Holland & Knight
Charitable Foundation
Holocaust Remembrance Project
A living memorial.
The Holocaust
Remembrance Project is a national essay contest for high school students
designed to encourage and promote the study of the Holocaust.
The Holland & Knight
Charitable Foundation recognizes the moral imperative of teaching young
people about this watershed event, and is honored to provide the resources
for the operation of this project.
First-place winning
students, teachers, and Holocaust survivors participate in an all-expense
paid trip to a leading Holocaust Museum. In previous years, the program
held its scholars week in Washington, D.C., to visit the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum; last year, the scholar's week took place in
South Florida, and this year, the top 10 scholars and
chosen educators will travel to Boston.
Since the project's
inception in 1995, the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation has awarded
more than $1,000,000 in scholarships and prizes. Tens of thousands of high
school students have participated as researchers and writers. Selected
teachers are asked to join the scholarship week, and are provided with
teaching materials and specialized symposia.
Scholarship Awards for
First Place Finalists (10 each year) begin at $2,500.
Each year, special scholarship are awarded by special friends of the Holland
& Knight Charitable Foundation.
The 2011/2012 Holocaust
Remembrance Project Essay Contest has closed, be sure to check back in July
for the winners!
Holocaust survivors (from the 2011 scholar week in South Florida): Standing: Peter Feigl, Tom Muhl, Leslie Ackermann, Sam Harris, Anatole Kurdzjuk. Seated: Olga Drucker, Eva Ackermann, Leah Bedzowski Johnson.
Scholarships and Grants are awarded to top winning essayists, ranging from $250
to $5,000.
