Never forget.
Nearly 500 students — ranging from elementary kids to high schoolers in public and private schools — entered the Holocaust Memorial Creative Arts Contest at Kingsborough Community College on April 19.
Just days after the Holocaust Remembrance Day, the somber ceremony was about showing kids the importance of standing up for what is right, according to contest sponsor Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D–Sheepshead Bay), who is the son of Holocaust survivors.
“As the Holocaust taught us, if you fail to act, and fail to speak out, the consequences can be irreparable,” said Cymbrowitz, who is the son of Holocaust survivors, in a statement. “There are wounds that time won’t heal.”
The art projects included musical compositions, interactive displays, and essays.
The award ceremony featured speakers Ruth Lichtenstein, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and the founder of Project Witness — a Holocaust resource center in Brooklyn — and Dr. Richard Tomback, director of the Holocaust Studies Program at Kingsborough. Youngsters from Edward R. Murrow High School Junior Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, and Chamber Winds also performed songs at the event.
Students from PS 238, IS 303, and IS 228 received third place. Students from Yeshivah of Flatbush Elementary School, IS 238, and John Dewey High School received second place, and students from PS 255, IS 98, IS 209, and Yeshivah of Flatbush received first place.
