The panel consisted of Roberto Cyjon, former president of the Central Jewish Committee of Uruguay; Ana Ribeiro, a historian and professor at the Faculty of Humanities at the Catholic University of Uruguay; and Ramiro Rodríguez Villamil, co-founder of the Weekly Search and former director of Radio Sarandí. The event was hosted by Dr. Gabriel Goldman.
The event was attended by Israeli Ambassador Nina Ben Ami and German Ambassador Ingo von Voß, who presented the award to the winner. It was organized by the Bergstein family and the university’s Department of Jewish Studies.
Caption: Judges: Roberto Cyjon and Ana Ribeiro; the winner: Catalina Miranda; Gabriel Goldman; and Erica Yac, coordinator of the university’s Department of Jewish Studies.
Image credit: Andrés Aksler