A Real 'Hands-On' Test

June 17, 2010

The creative-arts competition honoring Mordechai Anielewicz -- who resisted the Nazis during the Warsaw ghetto uprising -- celebrates its 37th year. It's sponsored by the the Memorial Committee for the Six Million Jewish Martyrs of the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and other local outlets. Area schools encourage students to participate as a hands-on component to their studies about the Holocaust.

Martia Reed, a 10th-grade student at the Philadelphia Creative and Performing Arts High School, won first prize in the Holocaust arts competition. Moore College of Art and Design is the host site for the works.

Photos by Michael LaRosa

Eleventh-grader Alix Abraham from Methacton High School won second prize in three-dimensional art.

Holocaust survivors Sam Swerdling and Abe Shnaper view the exhibit.