MEDIA ADVISORY
Guest Speakers Include Florida Lt. Governor, Consul General From the State of Israel and The Federal Republic of Germany
WHO: Nova Southeastern University, Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc., middle and high school students across Florida
WHAT: Sixth Annual Holocaust Reflection Contest
WHERE: Virtually via Zoom – Register ONLINE
WHEN: 11 a.m. Sunday, April 18
WHY:
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it – George Santayana
For the past seven years, NSU has hosted the Holocaust Reflection Contest as a way to ensure today’s generation does not forget the lessons of the past. You may wonder why this is the sixth annual awards ceremony – that’s because last year’s was canceled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast forward 12 months and we can now conduct the ceremony online via Zoom.
The goal of the Holocaust Reflection Contest is to allow students to express their feelings and understanding of the genocide that took place during World War II either by visual art, digital storytelling or the written word. The program has been gaining more and more interest and this year there were a record number of student entries. Students from 23 of the state’s 67 counties participated in this year’s contest. The breakdown is as follows:
High School Middle School
Art Piece: 241 319
Essay/Poem: 520 859
Digital Storytelling: 34 99
Total: 2,072
The winning students are:
DIGITAL STORY TELLING
Middle School
First Prize: Mia Gordon, The Green School
Second Prize: Drew Bank, Falcon Cove Middle School
High School
First Prize: Elizabeth Patrick, Osceola County School for the Arts
Second Prize: Rida Yousuf, Charles W. Flanagan High School
ESSAY/POEM
Middle School
First Prize: Ariel Camhi, David Posnack Jewish Day School
Second Prize: Mary Zephir, Little Flower Catholic School
High School
First Prize: Ava Rosenblum, NSU University School
Second Prize: Abigail Scimeca, Spanish River Community High School
ART
Middle School
First Prize: Ava Biltswitch, Watson B. Duncan Middle School
Second Prize: Carolina Flores, Florida Christian School
High School
First Prize: Sophie Araque-Liu, Martin County High School
Second Prize: Yair Sabag, David Posnack Jewish Day School
Scheduled presenters/speakers for the ceremony include:
- George Hanbury, President and CEO, NSU;
- Revital Malca, Consul General, State of Israel;
- Andres Siegel, Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany;
- Janette Nunez, Lieutenant Governor, State of Florida ; and
- Craig Weiner, Founder and President, Holocaust Learning and Education Center, Inc.
You can find more information about the annual Holocaust Reflection Contest ONLINE.
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