Design and Creative Writing: a contest sponsored by Universidad ORT Uruguay

August 31, 2004
On August 12, 2004, the annual awards ceremony for the Design and Creative Writing Contest was held in the auditorium at the Pocitos Campus.

This contest wasopen to high school students inMontevideo’s Jewish school system and toyoung people in Jewish youth movements, with the goal of creating the Keren Hayesod Hebrew calendar for the year 5765.

Speaking on behalf of the jury were Myriam Broder, Secretary of Planning at Universidad ORT Uruguay, who discussed the works in the Creative Writing category, and visual artist Jaime Kleist, who explained the jury’s decision in the Design category.

Thefirst-prize winners were:

  • Karen Goldman: Design, grades 7–9, and youth movements;
  • Eliane Kremer: Creative Writing, grades 7–9;
  • Vanette Kosman: Design, grades 7–9;
  • Elian Stolarsky: Creative Writing, grades 7–9.