LUBBOCK, Texas — A 6th grader from Christ the King School, Rachel Ruiz, was selected as 1 of 4 honorees in the state of Texas to have their art recognized by the Dallas Holocaust Museum, in honor of “Every Child Has a Name Legacy Project”.
Rachel’s history teacher, Arianna Butler, encouraged her students to participate in the project. The students were asked to create a project to memorialize a child murdered during the Holocaust.
Rachel picked the name, “Dan Polak,” from the Dallas Holocaust Museum database, which has over 1.5 million records of deceased children. Rachel said:
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“When I was looking for a kid, I couldn’t find one with enough information, but when I got to Dan there was enough about him for me to do the project I wanted. I had an idea to create a file, because I thought that the Nazis would have kept some sort of record. But it’s burnt because they tried to get rid of those records and somehow this file survived. I just want him to be remembered.”
“Her empathy for those around her and the students who entered the project/contest will be the reason we are able to stop history from repeating itself,” said Heather Ruiz, Christ the King School Art Instructor.
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Rachel received a special award and recognition at a ceremony for “Every Child has a Legacy” on May 3 from the Dallas Holocaust Museum. The ceremony included a presentation of the honoree’s work, awards and a special tour of the Museum…