By Boca Vibe
Area Students Honored With Holocaust Education Awards
Boca Raton, FL – Florida Atlantic University has recognized high school and middle school students from across Florida as winners of the Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Reflection Contest, an initiative sponsored by FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. Read more at BocaVibe.com.
The contest aims to educate young people about the importance of Holocaust awareness and remembrance, and to encourage them to think critically about the impact of prejudice and discrimination on individuals and communities.
Winners from Boca Raton
- Emily Chen, a senior at Spanish River High School, won first place in the high school category for her essay “The Unseen Victims of the Holocaust”.
- David Lee, a junior at Boca Raton High School, took second place in the high school category for his essay “The Importance of Holocaust Education”.
- Mason Brown, an eighth-grader at Spanish River Middle School, won first place in the middle school category for his poem “A Voice for the Voiceless”.
- Julia Kim, a seventh-grader at Boca Raton Middle School, took second place in the middle school category for her essay “The Power of Education”.
The winners were selected from a pool of over 100 entries from across Florida, and will receive awards and recognition at an upcoming ceremony.
About the Contest
- The Craig and Barbara Weiner Holocaust Reflection Contest is an annual initiative that encourages high school and middle school students to reflect on the importance of Holocaust awareness and remembrance.
- The contest is sponsored by FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, and is open to students from across Florida.
- Entries are judged based on their thought-provoking content, creativity, and ability to convey the importance of Holocaust education.
The contest aims to educate young people about the importance of Holocaust awareness and remembrance, and to encourage them to think critically about the impact of prejudice and discrimination on individuals and communities.
Official city info: City of Boca Raton.
Source: Original Report