CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Students will try to change the world through music, essays, and now poems, fighting bias and discrimination on almost every front.
“From antisemitism to racism to able-ism to sexual identity, bullying,” said David Schafer, Managing Director of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage.
For the first time in four years, the program will be live in the Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The students write and sing about first-hand observations and experiences in their own lives but the goal is for the dialogue to have an even greater impact.
“We observe how we’re treating each other, whether it’s globally or locally in our community,” said Schafer. “Having these young people express with great courage what’s going on, what they observe their resolve to have a different tomorrow gives me great hope.”
This year saw almost 3000 entries involving 4100 students with $100,000 awarded in scholarships — $1.6 million over the event’s sixteen years — including education programs, the event featuring plenty of uplifting moments.
“I’m inspired and amazed,” said Schafer.
The event is free and doors open at 6:30 on Wednesday, April 3 but you need to register for the event.
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