Hildebrandt Award Recipients
The Hildebrandt Award is given in recognition of excellence in Holocaust or Genocide Studies.. The breadth of the award categories have grown from the initial Keene State College student entries to high school and now community entries.
By Year:
2011
Keene State College
- Christopher Jennerjohn, Charcoal Drawing, “Looking for Hope”
- Taylor Mitchell, Oral Presentation, “Testimony”
Community
- New England Dance Ensemble of Londonderry, N.H., Ballet, “A Child’s View of the Holocaust”
- Jessica Spear, Chesterfield (N.H.) School sixth-grader, Monologue, “Anne Frank”
High School
- Hannah Early, Brattleboro Union High School, Painting, “Liberation”
2010
Keene State College
- Shawn Ahern, Dance, “…vielleicht bin ich deschalb teilweise feige”
Community
- Craig Divis, Power Point presentation Converted to PDF, 14.5MB), “Anti-Nazi Dissent, Opposition and Resistance” [PDF]
- Aimee Fogg, Book, “There Exists a Fence”
- Richard Sirvint, Essay, “Holocaust Dilemmas: A Practical Guide for Educators” [PDF, 6MB]
Middle School
- Jaffrey Rindge Middle School
2009
Keene State College
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Meagan Blais, Essay, “Inheriting the Holocaust”
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Jessica Howard & Rebecca Miller, Dance, “Unearthed Senses”
Community
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David Afra, Story Performance, “The Jar of Tears”
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Hannah Bush, Song/PowerPoint, “Be a Witness”
2008
Keene State College
- KSC 1st Prize, Meagan Blais, Essay, “So Here I Am” [PDF]
- Elinor Albin, Essay, “The Genocide of Homosexuals in the Holocaust” [PDF]
- Heather Bowman, Poster, “Kaddish: The Music of Remembrance and Hope”
Community
- Rob Hamel, Essay, “Finding Humanity in the Inhumane: Forgiveness and the Holocaust” [PDF]
- Zoe Bordenet, Essay, “Judenrat Leaders: Inhabitants of the ‘Grey Zone’” [PDF]
High School
- Kelly Rittenhouse, Kim Jeffries & Sabrina Shemet “The Lone Ranger: The Story of Thomas Weisshaus” Documentary Film
2007
Keene State College 1st Prizes
- Kathryn Kimball, & Angie Muzzy, Dance, “Separate Parallels”
- Marlene O’Connor, Mixed Media, Ink, “Her Story” [PDF]
- Tyler Reed, Musical with Slide Show, “Remembrance”
Community
- Valerie Snowdon, Research Paper, “Dreams: A Portrait of ChoreographerAnna Sokolow
High School
- Samuel Hoye, Poetry, “From the Ashes of Angels”
2006
Keene State College 1st Prizes
- Adam Berube, Dance, “Gerda’s Lieutenant”
- Tyler B. Reed, Musical composition to scene from Band of Brothers, “Finally Free”
High School
- Ashlee Simpson, Poem and Collage, “Ribbons and Bows”
2005
Keene State College 2nd Prize
- Takato Maekawa, Map, “Journey of NH Holocaust Survivors”
Community
- Rob Hamel, Short Story,“The Star Within” [PDF]
Junior High School
- Brianna Joyce Lewis, Drawing/painting, “Soul of the Holocaust”
2004
Keene State College 1st Prizes
- KSC 1st Prize, Alison Rosenthal—”Infinitely Uncrossing” Dance
Community
- Lindsay Plumpton, Essay [PDF]
High School
- Alexandra Hoffman, St. Paul’s School, Essay, “Every Child Must Raise Itself” [PDF]
2003
Keene State College 1st Prizes
- Yoshio Chandler, Dance, “Beyond the Fingertips”
Community
- Stephanie Hurley, “Songs From the Holocaust”
High School
- Jenna Finley, Conant High School, Poetry, “Trodden” [PDF]
- Rachel Littlefield, Conant High School, Poetry, “What Can I Say” [PDF]
2002
Keene State College
- Andreas Lawrence, Music, “What You’re Doing”
Community
- Patricia Robinson, Poetry, “The Camp” [PDF]
High School
- Stephanie Hastings, Keene High School, Poetry, “The Snow Fell Thickly” [PDF]
2001
Keene State College
- Jessica Federico, Art, “Interminable History”
Community
- Brooke Wroblewski, Sam Hansen, Jennifer Blair & Susan Tutino, Dance, “Beginning of Hope”
High School
- Rebecca Liss, Poetry, “Death March”
2000
Keene State College
- Brooke Wroblewski, Dance, “End of the World”
High School
- Thayer High School, Art & Sociology, “Man’s Inhumanity to Man”
1999
Keene State College
- Denise Planchet, Poetry, “Lest We Forget,” “Pyre,” and “The Rape of Europa” [PDF]
1998
Keene State College
- Roland Brassard, “Arbeit Macht Frei”
