OCTOBER 2024
Date: Oct. 26 (8:30 AM – 2:00 PM)
Event: Holocaust Institute: Teaching the Holocaust Using Literature, Photos, and Art;
In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of WIU’s Jeff Leibovitz Collection. https://www.wiu.edu/qc/library/leibovitz_collection/
Location: Western Illinois University-Moline Campus (3300 River Dr, Moline, IL 61265)
Flyer: click here!
Register: Program Registration
JANUARY 2025
Date: Jan. 27
Event: 2025 International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
MARCH 2025
Date: Mar. 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2025 The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest in partnership with Quad City Arts
Guidelines: Theme is “Imagery and Expression: A Visual Response to the Holocaust.” The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area. The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest Rules 2024
Date: Mar. 1 (Deadline for entries)
Event: 2025 The Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest
Guidelines: Theme is “Children and the Holocaust.” Purpose of this essay contest is to research the history of a specific child or youth who was caught in or witnessed the events of the Holocaust in Europe and to record his/her story that must be told to yesterday’s, today’s, and tomorrow’s children. The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 in the Greater Quad City area.The Ida S. Kramer “Children and the Holocaust” Essay Contest Entry Form 2024
MAY 2025
Date: TBA
Event: The 44th Annual Quad Cities Holocaust Remembrance, known as Yom HaShoah.
Keynote speaker: TBA
Location: TBA
Admission: Free and open to the public.