| List by States |
| State |
Organization |
Contest |
Additional Information |
| AL |
Alabama Holocaust Commission |
Poetry & Essay Contest |
Sponsors the contest through the English Dept. of Jacksonville State University. Held annually. |
| AL |
Mobile Area Holocaust Committee |
Poetry and essay |
School students. |
| British Columbia |
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre |
Student Writing Contest |
fmiller@vhec.org |
| CA |
Congregation Beth Ami |
The Susy Raful Prize |
High school essay contest for students who are residents of Sonoma County. |
| CA |
Jewish Federation of the Palm Springs Area |
Writing Contest |
Open to public and parochial schools. |
| CA |
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education |
Annual Art & Writing |
http://www.chapman.edu/
holocaustEducation/events/contest.asp |
| FL |
Holocaust Documentation and Education Center |
Writing and Visual Arts |
Elementary, middle and senior high school, Grades 4 - 12.
http://www.hdec.org/
visual_arts_contest.htm |
| GA |
Georgia Holocaust Commission |
Art & Writing |
Middle and high school students. |
| IL |
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois |
Alternating art & writing and essay contest |
Art & Writing is open to students in grades 5 through 12. Essay contest is open to high school students. |
| KS |
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education |
The White Rose Student Essay Contest |
Open to 8th-12th graders throughout the Greater Kansas City area. |
| ME |
Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine |
Outstanding Student of the Year Award for grades k-4, 5-8, and 9-12 in Art and Writing. $1,000 scholarship for student writing of essay. |
http://www.hhrc.org/ |
| MN |
Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas |
Dr. A.L. and Rose Greenberg Holocaust Essay Contest |
Open to students in grade 6-12; winners receive a one day trip to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. |
| MO |
Holocaust Museum and Learning Center/St. Louis |
Art & Writing |
http://www.hmlc.org/
For middle & high school students. |
| MO |
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education |
The White Rose Student Essay Contest |
Open to 8th-12th graders throughout the Greater Kansas City area. |
| National |
Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation
Holocaust Remembrance Project |
Writing contest open to high school students |
Trips to Washington, D.C. scholarships up to $5,000.
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
|
| NE |
Institute for Holocaust Education |
Essay |
Also an ADL contest and co-sponsored by Dana College. Titled “Tribute to the Rescuers”. |
| NH |
Keene State College - Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies |
The Charles Hildebrandt Holocaust Studies Award |
Open to secondary and college students and members of the local community. |
| NJ |
Center for Holocaust Studies, Brookdale Community College |
Art & Writing |
Open to students in grades 5 -12. Also offers free writing and art workshops to the students several months before the contest. |
| NJ |
Raritan Valley Community College |
Art & Writing |
For middle and high school students. |
| NJ |
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Holocaust Resource Center |
Holocaust Awareness Awards for grades 5-12 in the categories of Writing, Fine Arts, and Performing Arts |
Theme: Using Holocaust Survivors as a resource for studying the Holocaust
Information: gail.rosenthal@stockton.edu |
| NY |
B'nai B'rith Schenectady, Unit 879 |
Essay |
Annual Holocaust Essay Contest for Middle School and High School students in Schenectady County, New York and neighboring counties. Significant monetary prizes.
22 Knolls Road
Schenectady, NY 12309
(518) 346-8797 |
| NY |
Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo |
Art & Writing |
Sponsors the Western New York Art & Writing Contest for students in grades 8-12. |
| NY |
Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County |
Art & Writing |
Held yearly. The literary competition consists of 2 categories: prose and poetry. |
| OH |
Dayton Holocaust Resource Center |
The Max May Memorial Holocaust Art & Writing Contest |
Has been going on for past 15 years. Winner’s artwork is exhibited at the Dayton Art Institute for 2 months. |
| OR |
Oregon Holocaust Resource Center |
The Sala Kryszek Writing & Art Competition |
School students. |
| PA |
Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education (ACAJE) and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) |
The Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Contest |
Program for high school students; draws from all schools in the Delaware Valley area of Pennsylvania. |
| PA |
Holocaust Center of the Lehigh Valley |
Art & Writing |
Hosted by Muhlenberg College. |
| PA |
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh |
Art & Writing |
Committee chooses a theme for the contest. There are high school and middle school divisions. |
| RI |
Rhode Island Holocaust Museum |
Art & Writing |
School students. Annual. Deadline mid-April. Grades 6-12; award ceremony and ice cream party at Warwick Mall in mid-May. Selected entries put on display at the mall. |
| SC |
Charleston Jewish Federation |
The T-Bonz Writing Contest |
$1,000 college scholarship per year for four years. |
| TX |
Texas Coalition for Holocaust Education |
Art & Writing |
Includes Houston, Dallas & El Paso Museums, San Antonio Holocaust Memorial, Dallas & Houston ADL and Ft. Worth Jewish Federation. |
| VA |
Holocaust Commission for the Virginia Peninsula |
Middle and high school writing contest |
Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc. takes part in this contest. |
| WA |
Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center |
The Jacob Friedman Holocaust Creative Writing Contest |
School students.
http://www.wsherc.org/ |
| WV |
West Virginia Holocaust Education Center and Foundation |
Art and Writing Contest (arts, poetry, and prose) |
Middle and high school students; theme changes annually |
