30-10-26 Student Short Film (Video) Competition on the theme “The Holocaust in the Collective Memory of the Greeks”, school year 2026–2027

For the 13th year, a student competition–educational program on Holocaust Remembrance is being jointly organized by the General Secretariat for Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports and the Jewish Museum of Greece. For the 2026–2027 school year, the student short film (video) competition is dedicated to the theme “The Holocaust in the Collective Memory of the Greeks” will be held, for the third year, simultaneously in Cyprus, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth of Cyprus, pursuant to the Memorandum of February 27, 2024 between the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (General Secretariat for Religious Affairs) of the Hellenic Republic, the Church of Greece, the Central Jewish Council of Greece, the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth of the Republic of Cyprus, and the Church of Cyprus.

Students of the 1st and 2nd grades of High Schools from the following Secondary Education Directorates may participate in the competition until January 28, 2027:

• A’, B’, C’, D’ of Athens, East Attica, West Attica, Piraeus,
• East Thessaloniki, West Thessaloniki,
• Kastoria, Kozani, Florina,
• Xanthi, Rodopi, Evros,
• Karditsa, Larissa, Trikala, Magnesia,
• Ioannina, Arta

The awarded students will take part in a special educational program organized by the Jewish Museum of Greece, which includes, among other things, an educational visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland.

The program for the educational visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum for the awarded students from Greece will also be attended by the winning teams from Cyprus, accompanied by their teachers.

The theme of the competition is the Holocaust of the Jews during World War II, with a special focus on Greek Jewry. Through their work, students are invited to express their thoughts and feelings on the subject and to reflect on its significance and relevance in contemporary life.

Participating students will become familiar with scientific and historical research and will themselves act as researchers of the past through the exploration and study of primary and secondary historical sources. Moreover, the competition provides an opportunity for students to engage with the history of World War II and the Holocaust in Europe, Greece and Cyprus, as well as with the history of their local community.