About Us
Shruti Marathe and Alisha Kanitkar (left to right)
Hello!
Our names are Alisha Kanitkar and Shruti Marathe, and we are two truly passionate high schoolers with a mission. We have been researching the Holocaust for about 4 years now through a program called National History Day(NHD), and have decided it is now our turn to take action. The NHD competition is one of the things we are most passionate about, since it encourages students from a very young age to look at history through a unique and in depth way, going above and beyond researching through average school textbooks and simple secondary resources.
Students conduct interviews, visit museums, libraries, and archives, and thoroughly analyze a topic of their own choice that fits an NHD theme which changes on a yearly basis. They then present their research to a panel of judges through a variety of products such as an exhibit, documentary, performance, website, or paper. The NHD competition consists of three levels: regionals, states, and nationals. Fortunately, we have have had the unforgettable experience of attending the national competition in Maryland for two years now , where we once placed in the top ten projects for our category, and another time where we placed third in the state of New Jersey.
Over the years as we have grown and improved as NHD students, so has our passion for studying the Holocaust and fervor to end genocide. After a number of years of studying the Holocaust, building up our connections through interviews with professors and Holocaust survivors, and meeting so many amazing people with the same goals we now have, we decided it was our turn to take action. Throughout our studies we have recognized that the common phrase used to comment about the genocide of such epic proportions is “never again”. However, if the names Darfur or Rwanda come to mind, it is evident that genocide is still present in our international community. Our mission through the Never Again is to think in terms of long term, and spread information on the horrors of all these genocides to today’s society. This way it is possible that two or three generations from now, the concept of genocide is simply a preposterous idea from history.
Our names are Alisha Kanitkar and Shruti Marathe, and we are two truly passionate high schoolers with a mission. We have been researching the Holocaust for about 4 years now through a program called National History Day(NHD), and have decided it is now our turn to take action. The NHD competition is one of the things we are most passionate about, since it encourages students from a very young age to look at history through a unique and in depth way, going above and beyond researching through average school textbooks and simple secondary resources.
Students conduct interviews, visit museums, libraries, and archives, and thoroughly analyze a topic of their own choice that fits an NHD theme which changes on a yearly basis. They then present their research to a panel of judges through a variety of products such as an exhibit, documentary, performance, website, or paper. The NHD competition consists of three levels: regionals, states, and nationals. Fortunately, we have have had the unforgettable experience of attending the national competition in Maryland for two years now , where we once placed in the top ten projects for our category, and another time where we placed third in the state of New Jersey.
Over the years as we have grown and improved as NHD students, so has our passion for studying the Holocaust and fervor to end genocide. After a number of years of studying the Holocaust, building up our connections through interviews with professors and Holocaust survivors, and meeting so many amazing people with the same goals we now have, we decided it was our turn to take action. Throughout our studies we have recognized that the common phrase used to comment about the genocide of such epic proportions is “never again”. However, if the names Darfur or Rwanda come to mind, it is evident that genocide is still present in our international community. Our mission through the Never Again is to think in terms of long term, and spread information on the horrors of all these genocides to today’s society. This way it is possible that two or three generations from now, the concept of genocide is simply a preposterous idea from history.