2nd - Krista Beyer, Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle. Grade 10. Teacher: Tim Reilly.
3rd - Elizabeth Castro, AC Davis High School, Yakima. Grade 10. Teacher: Anthony Long.
Honorable Mention - Kelley Shanahan, Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle. Grade 10. Teacher: Matt Barmore.
1st
Place:
Allison Cutuli, Grade 10.
Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle. Teachers: Tim Reilly and Sandy Whiton.
Symbolism
“Symbols are things that all human beings need. We need them as a way to relate to the events of the past.” -Dr. Oren Baruch Stier
My artwork is filled with memorable symbols from the Holocaust. The most subtle
but important symbol is the Star of David, shattered by the Nazi swastika representing
the loss of faith and identity for many Jews. By recently
visiting Dachau, listening
to speakers, and reading personal stories, I have learned that we must educate others
and study the past to end the cycle of ignorance and hatred in the world.
2nd
Place:
Krista Beyer, Grade 10.
Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle. Teacher: Tim Reilly.
Ring
of Hope
One major lesson we should learn from stories of the Holocaust
is to join our neighbors and fight the racism that lies within our community. And
if this is successful we can move on to vanquishing racism throughout other parts
of the world. We are all responsible for the well-being of each other and so we
must unite in order to conquer this evil that has haunted us since the beginning of time. My picture represents this with the ring of people joined together around
a picture of a crematorium from the Holocaust.
3rd Place:
Elizabeth Castro, Grade 10.
AC Davis High School, Yakima. Teacher: Anthony Long.
Legacies
of Justice
The theme is legacies of justice in honor of the courage of, and the precedents set by, those who testified during the trial of Nazi war criminals. The eye represents the million that were watching the tragedy that was happening to them. The railroad tracks for the last path they took to their faith. The names are some of the children who died during the Holocaust. The swastika is for hatred and death, and the Star of David carved into the eye for hope and faith. The butterfly is the symbol of the soul of the children who died.
Honorable
Mention:
Kelley Shanahan, Grade 10.
Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle. Teacher: Matt Barmore.
Speak
Up!
Holocaust survivors have taught me to “speak up.” I have heard
the stories of three
people connected to the Holocaust and every one of them said
that if
someone had spoken up about the injustices happening in Germany, then 6
million deaths could have been prevented. My artwork shows lips that need to speak
up when injustices occur. People all over the world need to speak up when injustices
are happening in their everyday lives so greater injustices will not happen in the
future. Silence can take more lives than a single voice
crying for justice.
