The Cape Town Holocaust Centre is delighted to invite Grade 9-12 learners to enter The White Rose Art & Writing Competition: Resisting Injustice. The closing date for entries is Thursday 30 July 2015.

What is the aim of the competition?• Toencourageagreaterunderstandingoftheneedtoprotecthumanrightsandtorespond toinjusticeinthiscountryandglobally.TheWhiteRoseCompetitiontakesitsnamefroma groupofGermanuniversitystudentswhoresistedNazioppression.• TolearnaboutwhoresistedtheNazis,andhowtheydidso.• ToconsiderwhatrelevancethishistoryhasforaSouthAfricanin2015.

What else do you gain from entering the competition?• Writingskills• Independentresearchskills• Designskills• LearnersmaychoosetorespondtothethemeResistingInjustice through writing or art.• Amazingprizestobewon!

Who can enter?• AnyGrade9–12learner,nomatterwhichsubjectsyoutake.• Thecompetitionisdividedintotwosections:Junior(Grade9-10)andSenior(Grade11-12).

Welookforwardtoreceivingyourentry!Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactOrliBarnettatTheCapeTownHolocaustCentreat0214625553oredu.admin@holocaust.org.za.

Yours sincerely

Tracey PetersenEducationDirector

PATRONS: JUSTICE R J GOLDSTONE, THE MOST REV D M TUTU, ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS, PROF PUMLA GOBODO-MADIKIZELA, PROF JONATHAN JANSENTRUSTEES: ANN HARRIS, MYRA OSRIN, GERALD DIAMOND, PHILIP KRAWITZ, PROF MILTON SHAIN, MERVYN SMITH , STEPHEN SMITH

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The White Rose Competition: Resisting InjusticeHere is some background information to help you:TheHolocaustreferstothegenocideofEuropeanJewry,committedbytheNazisandtheircollaborators.Likeallgenocides,theHolocaustdidnotbeginwithmassmurder.TheracistNazistateencouragedprejudice. The world stood by and watched while Europe’s Jews were persecuted and eventually sent tothedeathcampsofPoland.Ordinarypeoplewatchedastheir Jewishneighbourswereremoved.However,thereweresomeshiningexamplesofindividualswhoriskedtheirlivesandthelivesoftheirfamilies tosave Jews.Theirstories illustrate their response to injustice.This response to injusticerequired courage, care and compassion. Their stories are true examples of humanity and all thathumanityshouldstrivetobe.

Somepeopleorganizedresistancegroups.YoungGermanstudentsoftheWhiteRoseMovementspokeoutagainstNazipoliciesandthetreatmentofJews.InDenmark,theeffortsofthevastmajorityofDanessaved95%oftheDanishJewishpopulation.CommunitiessuchasthepeopleofLeChambon-sur-Lignon,aswellasindividualssuchasPastorDietrichBonhoeffer,OskarSchindler,RaoulWallenberg,ChiuneSugiharaandHugoArmandisplayedcompassionandcouragebyresistingtheNazisthroughhelping the Jews.

The victims themselves resisted the Nazi regime’s brutality. The Nazis attempted to dehumanisetheirvictimsbystrippingthemoftheir righttoeducation,culturalactivities, freedomofexpressionandmovement.Thus,theactofcreatingapoem,keepingadiary, leadingaprayerservice,painting,or recording what was happening to people in the ghetto, became an act of resistance. Despiteextraordinaryodds,somepeopletookuparmstoresisttheNazis.

These books will tell you more about resistance during the Holocaust:Blatter,JandMilton,S.1982.Art of the Holocaust.PanBooks,LondonBlock,G&Drucker,M.1992.Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust.Holmes&MeierPublishers,NewYorkLyman,D.1999.Holocaust Rescuers: 10 stories of courage.EnslowPublishersInc,BerkleyHeightsRees,L.2005.Auschwitz.BBCBooks,London.The Holocaust: Lessons for Humanity Learner’s Interactive Resource Book. Cape Town HolocaustCentre,CapeTown,2004The Holocaust: Lessons for HumanityTeacher’sResourceManualandGuideforIntroductoryDVD.CapeTownHolocaustCentre,CapeTown,2004

Libraries to consult:TheGitlinLibrary:88HatfieldSt,Gardens,0214625088Edulis(EducationLibraryandInformationServiceoftheWesternCapeEducationDept):0219579600

Websites:ThePublicBroadcastingService,USA:www.pbs.org/daringtoresistATeacher’sGuidetotheHolocaust:www.holocaust.com.auTheSimonWiesenthalCentre:www.wiesenthal.comUnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum:www.ushmm.orgYadVashem:www.yad-vashem.org.ilFacingHistoryandOurselves:www.facing.org

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The White Rose Competition: Resisting Injustice

WRITING SECTION

Choose ONE category from the list below.

CATEGORY A: RESEARCH ESSAYWritearesearchessayaboutindividuals,groupsormovementsthatresistedtheNaziregimeduringtheHolocaust(1933–1945).Giveyourevaluationoftheircontribution.Abibliographymustbeincludedinthisessay,andallsourcesmustbereferenced.

OR

CATEGORY B: PERSONAL RESPONSE - ESSAYWriteanessayinwhichyouexpressyourresponsetothisstatement:‘The history of the Holocaust teaches us about the importance of protecting human rights’.

OR

CATEGORY C: PERSONAL RESPONSE - POEM/ STORY/ SONGWriteapoem,storyorsongexpressingyourresponsetothisstatement:‘The history of the Holocaust teaches us about the importance of protecting human rights’.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS:

• Acompletedentryformmustbeattachedtoyourwork(See page 5)• Allsubmissionsmustbetheoriginalworkofonestudent.• SubmissionsmustbeinEnglish.• Essaysmustbebetween500and1000words.Pleaseincludethewordcountattheendofthe paper.• Submissionswillbejudgedanonymously.Hencenoidentifyingreference(i.e.theentrant’s name,schoolorteacher)shouldappearonthepiece-onlyontheentryformattached.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

• Originalthinkingandauthenticity• Attentiontostructureandform,andgenerallinguisticaccuracy• Adherencetothetopic• Theessayshouldbecarefullyproofread,andadheretotheguidelinesforwrittensubmissions

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The White Rose Competition: Resisting Injustice

ART SECTION

Choose ONE category from the list below.

CATEGORY A: PERSONAL RESPONSECreateapieceofartthatexpressesyourresponsetoresistanceduringtheHolocaust.Pleaseincludeyourprocessjournalwithyoursubmission.Youmayworkinanymedium-painting,illustration,mixedmedia,digitalart,etc.

OR

CATEGORY B: MEMORIALCreateamemorial(amodel,installationoradetailedsketch),honouringindividuals,groupsormovementsthat resisted theNazi regime during theHolocaust. Please include your process journalwith yoursubmission.

OR

CATEGORY C: TEXT & INTERPRETATIONChooseanymediumtoillustrateoneofthetextsbelowthathasanimpactonyou.Throughaselectionofwords,images,andartisticmaterials,yourpieceshouldreflectthecourageandhopeexpressedbythewriterYoumustincludethistextwithinornexttoyourpiece,inastylethatsuitsyourchosenmethodofinterpretation.

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SHEMAYou who live secureInyourwarmhouses,Who return at evening to findHotfoodandfriendlyfaces:

Considerwhetherthisisaman, Wholaboursinthemud Whoknowsnopeace Who fights for a crust of bread Who dies at a yes or a no. Considerwhetherthisisawoman, Withouthairorname Withnomorestrengthtoremember Eyesemptyandwombcold Asafroginwinter.

Considerthatthishasbeen:Icommendthesewordstoyou.EngravethemonyourheartsWhenyouareinyourhouse,whenyouwalkonyourway,Whenyougotobed,whenyourise.Repeatthemtoyourchildren.Ormayyourhousecrumble,Diseaserenderyoupowerless,Youroffspringaverttheirfacesfromyou.

PrimoLevi,10January1946

FOR ERICInthemegaphonehistoryisgrubbingaway,

inthesuburbstankscreeplikecaterpillars,

our glassfillsitselfwithsilk,

We stand.PaulCelan,1971

“Standup forwhatyoubelieve in,even ifyouarestanding alone.”

SophieScholl,infrontofthe‘Volksgerichthof’,1943

“AndfinallyItwistmyheartroundagain,sothatthebadisontheoutsideandthegoodisontheinside,andkeepontryingtofindawayofbecomingwhatIwouldliketobe,andcouldbe,ifthereweren’tanyother people living in the world.”

AnneFrank,1Aug1944

ART SECTION continued...

GUIDELINES FOR ART SUBMISSION:

• Acompletedentryformmustbeattachedtoyourartwork(See page 5).• Yourartworkmustbeyourownoriginalwork.Copyingotherartist’sworksisnotallowed- yourartworkwillbedisqualified.Ifyouhavebeeninspiredbyanotherartist’swork,youmust citetheminyourprocessjournal.• Youmayuseanymediumoracombinationofmedia.Thesecouldinclude:crayons,pencil,koki, pastels,ink,charcoal,watercolours,foundobjectsorrecycledmaterial,clay,fabric,acrylics,oil paint,computergeneratedimagesanddigitaldesign,collage.• Theartworkmaybe2-dimensionalor3-dimentional.• Youmustusefixativessothatworkswillnotsmudgeorbealteredbyhandling.• Submissionswillbejudgedanonymously.Hencenoidentifyingreference(i.e.theentrant’s name, schoolorteacher)shouldappearonthepiece-onlyontheentryformattached.• Onlyoriginalartworkswillbejudged-wewillnotbeconsideringphotographsoftheworks.• Therearenosizerestrictionsforartsubmissions.Shouldyourartworkbetoolargeto transporttotheCapeTownHolocaustCentre,arrangementscanbemadetoviewtheartwork at your school.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

• Originalityofconcept• Informed,thoughtful,creativeresponsetocontent• Appropriatenesstoitstheme• Realisationofconceptinchosenmedia• Alevelofvisualliteracyandinventivenesswithreferencespecificallytovisualpresentation• Aclarityofcomposition• Apersonalandoriginalviewpointthatemergesfromyou• Clarityofthoughtinwrittencomment

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Please find Entry Form on Page 5

The White Rose Competition: Resisting InjusticeSUBMISSION OF WRITING AND ART ENTRIES:

1. Theclosingdateforentriesis:Thursday 30 July 2015,at17:00.2. Acompletedentryform(seebelow)mustbeattachedtoyourartorwritingsubmission.Please donotwriteyournameonthesubmissionitself,asallentrieswillbejudgedanonymously.3. Nofaxedoremailedentrieswillbeaccepted.4. Entriesshouldbedeliveredormailedto:

The Cape Town Holocaust Centre88HatfieldStreetGardens8001

*NOTE:Shouldyourartworkbetoolargetotransport,pleasecontactusat0214625553toarrangeaviewing at your school5. Mailedentriesmustbepostmarkednolaterthan30July2015.6. Artentriesmustbecollectedafterjudging.Wewillbeintouchtoletyouknowwhentocollectyoursubmission.7. Pleasenote:theHolocaustCentrecannotacceptliabilityshouldentriesbedamagedinanyway.

ENTRY FORM 2015 (must be attached to entry):Fullnameoflearner(entrant):______________________________________________________________Grade:__________

Submission(please tick):Writing_______orArt_______Category(please tick):A______B______C______

Nameofschool:______________________________________________________________________________________________

Nameofprincipal:____________________________________________________________________________________________

Addressofschool:____________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Schooltelephone:_____________________Schoolfax:__________________Schoolemail:___________________________

Contactteacher:_________________________________________Teacheremail:___________________________________

Titleofentry:_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wecertifythatthisistheoriginalworkoftheentrant,andthattheaboveinformationisaccurate:

_______________________________ _______________________________Signatureofprincipal Signatureofcontactteacher

_______________________________Signatureofentrant

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