For the 8th international youth competition, students from Ukraine, Moldova, Poland and Germany were invited to send us innovative and creative projects. We received 46 projects in the following categories:
● Film
● Graphic novel/storytelling
On one of the following two topics:
● Visual interpretation of a poem by a Jewish author
● A story speaks to me: Based on a Jewish biography from the Centropa database (centropa.org)
After much deliberation from our international panel of experts, facing the very challenging task of choosing between a great number of inspiring entries, we are excited to announce the winners:
1st place: Viktoriia Halatiak, Veronika Klianchyna, Anastasia Yeremitsa, Anna-Liza Hotynchan and Bidyak-Zakharova Polina
Teacher: Olga Polyak
Threads of Dora’s Life
2nd place: Jan Hyacent
Teacher: Ewa Sokołowska
Then so much happened…
3rd place: Arina, Svitlana and Vardan Vardevanian
Children of dreams
NB. There are some factual inaccuracies regarding the boyfriend
Honourable Mention: Antonina Wasielewska
Zuzanna Ginczanka in the face of evil
Honourable Mention: Cristina Garabagiu and Andriana Banaru
Teacher: Macaru Vadim
Zlata Tkach – Queen of the Music Industry
Honourable Mention:
Olgierd Baran, Julia Dmowska and Aleksander Cizio
From darkness to hope – a Jewish struggle for freedom
Honourable Mention: Adriana Opas
Dream
Honourable Mention: Victoria Maley
Jewish life since the time of the Patriotic War based on the story of Iryna Aizenberg