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2023 Scholarship Winners
Each year, Nevada Center for Humanity invites 1-2 schools to participate in the Scholarship Writing Contest with the goal that students better learn about themselves and their own sense of agency through the lessons of the Holocaust.
Left to right: Master Sergeant Walker, Emmely, and Heidi, Nellis Air Force Base.
Additional awardees students of the International Baccalaureate Program of Valley High School in Las Vegas. Pictured, Chira and William.
The International Baccalaureate students enjoyed an overnight field trip to Los Angeles to visit the LA Museum of the Holocaust and the following day, tour the Japanese Internment camp, Manzanar. This experience was funded in full by Jewish Nevada, Nevada's Federation.
Left to right: Master Sergeant Walker, Emmely, and Heidi, Nellis Air Force Base.
“Being an upstander means having the integrity to stick to your beliefs and helping those who can't help themselves. For the survivors, this was displayed in how they consciously chose to help Jewish people because they genuinely cared for them. They were not wealthy or 'more capable' of providing for those in need. Knowing this and the stories of the survivors reminds me of how I am capable of making a change. Often I think I have to be further in life or need some type of experience to stand against injustice. Although, these stories make me think about how it starts with just having kindness for others. Just having compassion for others can make a change in someone's life. These stories encourage me to spread compassion and be a good influence in the midst of the bad. Going forward, I will be an advocate for others in need whenever I can through having compassion and gentleness with those around me and leading by example.” - 2023 Winner Emmely