Image: The Modern School in New York City, circa 1911-12

Description: The Modern School in New York City, circa 1911-12. Will Durant stands with his pupils. Persons: Will Durant (top, at left) Magda Boris, daughter of actor Paul Orleneff, the later Magda Schoenwetter (seated, third from left) middle row, left to right: Révolte Bercovici, daughter of anarchists Konrad and Naomi Bercovici Amour Liber, son of physician and anarchist Benzion Liber and cousin of the Bercovici brothers Ruth, called Root the Beaut because of her beauty Gorky Bercovici, son of anarchists Konrad and Naomi Bercovici Durant's other pupils (probably also on the photo) were: Stuart Sanger, son of architect William Sanger and his wife Margaret Hyperion Bercovici, son of anarchists Konrad and Naomi Bercovici Oscar Sophie Boris, daughter of actor Paul Orleneff Source of the information: The Stelton Modern School on talkinghistory.org. Paul Avrich, The Modern School Movement: Anarchism and Education in the United States, 1980, pp. 79 and 86. ISBN 9781904859093. Paul Avrich, Anarchist Voices: An Oral History of Anarchism in America, AK Press, 2005, articles Révolte Bercovici, Amour Liber, and Magda Schoenwetter. ISBN 9781904859277.
Title: The Modern School in New York City, circa 1911-12
Credit: Published on the cover of the first issue of The Modern School magazine, 1912.
Author: The Modern School
Permission: This image is in the public domain.
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