2020 submission deadline is March 1, 2020.
Essay Contest entry form
Art Contest entry form
The Quad Cites Yom Hashoah Committee sponsors both contests, with Quad City Arts co-sponsoring the Visual Arts Contest. For more information, contact the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities (309)793-1300 or aross@jfqc.org
THE 2019 IDA S. KRAMER ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS & PARTICIPANTS
1st Place: Kayla Santiago “Prospecting through Anguish” (The Story of Eva Schloss) – Home School: Florida Virtual School, 10th Grade Teacher: Shavon Ramos Prospecting Essay
2nd Place: Taylor Puglisi “Finding Strength in Literature: The Harrowing Story of Dita Kraus” – Moline High School, 11th Grade Finding Strength Essay
3rd Place: Mary K. Rolfstad “Hidden Children” (The Story of Edith Schwalb) – John F. Kennedy Catholic School, Davenport, 8th Grade Hidden Children Essay
Honorable Mention
Maya Baker “Meeting Marguerite” (The Story of Marguerite Mishkin) – Bettendorf High School, 12th Grade Teacher: Connie King, English, Bettendorf High School
Laman Hanifayeva “Doris Warschawski: Germany to Shanghai, Then to the Land of Freedom” – Mercer County High School, Aledo, IL, 12th Grade
THE SHNURMAN VISUAL ARTS CONTEST WINNERS & PARTICIPANTS
1st Place: Veronica Macias, “Hands of Holocaust” – 8th Grade, Creative Arts Academy, Davenport , IA Nominating teacher: Heidi Hernandez
2nd Place: Lamam Hanifayeva, “DON’T” – 12th Grade, Mercer County High School, Aledo, IL Nominating teacher: Tara Guidinger
3rd Place: Marley Nees, “Humans Not Numbers” – 8th Grade, Sudlow Intermediate School, Davenport, IA Nominating teacher: Heidi HernandezKayla Santiago, “Portrait of Auschwitz Children Survivors” – 10th Grade, Home Schooled
