Holocaust essay contest announced


Oct. 6, 2004, midnight | By Jordan Goldstein | 20 years, 2 months ago

Annual contest offers prizes up to $5000


Information compiled from a Holland and Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc. press release.

The Holland and Knight Charitable Foundation, Inc. has announced the start of its 2005 Holocaust Remembrance Project essay contest.

The contest challenges students from across the United States to write essays explaining the importance of educating new generations about the Holocaust, and the essays must also include suggestions of what students can do now to stop today's discrimination, prejudice and violence.

Submissions are due April 15 and must be under 1,200 words. Ten students will be chosen for each of the first, second and third place prize categories. First-place category students will be awarded scholarships up to $5000 and a six-day, all-expense paid visit to Washington, D.C. and the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Second-place winners will receive $300 in scholarship money, and third-place winners will receive $100.

For more information, as well as complete contest rules, guidelines and entry forms, click here.



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