Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Friday, Jan. 25 at 11:00 ET live, commemorating the 2019 International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Free, no registration required. Link.
The 2019 guidelines for the Shnurman Visual Arts Contest and the Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest are now available online. Feb. 1, 2019 is the deadline for submissions of both contests. The Quad Cites Yom Hashoah Committee is the sponsor of both contests, with Quad City Arts co-sponsoring the Visual Arts Contest.
Links to the Quad City (gr. 7-12 ) student contest guidelines:
Shnurman Visual Arts Contest
Ida S. Kramer Holocaust Essay Contest
Both contests offer cash prizes as follows:
First Prize: $500, with a $100 gift card to the teacher who provided guidance.
Second Prize: $200, with a $50 gift card to the teacher who provided guidance.
Third Prize: $100, with a $50 gift card to the teacher who provided guidance.
Dr. Harold Kasimow, Professor Emeritus of Grinnell College, will be the speaker for the May 5, 2019 Yom Hashoah at Temple Emanuel (1115 Mississippi Ave, Davenport). Free and open to the public.
Photo of Harold Kasimow’s extended family in Turmantas (circa 1944-1945).
The exhibition “Architecture of Murder: Auschwitz-Birkenau Blueprints” will be held at Grinnell College (1115 8th Ave, Grinnell, IA) during the first week in April, 2019. More information to be announced. Official exhibition website
ArtsPower will return to the Quad Cities with a production of “My Heart in a Suitcase” on Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1, 2019. School venues to be announced.
Summary: Anne Lehmann and her family no longer feel safe in their Berlin home. Life in 1938 Germany is deteriorating quickly for the Lehmanns and all Jews living there. In order to protect their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lehmann may have to say goodbye to her forever. Anne must struggle to bring meaning out of despair, to cling to love and hope even in a world that seems filled with hatred and violence. ArtsPower’s gripping and poignant production about Anne and her family’s decision whether or not to send her on the Kindertransport is a tribute to the strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of a family’s love.
Date: April 1 & Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)
