Holocaust Related Art and Writing Contests
Organization	State	Contest	Additional Information
Alabama Holocaust Commission	AL	Poetry & Essay Contest	Sponsors the contest through the English Dept. of Jacksonville State University.  Held annually.
Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota	MN	Art	www.chgs.umn.edu/Coexistence
Center for Holocaust Studies Brookdale Community College	NJ	Art & Writing	Open to students in grades 5 -12.  Also offers free writing and art workshops to the students several months before the contest.
Charleston Jewish Federation	SC	The T-Bonz Writing Contest	$1000 college scholarship per  year for four years.
Congregation Beth Ami	CA	The Susy Raful Prize	High school essay contest for students who are residents of Sonoma County.
Dayton Holocaust Resource Center	OH	The Max May Memorial Holocaust Art & Writing Contest	Has been going on for past 15 years.  Winner’s artwork is exhibited at the Dayton Art Institute for 2 months.
Holland and Knight Writing Contest	National	Writing contest open to high school students	Florida Holocaust Museum helps with  publicizing contest in Florida.
Georgia Holocaust  Commission	GA	Art & Writing	Middle and high school students.
Holocaust Center of the Lehigh Valley	PA	Art & Writing	Hosted by Muhlenberg College.
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh	PA	Art & Writing	Committee chooses a theme for the contest.  There are high school and middle school divisions.
Holocaust Commission for the Virginia Peninsula	VA	Middle and high school writing contest	Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc. takes part in this contest.
Holocaust Memorial and Educational Center of Nassau County	NY	Art & Writing	Held yearly.  The literary competition consists of 2 categories: prose and poetry.
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois	IL	Alternating art & writing and essay contest	Art & Writing is open to students in grades 5 through 12.  Essay contest is open to high school students.
Holocaust Museum and Learning Center/St. Louis	MO	Art & Writing	www.hmlc.org For middle & high school students.
Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo	NY	Art & Writing	Sponsors the Western New York Art & Writing Contest for students in grades 8-12.
Institute for Holocaust Education	NE	Essay	Also an ADL contest and co-sponsored by Dana College.  Titled “Tribute to the Rescuers”.
Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas	MN	Dr. A.L. and Rose Greenberg Holocaust Essay Contest	Open to students in grade 6-12; winners receive a one day trip to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Jewish Federation of the Palm Springs Area	CA	Writing Contest	Open to public and parochial schools.
Keene State College - Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies	NH	The Charles Hildebrandt Holocaust Studies Award	Open to secondary and college students and members of the local community.
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education	KS	The White Rose Student Essay Contest	Middle and high school students.
Mobile Area Holocaust Committee	AL	Poetry and essay	School students.
Oregon Holocaust Resource Center	OR	The Sala Kryszek Writing & Art Competition	School students.
Raritan Valley Community College	NJ	Art & Writing	For middle and high school students.
Rhode Island Holocaust Museum	RI	Art & Writing	School students.
The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education	CA	Annual Art & Writing	www.chapman.edu/holocausteducation/events.asp
Texas Coalition for Holocaust Education	TX	Art & Writing	Includes Houston, Dallas & El Paso Museums, San Antonio Holocaust Memorial, Dallas & Houston ADL and Ft. Worth Jewish Federation.
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre	British Columbia	Student Writing Contest	fmiller@vhec.org
Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center	WA	The Jacob Friedman Holocaust Creative Writing Contest	School students.
World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust	PA	The Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Contest	Open to all schools in Philadelphia.  Includes visual art as well as writing.