Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition Award Ceremony
Wednesday, May 1, 7pm
Rodef Shalom’s Levy Hall
4905 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Free and open to the public
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The Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition allows students in grades 6-12 to submit original art and compete for academic scholarships. Participants come from across Allegheny County, and our partner region in Israel, Karmiel-Misgav.
This year’s Pittsburgh competition also featured an extra category, an essay response to the prompt: “In the aftermath of the Tree of Life massacre – What do you see as the causes of hate crimes and antisemitism, and what would you do to stop these forms of hatred?”.
Please join us as we honor this year’s winning students.
During the ceremony, we will also be honoring the 2018-2019 Holocaust Educator of the Year.
Winning Students (Allegheny County):
Visual Arts
High School
1st: Megan Rzeszotarski, Springdale Sr. HS, 12th grade
2nd: Jaden Domaratz, Springdale Sr. HS, 12th grade
3rd: Tylar Rafail, Springdale Sr. HS, 10th grade
Middle School
1st: Grace Gent, Springfield Jr. HS, 8th grade
Creative Writing
High School
1st: John Stanton, Shaler Area HS, 12th grade
2nd: Kody Oravitz, Trinity High School, 12th grade
3rd: Chaya Rosenfeld, Yeshiva Girls School, 9th grade
Middle School
1st: Ava Biagi, Springdale Jr. HS, 7th grade
2nd: Bella Burrell, Springdale Jr. HS, 8th grade
3rd: Alana Rudolf, Springdale Jr. HS, 8th grade
Waldman Additional Essay
High School
Winner: Alexandra Friedlander, Winchester Thurston, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Mendel Hoexter, Yeshiva Boys School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Kelly Pare, Shaler Area High School, 11th grade
Middle School
Winner: Akiva Nadoff, Yehiva Boys School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Leibel Hoexter, Yeshiva Boys School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Shneur Weinstein, Yeshiva Boys School, 7th grade
The Waldman Award Ceremony is part of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s 2019 Week of Remembrance.
We are now accepting sponsorships for the Week of Remembrance. Please contact Tanya Bielski-Braham at tbielski-braham@hcpgh.org or 412-939-7293 for details.