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2005 Jasenovac Commemorative Essay Contest For High School Students in the USA and Canada

Sponsored by the Jasenovac Research Institute

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

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 April 5, 2005. (The deadline was extended from March 28th.)

Prizes will be announced and awarded at the Jasenovac Day of Commemoration Ceremony in New York City on April 17, 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 April 5, 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.