United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

1996 May Family National Art & Writing Contest
Spectators give the Nazi salute in Berlin's newly built Olympic stadium. The Olympic Games provided an opportunity for many Germans to express their pride in the achievements of the Nazi state.
Spectators give the Nazi salute in Berlin's newly built Olympic stadium. The Olympic Games provided an opportunity for many Germans to express their pride in the achievements of the Nazi state.
National Archives, College Park, MD

Imagine that you are living in the United States in 1936. Do you think that American athletes should participate in the Olympic games in Berlin?

View the Museum's online exhibition, Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936

The Winners

Division II: Grades 10-12
First Place

"The Hollow Victory"
Pencil on Paper
Stephanie Shinn
Rockledge High School
Rockledge, Florida

 

Division II: Grades 10-12
First Place

"Pageant Propaganda"
A Play in Three Acts
Bryn Thorsson
Pleasant Valley Middle School
Brodsheadsville, PA


 

"The Hollow Victory" by Stephanie Shinn
"Torch of Sorrow" by Beth Kolb

Division I: Grades 7-9
First Place

"Torch of Sorrow"
Woodcut
Beth Kolb
Stillwater Junior High School
Stillwater, Minnesota

 

Division I: Grades 7-9
First Place

"The Decision"
A Play in One Act
Megan Miller
Carlisle Public School
Carlisle, MA