Howard County Holocaust Remembrance Committee Hosts Essay, Poem, Art Contest

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Students are invited to participate in the Howard County Holocaust Remembrance Committee's annual essay, poem and art contest.

Mark Steinhorn serves on the Howard County Holocaust Remembrance Committee in honor of his mother, Harriet Steinhorn-Roth, who was liberated from Bergen-Belsen in April of 1945, the concentration camp at which Anne Frank died.

"As part of this years' Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration program, we are sponsoring an essay, poem and art contest open to all Howard County Students in grades 7th -12th," Steinhorn said.

Deadlines to submit entries falls on March 15 and specific contest details can be found here. There will be four cash awards for the winners, which will be announced at the Commemoration on May 5 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. both in person at the Oakland Mills Meeting House and virtually.