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2003 May Family National Art & Writing Contest
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Sixty years ago the Nazis unleashed the machinery of mass murder across Europe in what has come to be called the Holocaust. Despite the indifference of many and the outright collaboration of others in the murder of Jews, thousands of individuals, both Jewish and non–Jewish, took a stand against the persecution and killing of innocent people. They risked imprisonment and even death to rescue those in need and to resist Nazi designs. Others tried to force a response by arousing public opinion against the Nazis. These individual and collective efforts show us that compassion, courage, and morality were not totally extinguished in those dark years. For many, survival itself became an act of resistance. After the war, those who had survived the Holocaust struggled to rebuild their lives and communities, leading ultimately to a period of renewal.
These four themes—rescue, resistance, response, and renewal—are the focal points of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum during its 10th Anniversary year.
Using the resources of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and other sources, select one of the four 10th Anniversary themes and answer the following question:
How is the role of the individual reflected in the theme you have selected? Use the Museum's Web site for your research.
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2003 Contest Winners
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Art
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Middle School: 7th Grade, First Place
Ashes to Ashes
Art
Chad Milosevic
North Polk Jr. High
Alleman, Iowa
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Middle School: 6th Grade, Second Place
Rescue Wallhanging
Art
Christian Orr
Pond School
Rehoboth, MA
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Middle School: 8th Grade, Third Place
Strength of One
Art
Erin Chapman
Three Rivers Middle School
Cleves, OH
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High School: 12th Grade, First Place
Untitled
Art
Cha-Ling O'Connell
Winchester High School
Winchester, MA
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High School: Second Place
Life
Art
Alexandra Bachhuber
Notre Dame de Sion
Kansas City, MO
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High School: 11th Grade, Third Place
Survival of the Spirit,
Survival of the Soul
Art
Tova Menchel
Stella K. Abraham High School
Hewlett Bay Park, NY
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Writing
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Middle School: First Place Writing
Lights Amid the Darkness
Patrick Davis
8th Grade
Donovan School
Utica, New York
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Lights Amid the Darkness
...He barely had strength to open it. “Find the pictures.”...
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Middle School: Second Place Writing
Self-Resistance
Tran Vu
9th Grade
Winsor School
Boston, MA
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Middle School: Third Place Writing
Twenty Thousand Dead
Jonathan Griffith
7th Grade
Blythe Academy of Arts and Sciences
Asheboro, NC
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High School: First Place Writing
At My Side
Billicent San Juan
11th Grade
Saint Augustine High School
San Diego, California
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At My Side
...With the gun and knife in hand
And asked him what he did
To try and save my land...
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High School: Second Place Writing
A Tale of Two Survivors
Kelsey Propsom
9th Grade
Southwest
Minneapolis, MN
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High School: Third Place Writing
Anyone Could have Done It
Samantha DeGennaro
10th Grade
West Haven High School
West Haven, CT
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