Submission deadline is March 1, 2020.
The Shnurman Visual Arts Contest Rules 2020
The Ida S. Kramer “Children and the Holocaust” Essay Contest Entry Form 2020
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 “CHILDREN AND THE HOLOCAUST” 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
