
Erin Finneran, Ph.D., postdoctoral lecturer in English in Arts & Sciences, leads a discussion with a sixth-grade class from Flynn Park Elementary School after the class viewed the play “Hana’s Suitcase.” All sixth graders in University City public schools participated in the Washington University-University City Literacy Project. In addition to viewing the play, all children received a copy of the book, attended a lecture by author Karen Levine and participated in a docent-led tour of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center in St. Louis. Eight performances of “Hana’s Suitcase” at Edison Theatre brought in more than 5,000 area students for both the play and post-play workshops on diversity and other topics.