The biennial Gershanov Family Memorial Holocaust Essay Contest offers high school students in Illinois an opportunity to reflect on the contemporaneous nature of the Holocaust in their lives through the creation of an essay.
2008 Leo & Antonia Gershanov Memorial Holocaust Essay Contest examines the theme, “History’s Dark Echo: The Challenge of ‘Never Again’ in the 21st Century.”
In the more than sixty years that have passed since the end of the Holocaust, acts of bigotry, prejudice and intolerance, many of the magnitude of genocide have continued to occur. We ask Illinois students in grades 9 through 12 to share with us what they believe their generation can do to make “Never Again” a reality?
Awards for this years Gershanov Essay contest have recently been awarded. The winning essays will be posted shortly.
The biennial Gershanov Family Memorial Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest offers Illinois students in grades 5 through 12 an opportunity to share what they experienced through their museum visit or in their Holocaust studies through poetry, creative writing, illustration, and other methods of artistic expression.
2007 Leo & Antonia Gershanov Memorial Holocaust Arts and Writing context examines the theme, "Less than Perfect: The Many Victims of Nazi Persecution "
The 2007 Leo & Antonia Gershanov Holocaust Arts & Writing Contest was a record breaker with nearly 1,900 entries received from students in grades 5 through 12 from throughout Illinois. They wrote poetry and short stories, created drawings, paintings and sculpture, and even some original musical compositions.
On May 20, the two dozen winners were announced at a public ceremony attended by over one hundred guests. Congratulations to all of the winners.
2007 Award Winners - Senior Division
ART
1st Place Brian A. Gross, Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
2nd Place Erica Ann Rupp, Warsaw High School, Warsaw
3rd Place Audrey Jane Zadrozny, Thornton Fractional South,
Lansing
SHORT STORY/ESSAY
1st Place Trente Christyne Blonski, Dundee-Crown High School,
Carpentersville
2nd Place Tim Alan Marr, Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
3rd Place Nicole Katherine Delaney, Buffalo Grove High School,
Buffalo Grove
POETRY
1st Place Nicholas Joseph Alesia, Ridgewood High School, Norridge
2nd Place Catherine Nicole Seefeldt, Highland High School, Highland
3rd Place Sarah Marie Andrews, Lemont Township High School,
Lemont
Carley Lyn Heckman, Pecatonica High School, Pecatonica
2007 Award Winners - Junior Division
ART
1st Place Stella Tu, Wood Oaks Junior High, Northbrook
2nd Place Zachary Jenkins, Tremont Junior High, Tremont
3rd Place Ashley Victoria Eccles, St. Mary of the Annunciation,
Mundelein
SHORT STORY/ESSAY
1st Place Jessica Gross, Rockford Environmental Science Academy,
Rockford
2nd Place Alise M. Snyders, Oak Terrace Elementary, Highwood
3rd Place Samantha Anderson, St. Cajetan School, Chicago
POETRY
1st Place Kathleen Renée Chester, Indian Creek Middle School,
Waterman
2nd Place Joseline X. Gomez, Grove Junior High, Elk Grove Village
3rd Place Laura Elizabeth Burns, Still Middle School, Aurora
Ryan Pearson Dolan, Carl Sandburg Middle School,
Mundelein
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