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Annual Composition Prize
Paul Seideman Annual Composition Prize
Background
Paul Seideman is a Holocaust survivor. Paul established a competition for New Zealand secondary school students.
As a young Jewish boy in then Czechoslovakia, Paul suffered enormously but managed to survive for several years in the Nazi German concentration and labour camps during World War II. After liberation, Paul emigrated to Australia and then New Zealand. He now lives in a Lower Hutt retirement home.
To commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Soviet Army on 27 January 1945, Paul funded this annual competition.
2021 Year Level Categories and Topics
Years 7-8
Power is often exercised by those who are behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the public. Student groups like the White Rose challenged the power of the Nazis, very publicly. Examine how students can have an impact on shaping events such as the Holocaust.
Year 9 - 13
Resistance to the Nazis came in many forms, and from different avenues. Examine the different ways in which groups targeted by the Nazis were able to resist them and their collaborators.
Download the full information here.
All entries are due by Tuesday, 31 August, at 4 PM. Winners will be notified on Friday, 10 September. Entries and all queries should be sent to Kristopher Clancy, Education Director, at educdirector@holocaustcentre.org.nz or via post at 80 Webb Street, Wellington 6011
Power is often exercised by those who are behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the public. Student groups like the White Rose challenged the power of the Nazis, very publicly. Examine how students can have an impact on shaping events such as the Holocaust.
Year 9 - 13
Resistance to the Nazis came in many forms, and from different avenues. Examine the different ways in which groups targeted by the Nazis were able to resist them and their collaborators.
Download the full information here.
All entries are due by Tuesday, 31 August, at 4 PM. Winners will be notified on Friday, 10 September. Entries and all queries should be sent to Kristopher Clancy, Education Director, at educdirector@holocaustcentre.org.nz or via post at 80 Webb Street, Wellington 6011
2020 Winners
Year 7 - 8: Maayan Bialik, Year 7, Remuera Intermediate School, Auckland
Year 9 - 10: Felix Steiner, Year 10, Rongotai College, Wellington
Year 11 – 13: Leah Burger, Year 13, Rosehill College, Auckland
Congratulations and well done Maayan, Felix, and Leah!
We would like to thank all students who submitted work and to acknowledge the high standard of research and composition.
Chris Harris, CEO, HCNZ
Year 7 - 8: Maayan Bialik, Year 7, Remuera Intermediate School, Auckland
Year 9 - 10: Felix Steiner, Year 10, Rongotai College, Wellington
Year 11 – 13: Leah Burger, Year 13, Rosehill College, Auckland
Congratulations and well done Maayan, Felix, and Leah!
We would like to thank all students who submitted work and to acknowledge the high standard of research and composition.
Chris Harris, CEO, HCNZ
2020 Winners of the Paul Seideman Annual Composition Prize - Maayan Bialik, Felix Steiner, and Leah Burger with Hon Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister (host of the Parliamentary reception), Holocaust survivor and endower of the competition Paul Seideman. UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January 2021.
