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Three eighth-grade students from Donna Klein Jewish Academy were recently recognized by the National Library of Israel for their stirring Yom Ha’atzmaut  poster. The students, Rachael Elisha, Savannah Ferraro and Jonah Klein, placed first in a competition that drew over 180 posters from 16 different countries. The victory brings a $750 prize to DKJA which will be used for an Israel-related program during the 2024-25 school year. Students who participated in the contest had to construct a poster that answered some essential questions: • What role does Israel play in the world? • What role does Israel play in my life? • How does Israel shape my Jewish story? • What values does Israel represent today? • Have these values changed over the years? As part of their submission, the DKJA students wrote about the poster: In Judaics class we were tasked with formulating a poster for Israel’s 76th birthday.