Cash Prizes Available In Middle, High School Art Contest

BEACHWOOD, OH — A cash award and publication are up for grabs in the 2019 2019 Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah (Cleveland’s commemoration of the Holocaust & Heroism) Contest. This year's theme is "What Happened After," focusing on Holocaust survivors and the paths they took to rebuilding their lives.

The annual art contest is open to middle and high school writers and artists in the Cleveland-area. Essays and art pieces will be judged on their interpretation of the theme, originality and technique. Cash prizes of up to $2,500 may be awarded. Winners and their schools will be recognized at the Yom Hashoah Commemoration on May 1, 2019 at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland, which sponsors the contest, said Holocaust survivors frequently spent time in displaced person camps. Other survivors immigrated to a new country, forced to acclimate to new culture.

The deadline for entries is February 8, 2019. For more information and entry forms, visit www.jewishcleveland.org/creativeartscontest or contact Debbie Klein at the Federation at dklein@jcfcleve.org or 216-593-2834.

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