We’re Pleased to Announce the Winners of
Meshane Ha Briot: Inclusion Essay Contest
Choosing only three winners from each category wasn’t an easy task for our judges. All 18 participants wrote insightful, empathetic, and meaningful essays contributing to an inclusive Jewish community in Calgary. However, after much deliberation, the following essays stood out above the rest.
The Winners
Division A (grades 6 to 7)
1st Place
Charlie Shore from The Calgary Jewish Academy for his essay
Perspectives on Inclusion.
2nd Place
Emilia
Jorgensen from
Mckenzie Highlands School
for her essay
Meshane Ha Briot + Me.
3rd Place
Mia-Ruby Bassin from Halpern Akiva Academy for her essay
Embrace Your Gifts.
Division B (grades 8 to 9)
1st Place
Uma Fourman from The Calgary Jewish Academy for her essay
A Million Unheard Sounds.
2nd Place
Georgia Martin from Halpern Akiva Academy for her essay
Overcoming Disabilities
3rd Place
Kedem Segal from Halpern Akiva Academy for his essay
Inclusion Essay-
Mishneh
Ha Briot
Each essay was dedicated to a special person or group of people in the student's life. Learn more about what inspired these meaningful essays and help us congratulate all of the contestants at our upcoming event,
We All Belong -
a free folk music concert and
Inclusion Essay Awards Ceremony
this Sunday, February 2, 1:00pm at Calgary JCC.
with inquiries
.
