I HAVE Chapman University and The 1939 Society A STORY 18th Annual Holocaust to TELL Art & Writing Contest Which StoryWill You Make Yours toTell? Awards Ceremony I March 10, 2017 18th Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest SPONSORED BY Chapman University The Samueli Foundation The 1939 Society, a Community of Holocaust Yossie and Dana Hollander Survivors, Descendants, and Friends Leon and Deborah Drucker WITH SUPPORT FROM USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Anti-Defamation League Facing History and Ourselves Catholic Schools, Diocese of Orange National Foundation, Inc. College of Educational Studies, Orange County Department of Education Chapman University Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and David Labkovski Project Social Sciences, Chapman University Echoes and Reflections IN COLLABORATION WITH Forum for Dialogue, Poland Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles Johannesburg Holocaust and Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Genocide Center, South Africa Holocaust Education Centre, Canada Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM Publications International, Ltd. We extend our appreciation to Sodexo for We are grateful to Chapman University their generous contribution to the reception Enrollment Services for donating Chapman following the Awards Ceremony. University t-shirts to contest finalists. The Holocaust Art and Writing Contest was launched in 1999 as a partnership between the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University and The “1939” Club, now The 1939 Society, a Community of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants, and Friends. Each year, the contest has grown, now including 250 public, private, and parochial schools across the nation and several countries. This growth would not have been possible without the extraordinary support of the Samueli Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of Dana and Yossie Hollander, we are able to offer first-place students and their teachers an expense-paid study trip to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and other sites in Washington, D.C. A special word of appreciation must go to Louis Weber and Publications International for their years of extraordinary support and the over 7,000 copies of The Holocaust Chronicle: A History in Words and Pictures they have donated. Thanks to Publications International, each student representative has the opportunity to receive a book signed by the Holocaust survivors attending the awards ceremony and reception. With these signatures, each book becomes a unique testimony to the memories created on this very special day in which witnesses to the Holocaust meet their witnesses to the future. Beth Kean March 10, 2017 Interim Executive Director Dear Guests, Beth Kean As the President of Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust (LAMOTH) and the grandchild President of Holocaust Survivors, it is an honor to join Chapman University in welcoming you to Andrea Cayton th Vice-President the 18 Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest Awards Ceremony. LAMOTH was Paul Nussbaum founded by Holocaust Survivors who understood the importance of personal narratives Treasurer and educating future generation of students on this history. This contest teaches Paulette Nessim students about the Holocaust while providing them with a unique opportunity to Secretary engage with Holocaust Survivor testimony. During this process the students become stewards of this important history and share the Survivor’s narrative through their own Board of Directors Paula Bennett creative interpretation. Robert Geminder Michele Gold Melinda Goldrich I commend Marilyn Harran and Chapman University for engaging such a large, diverse Perla Karney group of students from all over the world to participate in this innovative and Marcia Levenson Robert Liebesman meaningful program. Thank you for bringing the community together to reflect and Guy Lipa* Peter Mandell learn from the past and provide the space for us to discuss the importance of Gregory McKay acceptance, open-mindedness and social justice. Through this opportunity students can Galit Prince* Jamie Rosenblood strive to create a more dignified and humane world for younger generations. Joan Sanders Frank Schiller Lora Silverman I’d like to congratulate all of the participants for their hard work and extraordinary Steven Taylor projects. I look to the future with hope and pride knowing that you are shaping the Yaniv Tepper David Wiener future of Holocaust education and remembrance. Honorary Directors Osias Goren z”l Masha Loen z l Dr. Harvey Martz With gratitude, Dr. Gary J. Schiller E. Randol Schoenberg Beth Kean Survivor Advisory Board Miriam Bell z”l Lidia Budgor President Edith Frankie Robert Geminder Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Jona Goldrich z l Marie Kaufman Gregory McKay Dana Schwartz David Wiener * 3G@LAMOTH Representatives Even Yehuda, Israel Berlin, Germany Walworth Barbour American Haifa, Israel Canisius-Kolleg Berlin Beit Biram–The Hebrew Reali High School International School We proudly welcome students and educators from these registered international schools to the 18th Annual Holocaust Selangor, Malaysia Art and Writing Contest. Subang Jaya, Sekolah Menengah Mexico City, Mexico Greengates School Kebangsaan Seafield Mandaluyong City, Philippines San Pedro City, Philippines Wielun, Poland Don Bosco Technical College Casa Del Niño Montessori & Science High School Janusz Korczak High School No. 2 Zamosc, Poland Bucharest, Romania Gauteng, South Africa Secondary School No. 2 Saint Sava National College Johannesburg, Redhill High School I have a Chapman University and The 1939 Society The 18th Annual Holocaust Storyto Tell Art and Writing Contest Music by the Orange County Klezmers Welcome ������������������������������������������������������������������������ Daniele C. Struppa President, Chapman University Introductions . Marilyn Harran Stern Chair in Holocaust Education and Director, Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Chapman University Special Greetings ������������������������������������������������������ Glenn Pfeiffer Provost, Chapman University William Elperin President, The 1939 Society Participants, Middle School Division . Patrick Fuery Dean, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Chapman University Participants, High School Division �������������������� Margaret Grogan Dean, College of Educational Studies, Chapman University How Will I Know Who These People Are? . Esther Safran Foer Senior Advisor, Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington, D.C. Daughter of Holocaust Survivors Esther Safran Foer Esther in a displaced persons camp in Germany, 1948. Announcement of Division Winners Prose Category MIDDLE SCHOOL. .Lindsay Friedman First and Second Prize Partnership Director, Echoes and Reflections Reading of First Prize HIGH SCHOOL .........................Dan Alba First and Second Prize Senior Program Associate, Facing History and Ourselves Reading of First Prize Poetry Category MIDDLE SCHOOL. .Beth Kean First and Second Prize Board President, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Reading of First Prize HIGH SCHOOL First and Second Prize Reading of First Prize Art Category MIDDLE SCHOOL. .William Elperin First and Second Prize President, The 1939 Society Reading of First Prize HIGH SCHOOL First and Second Prize Reading of First Prize Film Category MIDDLE SCHOOL. .Kori Street First and Second Prize Director of Education, USC Shoah Foundation - Reading of First Prize Statement The Institute for Visual History and Education HIGH SCHOOL First and Second Prize Reading of First Prize Statement Congratulations . Daniele C. Struppa Closing Thoughts ������������������������������������������������������ Marilyn Harran Distribution of certificates and prizes to student representatives and teachers will follow the awards ceremony in the lobby of Memorial Hall. Reception in the tent located outside of Memorial Hall. Non-finalist artworks will be available for pick-up in the lobby of Memorial Hall. Join us next year for the 19th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest Friday, March 9, 2018 I 11 a.m. Registered SchoolsThe 18th Annual Holocaust Art and Writing Contest We encourage all our visitors today to visit the exhibit Holocaust Survivors: The Indestructible Spirit on the Second and Fourth Floors of the Leatherby Libraries. Photography by Bill Aron. Summaries by Dr. Marilyn Harran with research assistance from Chapman University students. This exhibit is made possible by a generous gift from Irving and Nancy Chase in honor of Sol (z”l) and Fay Chase (z”l). THE 18th ANNUAL HOLOCAUST ART AND WRITING CONTEST Registered Middle Schools–California Aliso Viejo Hesperia St. Mary's School Shadow Ridge Independent Study Anaheim Huntington Beach Acaciawood College Preparatory Brethren Christian School Academy Mesa View Middle School Betsy Ross Elementary School Spring View Middle School Fairmont Private Schools: Historic St. Bonaventure Catholic School Anaheim Campus Stacey Middle School Independence Christian School Sts. Simon & Jude School James Guinn Elementary School Talbert Middle School James Madison Elementary School Irvine Schools St. Justin Martyr Parish School Lakeside Middle School Anaheim Hills Plaza Vista Middle School Trinity Lutheran Christian School South Lake Middle School Beverly Hills Ladera Ranch Good Shepherd Catholic School Ladera Ranch Middle School Brea La Habra Brea Junior High School Our Lady of Guadalupe School St. Angela Merici Parish School