Holocaust Reflection Contest Features Memorable Submissions
Students and teachers were honored at the Holocaust Reflection Contest awards ceremony hosted by Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Holocaust Learning and Education Fund, Inc., on Sunday, April 7, at the Alvin Sherman Library.
The statewide contest, in its 10th year, drew middle and high school students from across Florida to study the testimonies of Holocaust survivors and reflect on them through poetry, essays, artwork and digital storytelling. The contest provides a creative opportunity to honor and remember the millions of victims who died in the Holocaust.
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- Ariel Malachovsky’s “Echoes of Night”
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- Sara Mira’s “… but there must never be a time when we fail to protest”
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- Isabella Cerase’s “Love of Humanity”
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- Lucas Izquierdo’s “The Eternal Jew”
More than 1,300 student submissions were received this year. This year’s winners were:
Digital Storytelling
High School First Place:
- “Six Million and One”
- Student: Rachell Janowski
- Teacher: Janet Conrad
- School: Rohr Bais Chaya Academy
Middle School First Place
- “Number 610”
- Student: Katherine Kolbar
- Teacher: Shira Greenberg
- School: David Posnack Jewish Day School
High School Second Place
- “Remember Rosie”
- Student: Rylee Schwimmer
- Teacher: Jack Rosenbaum
- School: Spanish River Community High School
Middle School Second Place
- “Solemnis”
- Student: Sebi Timbal
- Teacher: Steven Hammerman
- School: The Greene School
Art
High School First Place
- “… but there must be a time when we fail to protest”
- Student: Sarah Mira
- Teacher: Anncy Pitelli
- School: Florida Christian School
Middle School First Place
- “Echoes of Night”
- Student: Ariel Malachovsky
- Teacher: Joshua Bender
- School: Don Estridge High Tech Middle School
High School Second Place
- “The Eternal Jew”
- Student: Lucas Izquierdo
- Teacher: Brian Lynn
- School: Charles W. Flanagan High School
Middle School Second Place
- “Love of Humanity”
- Student: Isabella Cerase
- Teacher: Jill Giancario
- School: Pioneer Middle School
Essay/Poem
High School First Place
- “Never Again”
- Student: Camille Blaker
- Teacher: Richard Ehrlich
- School: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Middle School First Place
- “Aftereffect”
- Student: Serina Bligh
- Teacher: Shelly Sweeney
- School: Doral Academy Charter Middle School
High School Second Place
- “Echoes of Sorrow”
- Student: Gianni Santa
- Teacher: Suzanne A. Bates-Miranda
- School: F.W. Springstead High School
Middle School Second Place
- “Unforgotten”
- Student: Milena Arthur Gnibus
- Teacher: Marcia Zaldivar
- School: St. Thomas The Apostle
The emcee of Sunday’s event was Ari Odzer, the education reporter for NBC 6. Among the speakers were Dr. Harry K. Moon, NSU’s president-elect and chief operating officer; Klaus Bormann, consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany; Gabriel Baredes, consulate of the State of Israel; Craig R. Weiner, president of the Holocaust Learning and Education Fund; and Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez.
Posted 04/08/24