Bialik student wins trip to Israel for My Family Story project

May 22, 2017 by Talia Katz
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For the seventh consecutive year, a Bialik College student has won a trip to Israel to be a part of the annual My Family Story ceremony and exhibition at Beit Hatsufot – “The Museum of the Jewish People”.Year 8 Bialik student Tye Samuels will visit Israel in June, where he will attend a two-day celebratory event, which includes tours, gatherings and an award ceremony.

Tye’s submission for the project was a “customised Samuels/Birnbaum family version of the well-known game Monopoly.” Tye explained, “I chose to create something universally recognisable, a Monopoly board that shows my personal roots and the paths my ancestors chose or those that were chosen for them. Places on the board are countries and cities where my ancestors lived. ‘Jail’ is Shomberg Concentration Camp, where my great uncle was imprisoned during the Holocaust. The ‘money’ in the game represents the different currencies my ancestors used at the time they lived in various countries. The cards use real situations that affected choices made by my family members, paths they took and where they ended up.”

Congratulations also to Isabella Stein, whose project, Through Their Eyes will be shown at the gallery at Beit Hatsufot. Isabella will also be receiving a certificate of special recognition from the museum for her contribution.

Over 20,000 students from 155 worldwide institutions participated in this year’s project, with the final selection leading to only 48 winners. Bialik’s Year 7 students create My Family Story projects during their b’nei mitzvah journey and some of these are submitted to compete for a place in the Beit Hatsufot competition.

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2 Responses to “Bialik student wins trip to Israel for My Family Story project”
  1. Sonia Devi Kapoor says:

    This email is intended only for Bailik College Administration and the successful student Talia Katz.

    Thank you

    Shalom

    Sonia Devi Kapoor

  2. Sonia D Kapoor says:

    Congratulations Talia Katz

    I would love to be able to get a copy of your Monopoly as I think it would be most educational.

    I am in my 84th year and had the joy of having 3 weeks in Israel at the end of 2016.

    Please let me know how I could get this ingenious masterpiece.

    With every good wish and blessing the greates being
    SHALOM

    Sonia

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