2019 Holocaust Essay and Art Contests

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

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.

For more information, contact the office of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cites at (309) 793-1300 or aross@jfqc.org.    
 
 

 

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Yom Hashoah 2019

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

Harold Kasimow will be the speaker for the May 5, 2019 Yom HaShoah at Temple Emanuel. Photo of Harold Kasimow’s extended family in Turmantas circa 1944-1945.

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Exhibition “Architecture of Murder” in April 2019

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

The Architecture of Murder - the Auschwitz-Birkenau Blueprints   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

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ArtsPower Play “My Heart in a Suitcase” 2019

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

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.

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2018 Holocaust Essay & Art Contest Winners

Posted on March 20, 2018 by
IDA KRAMER CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS:
 
1st Place
Oliver I. Klipsch “A Flame of Hope-The Legacy of Dr. Ralph Troll”   7th Grade, Creative Arts Academy, Davenport, Iowa Sponsoring Teacher: Heidi Hernandez  2018 Oliver Klipsch essay
2nd Place
Taylor A. Puglisi  “Elie Wiesel: Surviving the Night and Leaving a Legacy”  10th Grade, Moline High School, Moline, Illinois
 
3rd Place         
Korina L. Smith “Child of the Holocaust-The Story of Dr. Ralph Troll”  7th Grade, Creative Arts Academy, Davenport, Iowa, Sponsoring Teacher: Elizabeth Weimer
 
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth C. Karns   “Inside Look on Cary Krell’s Life” 10th Grade, Sherrard High School, Sherrard, Illinois
    
MEYER AND FRANCES SCHNURMAN HOLOCAUST VISUAL ARTS CONTEST WINNERS:
 
1st Place
Sophia Dahm – “Wings of Hope” Bettendorf, IA   Pleasant Valley High School grade 11, Nominating teacher Pat Bereskin from Bereskin Art Gallery & Academy

2nd Place
Anna Stivers -“Striped Pajamas” Long Grove, IA, grade 8  Morning Star Academy,  Nominating teacher Pam Rohde

3rd Place
Lauren McIntosh -“Captive” Muscatine, IA, grade 9, Morning Star Academy,  Nominating teacher Pam Rohde
 
Honorable Mention
Destiny Dixon -“Trapped in Trepidation” Davenport, IA, grade 7  Creative Arts Academy
Jozlynn Ellis -“Judgmental Eyes”  Davenport, IA, grade 8  Creative Arts Academy
Abigail Stivers -“The Look” Long Grove, IA, grade 10    Morning Star Academy
Lauren Wilcox -“A Helping Hand” Moline, IL, grade 12     Quad City Christian School
 
For both contests – First prize is $500, and the sponsoring teacher will receive a gift card of $100 to support classroom needs. Second prize is $200 and third prize is $100, with their sponsoring teachers each receiving $50 gift cards for classroom needs. Honorable mention students will receive a $25 gift card.   In addition, all students who entered the contests will receive a letter of thanks and a Certificate of Achievement. There were 24 essay entries and 22 visual art entries.
****The winning essay will be read during the annual Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Service, which will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2018 – 7:00 PM – at Tri-City Jewish Center, 2715 30th Street Rock Island, Illinois.
****The visual art entries are being displayed now at the Moline Public Library and then will be displayed at the annual Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Service, which will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2018 – 7:00 PM – at Tri-City Jewish Center, 2715 30th Street Rock Island, Illinois.
The essay contest is sponsored by the Yom Hashoah Committee and the Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities. The visual art contest is sponsored by the Yom Hashoah Committee and Quad City Arts.
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2018 Rauch Foundation Educator Scholarship

Posted on November 18, 2017 by

Date: April 1 & Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline)
Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education
Application: Rauch Foundation Scholarship(1)

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Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities

Posted on March 24, 2014 by

2013-11-05_19-56-52_857 Welcome to the website for the Holocaust Education Committee of the Quad Cities. The website pages include a painting of apple blossoms by actress Judy Winnick. It represents the apple tree where Irena Sendler buried jars filled with names of Jewish children rescued from the Warsaw Ghetto.

Judy Winnick visited the Quad Cities in September, 2013 and performed a monologue based on the life of Irena Sendler at area schools and public libraries. She was the keynote speaker at the 2013 Holocaust Institute of the Quad Cities. Judy Winnick returned as keynote speaker at the 2015 Holocaust Institute of the Quad Cities portraying Miep Gies. Judy returned to the Quad Cities on October 26, 2017 to portray the life of Alice Herz-Sommer at the 14th Holocaust Institute of the Quad Cities.

Show poster for Judy Winnick's portrayal of Irena Sendler.    

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