This years crop of entries was particular interesting, with young artists using crayon, markers, water colors, tempera paints, fabrics, metallic materials, beads, and many more inventive media to create their impressions of Chanukah.
Entries came from many Colorado cities Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Niwot, Longmont, Centennial, Englewood, Evergreen, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Parker, Lakewood, Lafayette, Ft. Collins, Louisville, Broomfield, Crested Butte, Loveland and two entries came from the Frank family in Israel (formerly of Denver)
The winning entries published in the November 26 edition of the Intermountain Jewish News will be on display at Childrens Hospital, Friday, Nov. 26-Friday, Dec. 17.
Winners will be honored at a ceremony at Childrens Hospital during the final hour of Chanukah, at 4 pm on Thursday, Dec. 9.
Entries were received from participants
affiliated with a host of schools and synagogues:
Public & Private Schools: Cottonwood Creek Elementary, High Plains Elementary, Louisville Middle, Strawberry Park Elementary, Logan School for Creative Learning. Some children are home schooled.
Jewish Day Schools: Boulder Jewish Day School, DAT, Denver Jewish Day School, Hillel Academy, YULA (Los Angeles).
Synagogues & Temples: Aish Denver (Shalom School), Bais Menachem, B’nai Butte
(Crested Butte), Bonai Shalom (Boulder), Community Talmud Torah (BMH-BJ, Rodef Shalom), DAT Minyan,
EDOS, Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver, Chabad of South Denver, Har HaShem (Boulder), Har Mishpacha (Steamboat Springs), Har Shalom (Ft. Collins), HEA, Kehilas Bais Yisroel, Tehilat HaShem, Temple Emanuel, Temple Sinai.
K-GRADE 1
1ST PLACE TIE
Levi Bean, Grade 1, DAT
Eliana Lawrence, Grade K, Homeschool
2ND PLACE TIE
Miri Gertz, Grade 1, Hillel Academy
Raizy Heyman, Grade 1, Hillel Academy
3RD PLACE
Benjamin Parris, Grade 1, High Plains
GRADES 2-3
1ST PLACE
Jennifer Engel, Grade 3, Cottonwood Creek
2ND PLACE TIE
Shimon Heyman, Grade 3, Hillel Academy
Alexandra Kaufman, Grade 3, Denver Jewish Day School
3RD PLACE TIE
Moshe Aryeh Engel, Grade 2, Hillel Academy
Maya Friedman, Grade 2, DAT
GRADES 4-6
1ST PLACE
Yerucham Engel, Grade 6, Hillel Academy
2ND PLACE
Benjamin Michaels, Grade 5, DAT
3RD PLACE TIE
Faigy Close, Grade 4, DAT
Esti Polotsky, Grade 4, DAT
For reproductions of the winning art as well as a complete listing of all participants, contact Carol at (303) 861-2234 or [email protected] to order your copy of the IJN’s Chanukah edition.
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