed by Jeff Sherr that spans continents and generations, from fleeing Nazi Germany to standing with civil rights workers in Mississippi and coalfield families in Kentucky. Through decades of courtroom battles and community organizing, the play becomes a testament to memory, resilience, and the power of collective action—with an intimate thread of love and partnership at its heart. Ultimately, it’s a story of hope, reminding us that the work of justice is never finished and inspiring us to repair the world we live in today, stone by stone
Run Time: approximately 90minutes without intermission.
No audience members will be turned away for lack of funds. An $18 payment is suggested to help cover costs associated with this event.
Our on-site event is wheel-chair accessible. On-site speakers will use microphones to amplify the volume.
RSVP HERE.
TWO PERFORMANCES!
Sunday April 12th at 11:00am
Monday, April 13th at 7:00pm
Join us in the Pearl and Sol Schechter Community Hall.

Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-04-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | The Spot: Lex, 3325 Keithshire Way, Suite 115, Lexington, United States
Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story is a solo play performed by Jeff Sherr that spans continents and generations, from fleeing Nazi Germany to standing with civil rights workers in Mississippi and coalfield families in Kentucky.
Through decades of courtroom battles and community organizing, the play becomes a testament to memory, resilience, and the power of collective action—with an intimate thread of love and partnership at its heart. Ultimately, it’s a story of hope, reminding us that the work of justice is never finished and inspiring us to repair the world we live in today, stone by stone.
Flexible ticket pricing of $7.50, $15, $25. After paying the theaters costs, all profits will go towards funding AppalRed Legal Aid. More information on this wonderful organization can be found by visiting https://www.ardfky.org
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Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story
2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:30 | The Tank, 312 W 36th St, New York, NY, 10018, United States
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John Rosenberg survived Nazi Germany as a child and spent the next eight decades fighting for people the law forgot. He challenged voter suppression in Mississippi courthouses during the worst years of Jim Crow. He moved his young family to the Appalachian coalfields and opened a legal-aid office where the powerful had written the rules for generations — and started rewriting them.

Written and Performed by Jeff Sherr, Stumbling Stones: The John Rosenberg Story moves through time — from pre-war Germany to the organizing circles of Fannie Lou Hamer to a Kentucky hollow where land rights and dignity were the same fight. While John argued cases, Jean Rosenberg saw what was missing and built it: childbirth education and direct support for single mothers in a region where neither existed. Together, they didn’t just serve the community — they helped forge it.

John Rosenberg is 94 years old and still doing the work. At a moment when voting rights are again contested and the question of who deserves protection under the law is being re-litigated in real time, his story is not history — it is instruction. STUMBLING STONES is a story of hope. Not the easy kind, but the kind built stone by stone by ordinary people who decide the world can be repaired — and then get to work.
50% of ticket sales will be donated to the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund founded by John Rosenberg.
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