CHANUKAH 5786
For the love of Chanukah!
The Intermountain Jewish News Doris Sky Chanukah Coloring Contest isa place where the entire spectrum of the Jewish community comes together. Jewish children from every kind of school and synagogue interpret Chanukah through their art. Themes chosen by the young artists included animals, the mountains, pop culture characters and families celebrating Chanukah in their homes.
To see the amazing artwork in person, Guiry’s, 5475 Leetsdale Dr. in Denver where the display will be up starting Friday morning, Dec. 12, and through the awards ceremony on Dec. 18.
And the Winners Are…
Grades K-1:
First Place: Yitzchak Menashe Schwartz, Grade 1, Lincoln Elementary
Second Place: Aviv Landowne, Grade K, DAT
Third Place: Moshe Sokol, Grade K, Hillel Academy
Grades 2-3:
First Place Tie: Jordan Demers, Grade 3, DJDS, G3 • Roni Koslow, Grade 3, DJDS
Second Place Tie: Yona Horowtiz, Grade 3, DJDS • Tali Walsh, Grade 2, DJDS
Third Place Tie: Bina Drebin, Grade 3, DJDS • Binyomin Wolf, Grade 3, DAT
Grades 4-6:
First Place Tie: Yael Goldberg Kornreich, Grade 4, DJDS • Harel Koslow, Grade 4, DJDS • Liora Schwartz, Grade 4, Lincoln Elementary
Second Place: Moshe Schwartz, Grade 5, Lincoln Elementary • Emily Steiner, Grade 6, DJDS
Third Place Tie: Noam Brody, Grade 4, DJDS • Rebecca Ritvo, Grade 4, DJDS
Entries came from these Front Range cities:
Denver • Aurora • Centennial • Cherry Hills Village • Fort Collins • Greenwood Village • Highlands Ranch • Littleton • Lone Tree
Thanks to Parents & Teachers
Thank you to the parents, principals and teachers who encouraged the young artists to create their entries and who made the effort to deliver them to the IJN electronically, by mail or by hand.
Schools
Public & Private schools • Jewish Day Schools
Steck • Lincoln Elementary Montessori • Aspen Middle • Greenwood Elementary • Denver Academy of Torah • Denver Jewish Day School • Hillel Academy • McGillis School, Salt Lake City
Synagogues • Temples • Religious Schools
Aish Kodesh • Aish of the Rockies • Bais Menachem BMH-BJ • Chabad of South Metro Denver • The Denver Kehillah • EDOS • HEA • Ohr Avner • Rodef Shalom• Temple Emanuel • Temple Sinai • Young Israel of Denver • Western Center for Russian Jewry
All entries are numbered by an independent party and then judged blindly. The judges do not know the names, schools or synagogues of the entrants.
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