Hundreds of thousands of children from 91 countries on five continents participated in the international competition, "Children of the World Illustrate the Bible."
Juries, headed by the respective embassies, selected the best entries from the tens of thousands illustrations submitted in each country .
The 20,000 illustrations selected were then submitted to the worldwide jury, in Jerusalem. This jury selected the 1000 illustrations to be included on CD-ROM, and
used to produce an original line of products, all based on competition entries:
- An album for each country in the world.
- A special edition of the Bible.
- A special edition of the New Testament.
- Multimedia kits and a CD-ROM.
- Museum exhibits.
- Greeting cards.
- Educational games.
and more.
The final international ceremony, attended by the winners from all over the world, was held on December 6, 1999 - shortly before the new millennium - in Jerusalem.
The site includes: a selection of drawings from most of the participating countries, as a representative sample of the illustrations received.
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