On November 1, 2025, Stumbling Stones was performed at the Appalachian Center for the Arts in Pikeville, Kentucky—performed for the first time before an audience that included John and Jean Rosenberg themselves.
It was a powerful evening in the heart of the region where John and Jean built their lives and legacy, bringing their story home to the mountains of eastern Kentucky.
Appalachian Center for the Arts
We had a truly wonderful evening of history and storytelling last night! Thank you to Jeff Sherr for bringing this story to life and to John and Jean Rosenberg for joining us, offering a talk back and just being the amazingly wonderful humans that you are. Be on the lookout for Stumbling Stones popping up at other venues around Kentucky in the future. You won’t want to miss it!
Rhonda Hall Kretzer
The performance last night was amazing. Both the story and the telling of it deserve high praise. It’s hard to imagine one man with minimal props could hold an audience captive for 80 minutes but Mr. Sherr did.
Kim Hall
Last night’s show was amazing. The show was thoughtful, easy to follow, and at times tear jerking. It’s amazing that a man so blessed to even make it out of Germany during the Holocaust could have a life that seems like a fairytale of good deeds, love, and civil service. Knowing John and Jean is a good step in learning how to live right in a world that is sometimes hard to understand. Great experience and would definitely recommend hearing this story through the performance.
Elizabeth Flint Fitch
Stumbling Stones is a moving, hopeful, and beautifully told story of courage, love, and justice. John and Jean Rosenberg’s partnership and lifelong fight for what’s right truly inspired me—it’s a reminder that change begins with compassion and perseverance, one stone at a time.
Charly Grace
If you are seeking a blueprint to navigate your life in this chaotic world with calm, purposeful meaning, I assure you that this beautifully written and performed play will restore your faith in humanity.
Charlotte Stone
The play was amazing with such an uplifting story about Mr Rosenberg’s life and accomplishments, it truly captured the essence of his legacy and left me inspired, I loved every moment of it!
Cara Lyon Hall
It was an amazing performance telling the story of an amazing life. We were honored to be there.
Charlotte Soder
The play was extraordinary, and the man about whom it is truly amazing.
Bonnie Baker Hale
We enjoyed so much—
the performance of life story that touches so many lives!