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Honoring the young victims For a bat mitzvah, paper links symbolize the children who died in the Holocaust al years, to when she and her family first read “Linked” before her older sister’s bat mitzvah. For Lily Davoli, a bat mitzvah The book, which addresses antiisn’t only a milestone marking semitism and acts of hate in a her coming of age, but also an school setting, left a lasting opportunity to honor lives cut impression. Last summer, Lily organized a public short and confront read-aloud of the hatred with rememnovel at the Oceansbrance. ide Library, planting The 12-year-old the seeds for what has set out on an would become her ambitious mitzvah own mitzvah project. project: creating 1.5 “This is what I million paper chain knew I wanted to links, one for each of do,” she said. the 1.5 million JewWith guidance ish children killed in from her mother, the Holocaust. The Danielle Davoli, and effort, inspired by inspiration from the novel “Linked,” real-life Holocaust by Gordon Korman, remembrance efforts is both a personal such as the Paper commitment and a Clips Project — a communitywide ini1998 middle school t i at ive t h at h a s project in Tennessee drawn support from LILY DAVOLI that created a monufriends, Oceanside ment for Holocaust Middle School classmates, fellow district schools and victims by collecting one paper her synagogue, Temple Avodah, clip for each person lost — Lily refined her goal. in Oceanside. While the Holocaust claimed 6 “I wanted to show how big that number is,” Lily said. “Each million Jewish lives, she chose to chain [link] represents a child focus on the 1.5 million children who never got to grow up, never who were killed — many of got to achieve their dreams, just whom never had the chance to celebrate milestones like a bar or because they were Jewish.” Her project traces back severCONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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What happens in Oceanside builds community Oceanside Lutheran Church hosted a Las Vegas-style Casino Night on April 25, featuring roulette, craps, blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em and slot-style games. From left, Kathy Tapia, Priscilla Braak and Tammy Grasser collected hundreds of raffle tickets throughout the night. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Recognizing best and brightest of OHS By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
Two seniors at Oceanside High School have been selected to lead the class of 2026, displaying qualities which have set them apart from the rest, including academic excellence, leadership and service. Maxwell Greenberg, 18, and Jobelle Angelitud, 17, have been named the school’s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Greenberg has consistently pursued the most rigorous academic path available. During his senior year, he’s enrolled in six Advanced Placement courses, including AP Government and Economics with Mentoring, an invitation-only program in which seniors guide freshmen aca-
demically and personally. He said his drive has been shaped largely by his family and teachers. “My family, especially my parents, showed me what can happen if you put in the hard work,” Greenberg said. “They worked really hard to come to America, and that motivated me to use the opportunities they gave me and make them proud.” Beyond the classroom, Greenberg has distinguished himself as both a leader and an innovator. He serves as vice president of the World Interest Club and as president of the Science Olympiad Club. He’s also a student ambassador for SLATE — Students Lead, Act, Teach, Empower, a student-led club — and a member of CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
ach chain [link] represents a child who never got to grow up, never got to achieve their dreams, just because they were Jewish.