Calling all Cleveland area middle and high school wordsmiths and artists: you are invited to enter the 2016 annual Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah (Cleveland’s commemoration of the Holocaust and heroism) Contest. Essays and works of art are sought that portray this year’s theme, “Out of the Darkness: Into a New Life.”
“This is a wonderful opportunity for students to consider the lessons of the Holocaust from a unique perspective and to creatively interpret that point of view through writing and art,” said Richard Rakos, Creative Arts Committee Co-Chair.
Entries will be judged on interpretation of the theme, originality and technique. Cash prizes totaling $2,500 will be awarded. Winners and their schools will be recognized at the Yom Hashoah Commemoration on May 4, 2016 at Green Road Synagogue.
The Yom Hashoah Creative Arts Contest and the annual Yom Hashoah Event are sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Kol Israel Foundation.
Deadline for entries is February 16, 2016. For more information and entry forms, visit www.jewishcleveland.org or contact Debbie Klein at the Federation at dklein@jcfcleve.orgor 216-593-2834.
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