Host the Akron-Summit Holocaust Student Collaborative Project
The Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education will hold a Holocaust Student Collaborative Project, formally the Akron-Summit Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest. The theme this year proses the question “What Does the Holocaust Teach Us About Opposing Hatred and Cruelty?”. Project deadline will be on February 26, 2021. The project is for students in Summit County in grades 6-12.
Instead of declaring winners and runner-ups, the project will be a curated show to allow for more students voices to be heard. Chosen pieces will be collaged by the Council to create a collaborative project at Akron-Summit County Library, Main Branch, if able, from March 23, 2021 to April 13, 2021.
Both visual art and writing pieces will be accepted. Visual art pieces will all need to be 12”x12”. Writing pieces cannot exceed 400 words and must be on one page. Both visual art and writing pieces can be created individually, in small groups or large groups. More information and entry forms can be found at AkronSummitHolocaustEducation.org/entry.
On April 6, 2021 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Library, Main Branch the Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education will host a Holocaust Commemoration and Awards Ceremony. This ceremony will commemorate and remember the lives of the 6 million Jewish people and 11 million others that were killed by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during the Holocaust. The Ceremony will and will recognize the students whose work is displayed in the curated show.
The Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education is supported by Summit County, the City of Akron and donations from the community. To help continue Holocaust awareness and educate the youth in our community, donations can be made at AkronSummitHolocaustEducation.org/donate.
