The Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education will sponsor the 37th year of the Akron-Summit Holocaust Arts and Writing Contest. The theme this year is “Lessons of the Holocaust: Countering Discrimination, Apathy & Denial.” Project deadline is February 7th, 2025.
Students in grades 6-12 who live or go to school in Summit County, Ohio are eligible to submit Written and/or Visual Art.
Winners will be chosen based on interpretation of the contest theme, whether the entry is rooted in Holocaust, technique, originality and use of proper reference sources. Chosen pieces will be displayed in an exhibit at the Akron-Summit Main Library from March 31st to April 30th, 2025 and online at https://akronsummitholocausteducation.org/
- First, Second, Third and Fourth Place winners in each of the four categories will receive a prize as will the teacher of each first-place winner. Both the Arts and the Writing Contest have Division I (6th-8th grade) and Division II (9th-12th grade). The entry deadline is February 7th, 2025. In Jewish Culture giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving “chai” or life.
o 1st place- $324
o 2nd place- $180
o 3rd place- $90
o 4th place- $36
o Teachers of the 1st place winners will receive $200 to use on their efforts teaching the Holocaust and other genocides
o Monetary prizes may be distributed in the form of a Visa Gift Card
For more information or to learn how to submit an entry please see akronsummitholocausteducation.org/2025-contest entry.
On April 24th, 2025 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 Art 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 also recognize the students who created the prize-winning artwork.
The Akron-Summit Council on Holocaust & Genocide Education is supported by Summit County, the Akron-Summit County Public Library, the City of Akron and donations from the community. To help continue Holocaust and genocide awareness and educate the youth in our community, donations can be made at
akronsummitholocausteducation.org/donate.
