A year ago today, tens of thousands demanded the release of Israel’s youngest prisoners of conscience, the Shministim, or Israeli conscientious objectors.

These 12th graders chose prison time over serving in the occupying Israeli army, and became heroes to the Israeli peace movement.

Last Chanukah, just one day after Tamar Katz was released from solitary confinement, the young Shministim gathered to celebrate and to decide how to thank the 20,000 (and counting) Jewish Voice for Peace members who wrote letters, attended rallies, and wrote articles on their behalf.

Watch a Video.