More About The Project!

Our 7th Grade students have been doing amazing work on their collaborative Memorial  project with Facing History and Ourselves.

 

Schechter's 7th grade students have decided to create a beautiful structure on the school's campus in remembrance of the Holocaust: The structure specifically addresses the generations that thrived after the horrific genocide Their working title is "Our Legacy Lives On". Their multi-layered sculpture will feature life-castings of their hands from which plants will grow, symbolizing the growth and beauty thrived after such a terrible event and their own personal connections as thriving Jews today . The students want this memorial to not only have personal meaning, but to be a beacon of hope to the viewer;  even through devastation, rebirth and growth is possible. The students were very influenced by Andy Goldsworthy's monument at The Museum of Jewish Hisory, and the Miami Holocaust Memorial. They are currently in process of casting their hands, and the next step is full construction of the 4-tiered cement structure.

 

The students had the opportunity to meet with our partners at Facing History and Ourselves back in November and discussed their work and thoughts on the project. Facing History sent a videographer, and the students became a part of Facing History's promotional video for this grant project. The video can be found on Facing History's site at https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/video/facing-historys-jewish-education-program-presents-project-focused-learning.