Holocaust Remembrance Service of Northwest Louisiana 2022
Literary and Art Competition Awards
The Holocaust Remembrance Service is held each year around the time of Yom HaShoah, which falls in April or May. All of the information concerning the Holocaust Remembrance Service can be found on the website www.holocaustremembranceservice.org
Please contact the North Louisiana Jewish Federation if you would like to help with this event or make a financial contribution.
Email: HolocaustLiteraryCompetition@gmail.com
Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RemembranceService/
“To honor the lives that were lost during one of humanity’s worst moments, our community remembers the Holocaust with an annual ecumenical service. Through our remembering and active cooperation, we strive to obliterate injustice.
The following students were honored at the 39th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Service of Northwest Louisiana, which took place on May 1, 2022. To see more about the winners and their works, visit https://holocaustremembranceservice.org/competition/winners/
| Art | ||
| 1st Place | Alyx Murov | “Courageous Defenders” |
| 2nd Place | Neona Norwood | “Strength of Heart” |
| Essay | ||
| 3rd Place | Ruby Knoebel | “Always Pointing North” |
| Music | ||
| 1st Place | Sebastian Gomelsky* | “Dawn” |
| 2nd Place | John Nelson | “Maximilian’s Watch” |
| Story | ||
| 1st Place | Grace Bodily | “Truth and Courage” |
| 2nd Place | Aashni Shah | “Courage in the Face of Adversity” |
| 3rd Place | Caroline Wilemon | “The Truly Courageous” |
| Poetry | ||
| 1st Place | Sidney Morgan Conduff | “From Sea to Sizzling Sea” |
| 2nd Place | Haily Huguet | “Girls Won’t Stay Silent” |
| 3rd Place | Sarah Wolcott | “Letters to Past Friends” |
Teacher Awards
Lisa Cooper, Kimberly Handrop, Barbara McGuire, Deborah Morehead, BriAnne Youngblood
*Sebastian Gomelsky’s 1st place musical composition “Dawn” was performed as the closing song for the 39th annual Holocaust Remembrance Service of Northwest Louisiana on Sunday, May 1, 2022.