In my poster, the middle is a Star of David with a heart in the middle that says “ISRAEL.” I did this to show Judaism is built up of the Jews’ love, and the heart of this love is Israel, the Jewish homeland. Around this Star of David, I put a 77, for Israel’s age. Above the Star of David, a dove is holding an olive branch. This is meant to represent peace. I was inspired to put the olive branch because of the olive trees surrounding Jerusalem. Next to the dove, there is a Hamsa. In this Hamsa, I wrote “Jerusalem is home”, with the word “Israel” around it. I wrote this to represent the Jews protecting our homeland. On the Hamsa, there are two small trees on the sides, to show the branching families in Israel, and there are also flowers to represent the blooming communities in Israel. Right below the Hamsa is a spinning dreidel representing the Jewish holidays. Diagonal from the Hamsa and the dreidel is a yellow ribbon that says “Free the hostages NOW” for the hostages still held in Gaza. Below the ribbon, there is a torah, the Jews’ history inside, which is open to show that the next parsha will be read. On the other side, there is a peace sign with “Peace for Israel” around it, to show Israel wants peace and will fight for it. Above that, in the corner, there is an Israeli flag, with “עם ישראל חי” on one stripe, and “Israel will live on” on the other, to show Israel will never be defeated. Below the big Star of David in the middle, there are two butterflies, to represent freedom, one with “peace” on its wings, the other with tiny Stars of David on its wings. Lastly, there are the words “חי” all over the sides, in an endless loop, representing that Israel’s life will never end, it will always continue on. I think Israel represents peace and life, which I explained above about my poster. I think that is what the Jews value, represent, fight for, and protect. Peace and freedom to the Jewish people and the rest of the world. And we think about the hostages and hope they return home soon. Posters from previous years.