$2,000 Middle School Best in Show 2020, Grade 7
- Romayssae Saidi
- Irena's Jars of Hope, 2020
- Acrylic, glass jars on canvas.
- 16 x 20 in
Teacher: LMC Fellow Robert O'Donnell, Jr.
School: Christa McAuliffe School, Jersey City, NJ
Full Media: Acrylic and glass jars on canvas
Excerpt from the artist's Impact Statement: “There are 2,500 leaves on the tree that represent all the Jewish children Irena saved from the Warsaw Ghetto. To the left side of the roots, are the three jars. Irena and Jaga would dig late at night to place the new names in the jar. All three of the jars light up, and are touching the roots, the jars are providing life, light, and hope to the darkness of the tree for the children.”
Read the artist's Impact Statement.
Learn more about Unsung Hero: Irena Sendler