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JOSEPH S. KALINA PRIZE Holocaust Essay Contest for Students |
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In some sense, we all preserve the memory of the Holocaust. The Judaic Studies Program at Syracuse University is committed to enhancing our knowledge of the Holocaust and the tradition it destroyed.
The Joseph S. Kalina Prize is awarded yearly to the best three essays on a Holocaust-related theme by a Syracuse University student. These prizes carry cash awards.
Essays may treat any aspect of the Holocaust and its contemporary implications. Literary, philosophical, historical, sociological, ethical, theological, and psychological themes are appropriate; other multidisciplinary studies including creative writing projects will also be considered. Entries often originate as course papers.
Essays, which may vary in length from 2-15 pages, must be submitted by May 15, 2006. Please send 2 copies to the Kalina Prize Contest, Judaic Studies Program, 514 Hall of Languages. For further information, please contact Pamela Paul at 443-5671 or papaul@syr.edu.
History recalls those murdered in the Nazi genocide and the strength of those who fought it.
2005 Kalina Prize Winners
The Judaic Studies Program would like to congratulate the 2005 Kalina Prize winners for the best essay on the Holocaust: Megan Robb, Margaret Butler and Laura E. Walcott.
Megan Robb’s essay, “Horror Movies: The Presentation of the Human Body in Night and Fog and The Photographer and its Effects on the Viewer” was praised as “very original” in idea and exposition. Commenting upon films about the Holocaust, to philosophy and cinema theory, Ms. Robb’s insightful essay analyzes the role of graphic physical forms and disturbing images as a cinematic effect upon audiences.
Margaret Butler’s piece “US Corporations Profit from Nazi Connections in WWII,” argues how American corporations, such as Kodak, GM and IBM, continually aided the Nazi German government during WWII and donated to the effectiveness of genocide in concentration camps. The essay was both disturbing and enlightening.
Laura E. Walcott’s essay, “You have arrived at Hell on Earth: Concentration Camps and Desensitization,” describes the eyewitness accounts of both Jewish prisoners and German officers regarding the atrocities at concentration camps. Her decision to utilize the experiences of two very different points of view results in a detailed work describing the overall disturbing and complex picture of the Holocaust experience. |
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