To remember the lives that were lost during one of humanity’s worst periods, our community remembers the Holocaust with an annual memorial service. Through our remembering and active cooperation, we strive to obliterate injustice. Because our future is only as strong as our youth, we are continuing our annual writing competition to encourage students to voice their understandings of the tragedy of the past and their hopes for the future
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The title “Righteous Among the Nations” describes non-Jews who helped the Jewish people in times of need. Yad Vashem (Israel’s Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial Authority) includes as one of its tasks to honor "high-minded non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews."
Read the "Righteous Among the Nations" at the Holocaust Encyclopedia from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Scroll to the bottom of their page to see the details about twelve rescuers who earned the title of “Righteous Among the Nations.”
(Please note: For rescuer Chiune Sugihara, the full description can be found by clicking the hyperlink of his name to the right of the photo.)
Students are not limited to details on this website – additional research on these rescuers is encouraged.
Middle School students must select at least one of these rescuers.
Use these Critical Thinking Questions as the prompt for your entry:
There are two separate Middle School categories for this year's competition: Essay and Visual Art.
The guidelines that apply to both categories are:
The decision of the judges is final. Judging will be based on:
Contest judges review submissions with no knowledge of the student's identity, school, teacher, or residence. In order to provide anonymous papers for judging, the body of the entry should not contain any information identifying the author. The entry must be the original work of the student.
Judges request that teachers review students’ work and submit only entries worthy of being considered for judging. By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to all the judging criteria.
Entries must be submitted no later than March 1st, 2024.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept submissions that do not adhere to all of these guidelines, that are submitted late, or come from students outside the Northwest Louisiana area (Caddo, Bossier, Webster, DeSoto Parishes).
The North Louisiana Jewish Federation will have the right to reprint winning entries in publications including local media/newspapers or posted online.
Prizes are awarded at the discretion of the Holocaust Remembrance Committee. Some rewards may not be given, depending on the number of entries received and evaluation of merit by a panel of judges.
*Student winners and their teachers are expected to attend the Holocaust Memorial Service.
Schools whose students submit eligible entries will receive $100.
The Resources tab above includes helpful links.
To Submit Your 2024 Entry, Click Here