Mina Rosner Human Rights Award: Recent Winners
2023 Mina Rosner Human Rights Award Winner: Sarah Froese
Sarah Froese, a student at Westwood Collegiate, is our 2023 award recipient. Her essay, “Fight for Humanity: The Impact of the 1947 Nuremberg Code on Medical Ethics,” examines the influence of the Nuremberg Code in the world of medical ethics and the ways it has enforced the protection of human rights.
2022 Mina Rosner Human Rights Award Winner: Jasper Bain
Jasper, a student at Westwood Collegiate, is our 2022 award recipient, with her essay: “The Closed Door to Canada: An Investigation of the Antisemitism Behind the Canadian Government’s Immigration Policy for Jews from 1933 to 1939.”
2021 Mina Rosner Human Rights Award Winner: Nathan Varghese
Nathan, a student at Westwood Collegiate, is our 20201 award recipient, with his essay:
“Hashtag Hate: The Rise of Social Media Antisemitism in the 21st Century
2020 Mina Rosner Human Rights Award Winner: Rosemund Ragetli
Rose, a student at Westwood Collegiate, is our 2020 award recipient, with her essay, “The Silence of History.”
2019 Mina Rosner Human Rights Award Winner: Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards, a Westwood Collegiate students is the 2019 winner of the Mina Rosner Human Rights Award competition with his essay, “The Importance of Historical Education for the Youth of this Generation: Case Studies include the Warsaw Uprising and Dachau Concentration Camp.” Pcitured from left to right are Mark Kantor, President of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, Belle Jarniewski, Executive Director, Blake Edwards, Cecil Rosner, Blake’s teacher, Kelly Hiebert, and Stan Carbone, the JHC’s Director of Programs and Exhibits.