GHRP Contest 2026

 “Whoever saves a single life is considered to have saved the entire world.” The Talmud

The theme of this year’s Glastonbury’s Holocaust Remembrance Project is the Righteous Among the Nations, a commemoration of non-Jewish individuals and groups who acted to protect and save Jews from Nazi genocide. In addressing this theme, you are welcome to reference any website, book, or online information you wish. Three sites you may find extremely helpful are Yadvashem.org, JFR.org (Jewish Foundation for the Righteous), and YouTube Yad Vashem Who are the Righteous Among the Nations – Animated Concepts. Your answers must cite sources so judges can consult them as needed. Quotes must be attributed. Consider what you have learned in school, in faith communities, and/or on your own to answer each of the following: 

1. Choose one individual or an organization or community and in no more than two paragraphs briefly tell the story of what she/he/they did to save Jews. 
2. What drove rescuers to save Jews (those they knew as well as total strangers) when doing so carried the risk of torture and/or death to themselves, family, and friends? What compelled them to act when others remained silent? Are rescuers heroes or ordinary people who perform heroic acts?
3. What can you do as an individual to stand up against antisemitism and hate?  

QUESTION 1: 

Choose one individual or an organization or community and in no more than two paragraphs briefly tell the story of what she/he/they did to save Jews. Did the response show evidence and cite documentation about an individual or group identified as the Righteous Among the Nations?

1: no evidence

2: weak evidence

3: good evidence

4: strong comprehensive evidence

QUESTION 2:

What drove rescuers to save Jews (those they knew as well as total strangers) when doing so carried the certain risk of torture and/or death to themselves, family, and friends? What compelled them to act when others remained silent? Are rescuers heroes or ordinary people who perform heroic acts? Does the quality of the students’ work demonstrate substance, reflection and insight?

1: no evidence

2: weak evidence

3: good evidence

4: strong evidence

QUESTION 3:

What can you do as an individual to stand up against antisemitism and hate? The student expressed his/her/their ideas clearly and developed them cogently and

convincingly?

1: no evidence

2: weak evidence

3: good evidence

4: strong evidence

Student submissions can be uploaded to GHRP.net any time, but no later than midnight, Sunday, March 15, 2026. All participants will be notified the week of April 6th. All participants and their families are invited to attend the GHRP event on April 23,2026 at 7 PM in Glastonbury. The monetary award will be presented that evening, and all participants will receive special certificates acknowledging their contribution to the Glastonbury Holocaust Remembrance Project.