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The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Announces 2023 Winners of Prize in Ethics Essay Contest

Five college students from universities across the country will be awarded scholarships totaling $20,000 for their exceptional essays on topical ethical issues. 

NEW YORK , Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, an organization founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, announced this year's winners of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest.  The Foundation's yearly scholarship initiative selected five college student winners for their remarkable essays analyzing relevant ethical issues facing our world.

The Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, established in 1989 by Professor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion Wiesel , is an annual competition that challenges college students to contemplate an ethical theme or situation. Many essays often stem from a student's personal experience or introspection. Winners will be granted scholarships in varying amounts, totaling $20,000 .

"Challenging young people to articulate their thoughts via open-ended questions is the antidote we need to today's ideology-driven soundbites," said Elisha Wiesel , the son of Elie Wiesel and the Foundation's Chairman. "My father's passion for moral education echoes through this Contest and we're proud to amplify these students' voices through their exemplary work."

Chosen by a selection committee among hundreds of applicants, this year's winners include:

First Place Winner:  Danielle Ranucci , Princeton University Her essay, "Suffering in Their Place," studies the intensity between indifference, caring, empathy, and genuine regard for those who are mistreated and persecuted, and the effectiveness of compassion in the battle against oppression.  She reflects on her birth family in Kazakhstan , the socio-economic climate of the country, and the circumstances that come from being adopted. 

She writes, "My conversation with my adoptive-parents added another dimension to my ethical questioning: why should they be obligated to imagine the strangers who suffer around the world as some kind of family they never knew?

The obvious answer was that we should always identify with each other's suffering because we were all human. But that seemed too simple to me. There must have been a more nuanced explanation."

Second Place Winner:  Cutter Canada , Trinity University His essay, "Doing the Most Good: A Story About Hope.", recounts his journey to veganism while considering his grandmother's words of wisdom, ancestral culture, and their relationship with food. 

Third Place Winner:  Drew Cain , Trinity University His submission, "The Secret Lives of Private School Students: The Ethics of Secrecy, Truth-Telling, and Whistleblowing within Social Media,"  grapples with the themes of honesty, deceit, and silence set against personal events he experienced in his junior year of high school.

Honorable Mentions:  Nikkisha Joseph , of LaGuardia College Her essay "A Conveniently Used Word," reflects on when "doing the right thing" isn't always the easiest choice to make. 

Faith Seawell-Campbell , of Coppin State University Her piece "Hidden in Plain Sight Human Trafficking: A Threat to Humanity and Vulnerable Populations Worldwide," focuses on this form of modern-day slavery and exploitation of humankind. 

The Foundation was very honored to welcome back this year MSNBC host Rachel Maddow as a guest juror to review the final round of essay submissions.  Ms. Maddow is a former Prize in Ethics winner herself from her undergraduate days at Stanford University , receiving honors for her essay, "Indentifiable Lives: AIDS and the Response to Dehumanization." 

In addition to their scholarships, winners are also awarded a trip to New York City for a seminar to discuss their essays among other ethical topics.  This year's seminar will be led by Professor Wiesel's former student and Contest Readers Committee member, Rabbi Avraham (Alan) Rosen . The day will end with a celebration of their achievement at the renowned Lotos Club.

Jury member, EWF Board Member, and long-time supporter of the Prize, Dov Seidman , founder of The HOW Institute for Society and LRN, will host the students for an annual luncheon. 

"I'm proud to partner with Marion and Elisha Wiesel and the entire Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity in awarding the Prize in Ethics. This remarkable group of student winners, who are already making a difference in the world by writing essays that prod the conscience and consider issues through an ethical lens, embody the hope that a new generation of moral leaders will rise to meet the challenges before us," said Seidman.

Additionally, the Foundation has opened its submissions for the 2024 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, accepting applications through December 29, 2023 . New for this cycle, the contest will be open to all undergraduate students enrolled full-time for the Fall 2023 semester at accredited four-year colleges and universities.  Interested students may apply at the following link: 2024 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest

About The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest  The Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest encourages students to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues, and offer rational arguments for ethical action. The contest is open to all undergraduate full-time students who are registered at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States . All submissions to the essay contest are judged anonymously. Winning essays present intensely personal stories, originality, imagination, and clear articulation and convey genuine grappling with an ethical dilemma. For suggested essay topics and more information, visit: https://eliewieselfoundation.org/prize-in-ethics/ 

About The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity:  Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, established The Elie Wiesel Foundation soon after he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace. Now spearheaded by Marion and Elie's son Elisha Wiesel , the Foundation seeks to carry on Elie Wiesel's legacy and spark ethical consciousness of human rights by investing in programs that promote moral leadership and real-world outcomes for victims of injustice. To learn more, visit: www.eliewieselfoundation.org   

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2022 Essay Topic:

Articulate with clarity an ethical issue that you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethics and yourself. Note that the most engaging essays often reflect deeply on a particularly meaningful experience or episode in one’s life. That approach could focus ethical reflection on:

• A personal issue, family matter, travel incident, academic inquiry, dilemma in literature or film, recent article or editorial in a major newspaper, current conflict in American life, or international crisis
• Write about any specific topic you wish, provided it explores an ethical problem, question, issue, or concern.

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Essays will be judged on:

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• The clarity of the ethical problem or issue
• The depth of the essay’s ethical analysis – including, for example, reflections on matters of right and wrong, justice and injustice, and the implications of those reflections for society

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Number of Awards: 5

Award Amount: $10,000 1st place, $5,000 2nd place, $3,000 3rd place, $1,000 Honorable Mention (2 available)

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The Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, established in 1989 by Professor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion Wiesel, is an annual competition that challenges college students to address the urgent and complex ethical issues that confront the modern world. Since its inception, thousands of young people have written essays for consideration.

Led by a lifelong pursuit and passion for ethical leadership, Dov Seidman became the exclusive partner of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Prize in Ethics in 2008, as the institution was in its 20th year of celebrating ethical decision making among America’s youth. Dov has since partnered with the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity to ensure Elie Wiesel’s legacy lives on by offering the Prize as part of the work of The HOW Institute for Society, a non-profit organization that seeks to build and nurture a culture of moral leadership , principled decision-making and values-based behavior.

“It is a privilege to partner with the Foundation on its Prize so that together we can help shape a generation of young ethical leaders with the ability to consider the ethical dimensions of our world and the courage to act on their convictions.”

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The Prize in Ethics Essay Contest encourages students to write thought provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and are rational arguments for ethical action. Undergraduate students in their junior or senior year of studies are invited to submit essays 3,000-4,000 words in length. A distinguished committee reviews the essays, and a jury headed by Marion Wiesel chooses the winners.

Winning essays present intensely personal stories, originality, imagination, and clear articulation and genuine grappling with an ethical dilemma.

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For over 30 years, the Foundation’s mission, rooted in the memory of the Holocaust, has been to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focused programs that promote acceptance, understanding and equality.

Elie Wiesel used his unique moral voice to gather Nobel Laureates and world leaders to international conferences centered around themes of hope, education, justice, and peace.

These conferences united Nobel Laureates, kings, presidents, and other world leaders from both sides of the table by coming together for a shared cause. Our Petra Conference in 2006 convened an important historical meeting between Palestinian and Israeli leadership together with Professor Wiesel’s friend King Abdullah of Jordan.

The topics discussed at these conferences were never easy, but through these conversations, we were able to cross divides and build a bridge between people who were previously thought to be unreachable. Those connections have gone on to open doors for action, whether at the local, national or international level.

Marion Wiesel decisively acted to prevent the racism she had witnessed as a young American woman in the 1950s from recurring in modern-day Israel as it absorbed thousands of Ethiopian-Jewish refugees in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Foundation founded two Beit Tzipora Centers for Study and Enrichment in Israel with an aim to carve a path for Ethiopian-Israeli students to participate fully in Israeli society. Close to one thousand boys and girls are currently enrolled in after-school programs that serve as a model for other schools. We now lend our support and appreciation to our friends at Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) who took on operating responsibility for the Centers in 2017 so that they may continue to grow and thrive.

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Elie and Marion Wiesel found hope for future generations in reading the carefully explored and thoughtful essays of the many students who applied for The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, now in its 33rd year.

The contest invites college juniors and seniors to establish themselves as tomorrow’s class of ethical leaders by exploring challenging ethical situations through their writing. With an alumni network of published authors, teachers, humanitarians, and other professionals, the Prize continues its tradition of inspiring young people to be witnesses and voices for the voiceless. We are proud that this scholarship contest has touched thousands of young minds and continues to encourage them to evaluate their moral compass.

In 2022, the Foundation moves forward on a new journey as grant-makers by launching The Elie Wiesel Foundation Grant Program.

Each grant given will support organizations doing the work in keeping with Professor Elie Wiesel’s life and legacy. We look forward to making an impact with our continued and future partnerships through this new focus.

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1. Guinness World Record in highlining

The record was set in 2019 by a team of seven athletes from Russia, Germany, France and Canada. They did it on September 8, on which the ‘Moscow-City Day’ is celebrated. The cord was stretched at the height of 350 m between the ‘OKO’ (“Eye”) and ‘Neva Towers’ skyscrapers. The distance between them is 245 m. The first of the athletes to cross was Friede Kuhne from Germany. The athletes didn't just walk, but also performed some daredevil tricks. Their record is 103 meters higher than the previous one set in Mexico City in December 2016.

2. Domination of Europe's top-10 highest skyscrapers

7 out of 10 Europe’s highest skyscrapers are located in Moscow-City. Earlier, the  ‘Federation Tower’ complex’s ‘Vostok’ (“East”) skyscraper was the considered the tallest in Europe.

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However, in 2018, the construction of the 462 meter tall ‘Lakhta Center’ in Saint-Petersburg was completed, pushing ‘Vostok’ (374 m) into 2nd place. The 3rd place is taken by OKO’s southern tower (354 m).

3. The unrealized ‘Rossiya’ tower

If all the building plans of Moscow-City were realized, the ‘Lakhta Center’ in St. Petersburg wouldn't have a chance to be Europe's highest skyscraper. Boris Tkhor, the architect who designed the concept of Moscow-City, had planned for the ‘Rossiya’ tower to be the tallest. In his project, it was a 600 meter tall golden cylindrical skyscraper ending with a spire that was inspired by traditional Russian bell towers. Then, the project was reinvented by famous British architect Sir Norman Foster. He had designed ‘Rossiya’ as a pyramid ending with a spire. The skyscraper itself would have been 612 meters tall, and the height including the spire would have reached 744,5 meters (for comparison, the ‘Burj Khalifa’ in Dubai, UAE, would have been just 83,5 meters taller). Unfortunately, the investors faced a lot of economic problems, due to the 2008 financial crisis, so the ‘Rossiya’ skyscraper was never built. A shopping mall and the ‘Neva Towers’ complex was constructed at its place in 2019.

4. Changed appearance of ‘Federation Tower’

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Rules and Requirements for The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest 2024

• 1st - $10,000
• 2nd - $5,000
• 3rd - $3,000
• 2 Honorable Mentions - $1000 each

Eligibility:

• Registered undergraduate full-time students at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States during the Fall 2023 Semester.

Suggested Essay Topics:

What challenges awaken your conscience?

Is it the conflicts in American society? An international crisis? Maybe a difficult choice you face or a hard decision you had to make?

Engage us. Enlighten us. Explore the ethics of any problem, question, or issue, whether close to home or in the world at large. We are eager to learn from you.

What the Readers Look for:

• Clear articulation and genuine grappling with an ethical dilemma.
• Adherence to guidelines and carefully proofread essays.
• Observation of rules for Standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, mechanics) in writing.
• Thoroughly thought-out, tightly focused essays.
• Originality and imagination.
• Eloquence of writing style.
• Intensity and unity in the essay.

Essays will be judged on:

• The quality of the writing
• The clarity of the ethical problem or issue
• The depth of the essay's ethical analysis – including, for example, reflections on matters of right and wrong, justice and injustice, and the implications of those reflections for society

Essay Format:

• In 3,000 to 4,000 words, you are encouraged to raise questions, single out issues and identify dilemmas.
• Essays may be written in the formal or informal voice, but most importantly, an individual voice should be evident.
• The essay should be developed from your point of view and may take the form of an analysis that is biographical, historical, literary, philosophical, psychological, sociological or theological.
• Essay must be the original, unpublished work of one student however can be a paper that was turned in for class.
• Only one essay per student per year may be submitted.
• All essays must have a title.
• All essays must be written in English.
• Essay should be titled, typed in 12-point font easily readable font (such as Times New Roman), double-spaced with 1" margins and numbered pages.
• Submissions will be judged anonymously. Hence, no name or identifying references (i.e. your name, school, or professor) should appear on the title page or in the document . Our office will put a code on your essay.

Faculty Sponsor:

• Any interested professor at the student's school may act as a Faculty Sponsor.
• Students entering the contest are required to have a Faculty Sponsor review and electronically verify their essay.
• Your Faculty Sponsor will need to verify online that your essay meets the content standards in order for your essay to be judged.
• All essays must be verified by the deadline on December 29, 2023 at 5pm PST in order to be judged.
• Upon submitting your entry online, your reported Faculty Sponsor will be emailed with a link to review and verify your submission online.
• If your Faculty Sponsor declines your submission or does not verify your essay by the deadline, it is disqualified.
• Please work with your Faculty Sponsor on any necessary edits to your essay before you upload and submit online.
• Your Faculty Sponsor will be reminded by email in the event your submission is not reviewed near to the deadline, but please check on the status of your submission independently, and work with your sponsor to ensure timely verification.
• Faculty members should only endorse

Enrollment Verification:

• The Foundation requires an official letter from your Registrar on your institution’s letterhead, or from the National Student Clearinghouse verifying your enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student in the Fall of 2023. Please obtain this and upload as a PDF as part of your online submission.

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• Students who are studying abroad in the Fall 2023 semester, but are considered enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university in the United States are eligible to apply. Please check with your Registrar and obtain the appropriate documentation to verify your enrollment.

Submission of Materials:

• Entries must be submitted online through a submission system.
• Essays will be uploaded as a PDF (.pdf).
• Enrollment verification must be uploaded as a PDF file. Your Faculty Sponsor’s name and contact information, including email, must be provided.
• You may edit your unfinished submission at any time but once submitted, you will not be able to edit your entry.
• You must submit to generate the email to your Faculty Sponsor.
• All essays must be verified by the Faculty Sponsor by the deadline on December 29, 2023 at 5pm PST in order to be judged.
• Please note that due to the volume of entries, no materials will be critiqued or returned.

Contest Deadline: December 29, 2023, by 5pm PST

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The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and The HOW Institute for Society Announce Student Winners of the 2021 Prize in Ethics Essay Contest

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NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michael Zhu, a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut, has won the 2021 Prize in Ethics Essay Contest presented by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and The HOW Institute for Society and its Executive Chairman and Founder Dov Seidman.

In “A Lonely Farewell,” Zhu, who majored in molecular and cell biology and economics and minored in healthcare administration, compares western and Chinese medical ethics, exploring differing values and practices around end-of-life care and the moral complexities found in each.

“As someone who hopes to work in the medical field, I want to be able to be there for my patients so that they do not feel alone. I do not think that unwavering respect for individual autonomy is the answer to all questions surrounding the decision-making process,” Zhu writes in the piece. “Physicians should not shy away from helping their patients beyond diagnosing their illnesses and prescribing them medicines. They must play an active role in understanding their patients’ values and desires to better aid them in choosing the right care.”

Second prize in this year’s contest was awarded to Ester Villa Espinoza of Grand Canyon University for the essay, “The Shoulders of Giants,” which brought into sharp relief the challenges faced by the author’s family in their decision to escape persecution from Soviet-era Ukraine and to seek refuge in the United States.

Nejra Kravic of Scripps College received third prize for “O Land of Bosnia: Identity, Belonging, and the Nation,” which contends with the questions of a post-genocide generation and the search for meaning for the indigenous, minority, and migrant communities in countries torn apart and shaped by war, such as in former Yugoslavia.

Honorable Mention was awarded to two students: Tiffany Vaughan, recent graduate of University of Chicago and current student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine for “Kidney Markets: Irreconcilable Aims of Medicine and Organ Markets,” and to Hannah Blair, recent graduate of Covenant College and current master’s student at Arizona State University, for “Unseen and Unheard: The Neglect and Re-Victimization of Sexual Violence Survivors In America's Legal System.” The winning essays can be found on the Foundation’s website: http://eliewieselfoundation.org/prize-ethics/winners/   

The Prize in Ethics Essay Contest, established in 1989 by Professor Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion Wiesel, is an annual competition that challenges college students to address the urgent and complex ethical issues that confront the modern world. Since its inception, thousands of young people have written essays for consideration.

"Cultivating young moral leadership has never been more important. I know my father would take great pleasure in seeing this new generation of scholars and activists wrestling their thoughts onto the page," said Elisha Wiesel.

Led by a lifelong pursuit and passion for ethical leadership, Dov Seidman became the exclusive partner of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Prize in Ethics in 2008, as the institution was in its 20th year of celebrating ethical decision making among America’s youth. Dov has since partnered with the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity to ensure Elie Wiesel’s legacy lives on by offering the Prize as part of the work of The HOW Institute for Society , a non-profit organization that seeks to build and nurture a culture of moral leadership, principled decision-making and values-based behavior.

“We are proud to partner with the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity in awarding the annual ethics prize. It’s meaningful to join with Marion Wiesel and Elisha Wiesel in celebrating this inspirational group of student winners, who so thoughtfully grappled with consequential issues facing humanity and society through an ethical lens, and did so in both a philosophical and personal way. At a time when there are forces keeping us apart and polarizing our society, the winning students represent the hope that we can come together. These emerging leaders embody Professor Wiesel’s adage of ‘Think higher, feel deeper,’” said Seidman.

About The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest The Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest encourages students to write thought-provoking personal essays that raise questions, single out issues and offer rational arguments for ethical action. The contest is open to undergraduate full-time Juniors and Seniors who are registered at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States. All submissions to the essay contest are judged anonymously. Winning essays present intensely personal stories, originality, imagination, and clear articulation and convey genuine grappling with an ethical dilemma. For suggested essay topics and more information, visit https://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/prizeinethics.aspx.

About The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Elie Wiesel and his wife, Marion, established The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity soon after he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace. The Foundation’s mission, rooted in the memory of the Holocaust, is to combat indifference, intolerance and injustice through international dialogue and youth-focused programs that promote acceptance, understanding and equality. For more information: www.eliewieselfoundation.org, “like” us on Facebook, or follow @eliewieselfdn on Twitter.

About The HOW Institute for Society The HOW Institute for Society seeks to build and nurture a culture of moral leadership, principled decision-making and values-based behavior that enables individuals and institutions to meet the profound social, economic, and technological changes of the 21st Century to elevate humanity.

The world is being reshaped faster than we have yet been able to reshape our institutions, our leadership and ourselves. A future that includes dynamic capitalism, vibrant democracy, healthy communities and free societies depends on the rise of moral leadership and values-inspired behavior.

The HOW Institute for Society is committed to building a world that is rooted in deep human values and noble ideals. The Institute is animated by an in-depth knowledge of moral philosophy, experience applying philosophical reasoning to modern problems and a belief in the urgent imperative of HOW. Today, HOW we do what we do matters more than ever and in ways it never has before.

For additional information on The HOW Institute for Society, visit www.thehowinstitute.org

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