Each year, the Yitzhak Rabin Center produces and distributes educational materials to all schools and army bases.  The material focuses on themes relating to leadership, civil society, democracy and the sociology of the Israeli society. Videos, posters, photographic exhibitions, candles and stickers are also distributed. 

The Shenkar Project is a cooperative project between the Yitzhak Rabin Center and the Shenkar School of Engineering and Design where students take part in an annual competition of commemorative posters to mark the Memorial Day of Yitzhak Rabin, z”l.  

The competition encourages continued dialogue on Rabin – the man, the assassination and his legacy – using the design and production of posters as an artistic and personal outlet for today’s generation. Students participate in educational workshops utilizing films, photos and written materials on Yitzhak Rabin. These workshops then serve as the basis for the poster designs in accordance with the year’s theme. The posters serve as both a method and a content tool. 

Each year, a different theme is selected that reflects the values of the Israeli public and fit within the various activities of the country’s educational system. 

 The theme of the 9th Memorial Day Exhibit: Leadership

 The theme of the 10th Memorial Day Exhibit: Thou Shall Not Forget

 The theme of the 11th Memorial Day Exhibit: Democracy

 The theme of the 12th Memorial Day Exhibit: Responsibility and Involvement

 The theme of the 13th Memorial Day Exhibit: It is My Right to Respond

 The theme of the 14th Memorial Day Exhibit: Civil Awakening 

According to the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day Law of 1997, the Memorial Day is devoted to addressing the importance of democracy in the State and in society.  The idea of democratic rule stems from the principle that the governance of the people is manifested in civic participation and citizen involvement in the public arena in the country. Increasing participation in civic life among teenagers and adults alike is a challenge for Israeli democracy, therefore the concept of “civil awakening” was chosen as the leading theme for the 14th Memorial Day.

The winning poster of the sixth annual competition was designed by 27-year old Shenkar student Eyal Segal. Segal, who was 13-years old when Rabin was assassinated, designed a poster that sends both a personal and social message. The poster reflects the na?ve voice of a little boy who attempts to awaken his father then, 14 years ago, alongside a civil awakening call today. The poster raises questions on the gap amongst generations: it presents the innocence of childhood; examines the place of youth as an influential generation seeking social change and the place of the parents' generation; explores how the older generation perceives their place and role in the face of civil challenges that exist in Israeli society; and leaves us to consider the gap between the generations.