Hebrew Academy of Long Beach students have a winning grasp of history

Posted Thursday, April 14, 2022 11:15 am

Elyana Miller, left, Emma Neuberg, Daniella Dagan and Lana Frankel took fourth place in the Group Website category at the Long Island History Day competition.

Courtesy HALB

HALB eighth-graders Dovid Feldhamer, left, Daniel Wohlgelernter, Yehoshua Wiesel, Isaac Cohen and Samuel Rosenblatt captured first place for Group Documentary at the Long Island History Day competition.

Courtesy HALB

Advancing to state History Day

First place in Group Documentary: Isaac Cohen, Dovid Feldhamer, Samuel Rosenblatt, Yehoshua Wiesel and Daniel Wohlgelernter for “The Auschwitz Protocols: Creating a Debate and Sparking Diplomatic Action.”

Third place in Group Documentary: Rebecca Abayev, Sophia Friedman, Molly Ostreicher and Devorah Park for “A Labor Debate at the House that Mouse Built.”

Third Place in Group Website: Yehoshua Fogel, Michael Freund, Aaron Hackel, Joshua Lampert and Noam Lazar for “Failure of Diplomacy at Evian.”

Fourth Place in Group Website: Daniella Dagan, Lana Frankel, Elyana Miller and Emma Neuberg for “Failing to Save the Children: The Wagner Rogers Bill.”

Source: HALB

By Marioun Hausmann

Four groups of Hebrew Academy of Long Beach eighth-graders advanced from the Long Island History Day competition to the New York State History Day contest. Under the guidance of social studies teacher Kristen Waterman, 18 students involved with a quartet of projects excelled.

Seven of the nine of groups from HALB that took part in the Long Island event placed within the top six. The students collaborated on the projects within the past five months conducting in-depth research.

Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the competitions are being held online. Participants uploaded their project onto the History Day website. The projects examine historical events and how they relate to a specific them.

This school year’s theme is Debate and Diplomacy: Successes, Failures and Consequences. Students reviewed eras stretching from the American Industrial Revolution to the 1970s.

The New York State History Day competition will also take place virtually this month. Winners advance to the National History Day contest, online as well, June 12 to 16.

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