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The
Prof. Yitzhak Halbrecht Family Tree Competition for the year 1999/2000
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Over 20,000 students
from 15 countries worldwide participated in this year's competition.
432 outstanding
projects were sent from schools in Israel and around the world to Beth
Hatefutsoth for the final stage of the competition. 27 of those were chosen
for the final judging. Every student whose work made it to the final stage
of the competition was presented with a personalized Certificate of
Appreciation from Beth Hatefutsoth.
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The awards ceremony for the winners took
place on June 6, 2000,
at Beth Hatefutsoth. The ceremony was attended by Rabbi Michael
Melchior, Minister of Israeli Society and the World Jewish Community,
Mr. Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and Mr. Sami Shamoon, Chairman
of the Prof. Yitzhak Halbrecht Fund. Guest of Honor of the evening was
Prof. Yitzhak Halbrecht. |

Winners of the Family
Tree Competition with Minister Rabbi Michael Melchior
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All family trees
submitted by the students have been added to the databases of the
Genealogy Center of Beth
Hatefutsoth and will be preserved for
future generations.
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The
Winners of "My Family's Story" Competition for 1999-2000 are:
FROM
ISRAEL

Sivan Dayan, third prize |
First Prize: Julia
Weisman, Shprinzak Junior High School, Holon Prize Received: a Computer Second Prize: Dalit Sa'adia, Etzba Hagalil Junior High School,
Kiryat Shmona Prize received: Encyclopedia Judaica on CD-Rom Third Prize: 1) Sivan Dayan, Smadar Junior High School, Herzliya 2) Sophie and Daniel Shmailov, Rogozin B Junior High School,
Kiryat Ata Prize received: The Encyclopedia of Judaism on CD-Rom
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Special Mention: 1) Dror Koblentz - Smadar Junior High School, Herzliya 2) Adia Yeshayahu - Makif G Junior High School, Ashdod 3) Noam Polishok - Hof Hasharon Junior High School, Shefayim 4) Ido Barzilai - Makif G Junior High School, Ashdod
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FROM ABROAD
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First Prize: Jose Waingarten Feferman
Nuevo Colegio Israelita "I.L. Peretz", Mexico Prize received: A Computer
- Second Prize:
Jessica Cohen Escaba - Colegio Hebreo Sefaradi, Mexico
Prize received: Encyclopedia Judaica on CD-Rom
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Third Prize:
1) Shayna Bordy - Sinai Akiba Academy, California, USA 2) Michaela Bleicher - Colegio Bet El, Argentina Prize received: The Encyclopedia of Judaism on CD-Rom
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Special Mention:
1) Bernardo Kahn Rajchenberg - Colegio Moral y Luces Herzl-Bialik,
Venezuela 2) Elena Ronit Kremer Diamant - Instituto "Ariel" Hebreo, Uruguay 3) Diego Perman - Escuela Israelita "I.L. Peretz", Argentina
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school?
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to find out how your school can join the Competition!
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Douglas E. Goldman Jewish Genealogy Center
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