Institutions failed her completely, yet she did not fail scholarship, says Sabine Schmidtke of Hedwig Klein—a major yet (almost) forgotten Jewish scholar of Islamic Studies. We spoke with Schmidtke about Hedwig Klein’s tragically short but impactful life and the misconceptions that have obscured her legacy for far too long.

As the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center mark their 25th anniversary, we look back at the men and women who carried out the bulk of the rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero—while suffering tremendous losses of their own. How did the New York City Fire Department rebuild in the years that followed, and what can today’s leaders learn from them about crisis management and organizational change?