The Eighth Annual
Holocaust Art & Writing Contest

We invite you to participate in the Eighth Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest, presented by Chapman University and The “1939” Club, one of the largest and most active Holocaust survivor organizations in the United States. This contest is also supported by a grant from the Samueli Foundation and a gift from Yossie and Dana Hollander.

Learn more about year's theme (PDF)

Photo: Mendel Grossman, United States
     Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection 

Each school is invited to submit a total of three entries, consisting of either
essay(s), poem(s), works of art or a combination thereof. These school
representatives will be eligible to win the first prize of $500 and the second
prize of $250 in each category in the middle and high school competitions.

The three student representatives from each school, with their teacher and/or principal (depending on seat availability) , are invited to the awards ceremony on Friday, March 9, 2007 at 11 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium at Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866.

Winning Entries in the
Middle School Competition

First Place Art:
Kendall Cornell

Second Place Art:
Melissa Mewes

First Place Prose:
Sahil Thiruvengadam

Second Place Prose:
Madison Grant

First Place Poem:
Julie Zafra

Second Place Poem:
Juli Krucli

Winning Entries in the
High School Competition

First Place Art:
Erin Walsh

Second Place Art:
Natalie Walters

First Place Prose:
Sheba Plamthottam

Second Place Prose:
Melissa Mohr

First Place Poem:
Jessica Nguyen

Second Place Poem:
Cynthia Sanchez