Schools from Essex and Suffolk delivered thought-provoking presentations about the Holocaust and how discrimination and marginalisation still exist today at the Dora Love Prize evening held at the University of Essex.

The annual event established in memory of Holocaust survivor and Essex Honorary graduate Dora Love was held at the Lakeside Theatre as part of the University’s Holocaust Memorial Week.

Dora lived in Colchester for many years and worked tirelessly to educate younger generations about the Holocaust. The Prize goes to the project which expresses best that which was most important to Dora: speaking up against hatred wherever it occurs, never forgetting the ultimate consequence of seemingly small acts of discrimination and developing a sense of personal responsibility.

The judging panel praised all the schools taking part for the exceptionally high standard of work with East Bergholt High School, near Colchester, and St Bernard’s High School, from Westcliff-on-Sea, highly commended. The overall Dora Love Prize was presented to Northgate High School from Ipswich.

Others schools taking part and praised for their work included Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, Gosfield School in Halstead and Tendring Technology College.

Students used drama, art, music and poetry to investigate issues surrounding the Holocaust - speaking directly to Holocaust survivors, undertaking their own research and interviewing representatives from marginalised members of the community.

Professor Rainer Schulze said: “It was really difficult for the judging panel to decide which of the projects should be awarded the Dora Love Prize 2014 as we felt that all projects came up with really good and thoughtful ideas and showed such enthusiasm and dedication.

“The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day this year was ‘journeys’ and this really engaged the students as they thought about the experiences of victims of the Holocaust and people who now find themselves victimised or discriminated against.”

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Ipswich school awarded Dora Love Prize 2014 for Holocaust project

Students from Northgate High School in Ipswich received the Dora Love Prize 2014 for their thought-provoking research into the Holocaust and how discrimination and marginalisation still exist today.

Schools from across Essex and Suffolk prepared presentations for a special prize evening held at the Lakeside Theatre as part of the University’s Holocaust Memorial Week including readings, art, film, poetry, performance and music.

The annual event established in memory of Holocaust survivor and Essex Honorary graduate Dora Love was organised as part of the University’s Holocaust Memorial Week.

Dora lived in Colchester for many years and worked tirelessly to educate younger generations about the Holocaust. The Prize goes to the project which expresses best that which was most important to Dora: speaking up against hatred wherever it occurs, never forgetting the ultimate consequence of seemingly small acts of discrimination and developing a sense of personal responsibility.

The judging panel praised all the schools taking part for the exceptionally high standard of work by all schools with East Bergholt High School, near Colchester, and St Bernard’s High School, from Westcliff-on-Sea, highly commended. Others schools taking part and praised for their work included Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, Gosfield School in Halstead and Tendring Technology College.

Students used drama, art, music and poetry to investigate issues surrounding the Holocaust - speaking directly to Holocaust survivors, undertaking their own research and interviewing representatives from marginalised members of the community.

Professor Rainer Schulze said: “Unfortunately there could only be one winner. The judging panel chose the entry from Northgate High School because not only did the students research the stories of Dora Love and Frank Bright in depth using original source material, but they also thought long and hard about how they could disseminate their work.

“The presentation that they delivered will be delivered to more than 600 students at Northgate High School. Following on from that they have taken the first steps to take the project outside the school and into the wider community, engaging a large number of their fellow students in the process.”

Northgate teacher Matt Davies said: “We are delighted to win the Dora Love Prize 2014, the students have worked exceptionally hard and their genuine enthusiasm for the project has been inspiring to all the students and staff at Northgate.

“Participating in the Prize is a wonderful opportunity for students to engage with history on an intellectual level as well as to reflect upon discrimination and prejudice in a very human way.

“The nature of the Northgate project will ensure that hundreds of students across the school will have the chance to be inspired by Dora's story and make their own small mark on today's world in terms of fighting discrimination.”

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Schools investigate Holocaust through Dora Love Prize 2014

Schools from Essex and Suffolk delivered thought-provoking presentations about the Holocaust and how discrimination and marginalisation still exist today at the Dora Love Prize evening held at the University of Essex.

The judging panel praised all the schools taking part for the exceptionally high standard of work with the overall Dora Love Prize presented to Northgate High School from Ipswich. East Bergholt High School, near Colchester, and St Bernard’s High School, from Westcliff-on-Sea, were highly commended.

The annual event established in memory of Holocaust survivor and Essex Honorary graduate Dora Love was held at the Lakeside Theatre as part of the University’s Holocaust Memorial Week.

Dora lived in Colchester for many years and worked tirelessly to educate younger generations about the Holocaust. The Prize goes to the project which expresses best that which was most important to Dora: speaking up against hatred wherever it occurs, never forgetting the ultimate consequence of seemingly small acts of discrimination and developing a sense of personal responsibility.

Others schools taking part and praised for their work included Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, Gosfield School in Halstead and Tendring Technology College.

Students used drama, art, music and poetry to investigate issues surrounding the Holocaust - speaking directly to Holocaust survivors, undertaking their own research and interviewing representatives from marginalised members of the community.

Professor Rainer Schulze said: “It was really difficult for the judging panel to decide which of the projects should be awarded the Dora Love Prize 2014 as we felt that all projects came up with really good and thoughtful ideas and showed such enthusiasm and dedication.

“The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day this year was ‘journeys’ and this really engaged the students as they thought about the experiences of victims of the Holocaust and people who now find themselves victimised or discriminated against.”

Northgate teacher Matt Davies said: “We are delighted to win the Dora Love Prize 2014, the students have worked exceptionally hard and their genuine enthusiasm for the project has been inspiring to all the students and staff at Northgate.

“Participating in the Prize is a wonderful opportunity for students to engage with history on an intellectual level as well as to reflect upon discrimination and prejudice in a very human way.

“The nature of the Northgate project will ensure that hundreds of students across the school will have the chance to be inspired by Dora's story and make their own small mark on today's world in terms of fighting discrimination.”