[A-List] 60th Anniv. of Holocaust - Jasenovac Commemorative Essay

["Jim Yarker" <sjy_estrien@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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2005 JASENOVAC COMMEMORATIVE ESSAY CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE
USA & CANADA
Sponsored by the Jasenovac Research Institute


In this, the 60th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust in Yugoslavia and
the closure of the Jasenovac death camps, the JRI is initiating an annual
essay writing contest for students ages 14 to 18. Three prizes will be
awarded to students currently enrolled in schools in the United States or
Canada for an essay answering the following question:



How does an understanding of Jasenovac contribute to a better understanding
of the Holocaust in general?


1st Prize: $500.00
2nd Prize: $250.00
3rd Prize: $100.00


The contest will be judged by a panel of experts comprised of scholars and
Survivors chosen by the Jasenovac Research Institute.

Entries will be accepted only by regular mail and must be addressed to:
Jasenovac Research Institute
PO Box 10-0674
Brooklyn, NY 11210 USA

All entries must be postmarked no later than March 28, 2005.

Prizes will be announced and awarded at the Jasenovac Day of Commemoration
Ceremony in New York City in April 2005. Winning essays will be published by
the JRI. Winners will be invited to attend and read selections from their
essays at the Jasenovac Day of Commemoration Ceremony.


Rules: 1. Applicants must be born on or after January 1, 1987 and no later
than January 1, 1991. 2. Essays must be typed, double spaced, and between
1500 and 5000 words including footnotes, in English. 3. Entries must be
postmarked no later than March 28, 2005. 4. Applicants must provide a copy
of either their birth certificate or passport and include on the cover page
of their essay their name, address, telephone number, date of birth, name of
school, and the name of a sponsoring teacher at that school. 5. All entries
become the property of the JRI and can be reproduced by the JRI. 6.
Relatives of any past or current Board Member of the JRI (Director, Advisor,
or Trustee) are ineligible.

The JRI is sponsoring a parallel contest for students in Serbia-Montenegro &
Republika Srpska.