• 2020 Gefen 
    Literary Contest

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Congratulations To Our Winners!

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for taking part in the Gefen Literary Contest! We were blown away by your creativity, and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your submissions.

You made us think. You made us laugh. You made us feel the warm and fuzzies one could only liken to that unmistakable feeling of eating a warm cuppa
Gefen noodle soup.

Miriam
Gordon

Ages 20 & up

$300
We give you the Grand Poobah of lick-worthy lyricism. You will be deemed the cream of the crop in wordy wit, flavorful phraseology, and crave-alicious concept.

Chanie
& Yosef K. Greenberg

Ages 13-20

$250
For the writer who smears the competition in syllable and meter, we award this prize to the wordsmith with a hunger for the finer things, like the perfect parlance and a filling, fudge-full chocolate bar.

Perel
Potash

Ages 7-12

$150
An A-plus for wild ideas, raising the chocolate bar with a most vivid imagination. We honor the daydream-believers who capture the child-like joy that warms our hearts like a piping hot cup of cocoa.

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We've collected the wordiest of the wordy. The smartest chips in the cookie. 

By: Mussia Greenfeld Age 11 Gefen is so great No one can be late Yum yum chocolates can be seen Even if you're a teen On a spaceship it can be eaten Or in a time travel when You go back in time When they found the first lime Me and you can eat it […]

By: F.M., Age 13 Inspired by: A Gefen Original Illustration Splash! From basin to container,the silky liquid efficiently does pour,It never ceases this desirable molten fluidfrom coming even more! An average day in the exceedingly eventfuland busy factory,Working to acquire impeccable nourishmentsfor the entire family! Roast the beans, throng them fine,combine with heaps of sugar […]

By: C. Roth, Age 20+, Monsey In a nearby village,Where the cocoa bean grows,And the wind smells sugary sweet when it blows,And farmers hum among the rows,Is the street of the Gefen Choclory. And deep into the street, people will say,If you follow your nose, you can smell it each day,Where the chocolate is made,And […]

Illustration by: Shmuel Simcha Nussbaum, Age: 13

By: Dina Bloch, Age 12 Chocolate, chocolate and chocolate some more,If it’s from Gefen, it’s scrumptious for sure. From a chocolate factory to amusement park ridesThere are chocolate trains and chocolate slides. Chocolate towers, chocolate mountains,Chocolate mixers, chocolate fountains,Chocolate trees, chocolate tunnels,Chocolate bikes and chocolate funnels. Weighing their special ingredients,What do you think? It takes […]

Illustration & Poem By: M. Friedman, Age 20+ A poem about Gefen Products, illustrated it with some of the Gefen "elves". Can you find them all? If I need to cook, or I need to bake,No matter what type of dish I Must make, The products of those Gefen elvesAdorn all my pantry shelves! If […]

By Mindel Zell, Age 10.5 Gefen products are the best of them allWhen I eat them I have a ball I wake up and take a drinkWhat next I ask with a wink For breakfast I grab a Gefen granola barThe taste, it’s really up to par! I am hungry again – on what should […]

By: Perel Potash, Age 12 Attention all my beloved chocolates From the white & dark to the bittersweet You’ve earned a special something The secret ingredient, what a treat! The great Sir Reginald of Cacao In town for the Cocoa Convention In pursuit of exclusive fine chocolate He’s here for a grand inspection Iron your […]

By: Rachel Friedlander, Age 20+ Deep in the sub-terrain Hidden in valleys still Whispers of promise echo And dreams of chocolate thrill Through winding paths traversed By majestic forests flanked At the entrance to that luscious kingdom Lie food gourmands encamped Watching, with searching eyes And fluttery, desperate breath Wondering, pondering the mysteries Of that […]

By: Rivky Weiss, Age 15  Dear Gefen,Or to whomever this may concern,I have something to tell youWhich I cannot spurn. There's something that's been irking meSince I saw your ad,Announcing that there's a contest,Using pen and pad! Now, what can possibly annoy meAbout a contest for all ages?Toddlers, Bubbies, teenagersFor all different kinds of stages! […]

Poem by C. Greenberg (age 20 and up)Illustration by Y. Greenberg (age 14) Gefen, oh Great GefenThe stories they do tellOf chivalrous ingredientsAnd flavors one can smell Of travels through the empireO’er land and air and seaBringing back the very bestPreserving destiny Gefen, oh Great GefenDaring recipes are toldTo little ‘uns at bedtimeWhose eyes are […]

Illustration by: C. M. Oppenheim, Age 15, Chester NY

By: M. Gordon, age 20+ All aboard GEFEN’S GRAND CHOCOLATE TRAM, Engineered exclusively for the elite. On this royal rail the masses don’t cram, Poised and polite, they settle into a suite. The engine’s polished to a glimmering gleam, Liberally lacquered a mahogany shade. The sepia cushions ooze a contrasting cream, Marbled moldings chiseled and […]

Illustration By: Blimie Zelikowitz, age 12 years old

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Gefen Yummies

By: Mussia Greenfeld Age 11 Gefen is so great No one can be late Yum yum chocolates can be seen Even if you're a teen On a spaceship it can be eaten Or in a time travel when You go back in time When they found the first lime Me and you can eat it […]

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Chocolate Factory

By: F.M., Age 13 Inspired by: A Gefen Original Illustration Splash! From basin to container,the silky liquid efficiently does pour,It never ceases this desirable molten fluidfrom coming even more! An average day in the exceedingly eventfuland busy factory,Working to acquire impeccable nourishmentsfor the entire family! Roast the beans, throng them fine,combine with heaps of sugar […]

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Go For The Gold

By: C. Roth, Age 20+, Monsey In a nearby village,Where the cocoa bean grows,And the wind smells sugary sweet when it blows,And farmers hum among the rows,Is the street of the Gefen Choclory. And deep into the street, people will say,If you follow your nose, you can smell it each day,Where the chocolate is made,And […]

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Grandpa's Secret Ingredients

Illustration by: Shmuel Simcha Nussbaum, Age: 13

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A Town Full of Chocolatey Fun

By: Dina Bloch, Age 12 Chocolate, chocolate and chocolate some more,If it’s from Gefen, it’s scrumptious for sure. From a chocolate factory to amusement park ridesThere are chocolate trains and chocolate slides. Chocolate towers, chocolate mountains,Chocolate mixers, chocolate fountains,Chocolate trees, chocolate tunnels,Chocolate bikes and chocolate funnels. Weighing their special ingredients,What do you think? It takes […]

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An Overflowing Pantry Stocked by Gefen Elves!

Illustration & Poem By: M. Friedman, Age 20+ A poem about Gefen Products, illustrated it with some of the Gefen "elves". Can you find them all? If I need to cook, or I need to bake,No matter what type of dish I Must make, The products of those Gefen elvesAdorn all my pantry shelves! If […]

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“Higher Standard” Day

By Mindel Zell, Age 10.5 Gefen products are the best of them allWhen I eat them I have a ball I wake up and take a drinkWhat next I ask with a wink For breakfast I grab a Gefen granola barThe taste, it’s really up to par! I am hungry again – on what should […]

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The Quest for the Best

By: Perel Potash, Age 12 Attention all my beloved chocolates From the white & dark to the bittersweet You’ve earned a special something The secret ingredient, what a treat! The great Sir Reginald of Cacao In town for the Cocoa Convention In pursuit of exclusive fine chocolate He’s here for a grand inspection Iron your […]

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Chocolate Schemes

By: Rachel Friedlander, Age 20+ Deep in the sub-terrain Hidden in valleys still Whispers of promise echo And dreams of chocolate thrill Through winding paths traversed By majestic forests flanked At the entrance to that luscious kingdom Lie food gourmands encamped Watching, with searching eyes And fluttery, desperate breath Wondering, pondering the mysteries Of that […]

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Dear Gefen

By: Rivky Weiss, Age 15  Dear Gefen,Or to whomever this may concern,I have something to tell youWhich I cannot spurn. There's something that's been irking meSince I saw your ad,Announcing that there's a contest,Using pen and pad! Now, what can possibly annoy meAbout a contest for all ages?Toddlers, Bubbies, teenagersFor all different kinds of stages! […]

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Legend of a Kingdom

Poem by C. Greenberg (age 20 and up)Illustration by Y. Greenberg (age 14) Gefen, oh Great GefenThe stories they do tellOf chivalrous ingredientsAnd flavors one can smell Of travels through the empireO’er land and air and seaBringing back the very bestPreserving destiny Gefen, oh Great GefenDaring recipes are toldTo little ‘uns at bedtimeWhose eyes are […]

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Gefen's Gourmet Goods

Illustration by: C. M. Oppenheim, Age 15, Chester NY

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A trip to COCOA KINGDOM

By: M. Gordon, age 20+ All aboard GEFEN’S GRAND CHOCOLATE TRAM, Engineered exclusively for the elite. On this royal rail the masses don’t cram, Poised and polite, they settle into a suite. The engine’s polished to a glimmering gleam, Liberally lacquered a mahogany shade. The sepia cushions ooze a contrasting cream, Marbled moldings chiseled and […]

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Gefen Applesauce

Illustration By: Blimie Zelikowitz, age 12 years old

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Gefen Illustration

Yehudis PolterAge 12

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Gefen Noodle Soup

Chaim Gellerman Age 12

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A Gefen Scenery

Faigy Schwart; age 17 Sometimes based on infinite greenery Or set upon a serene ocean At times amid a factory’s hustle bustle motion Stars jubilant creatures Every one of their features Emitting ultra-optimistic rays Forever, ever, and always And no one ever asks Why amidst strenuous tasks There isn’t a drop of sweat On a […]

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Noodle soup is the best

By: Faigy Sands

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GEFEN POP CORNERS

By Y. L. K. Age 20 Did you ever ponder,Upon this equationHave you come to wonder,Over such an occasion Has happened such,That at a corner, one didn’t vergeFor there was much,At the corner that emerged The corner is actually,Not at a road or streetSince it's factually,A snack simply for you to eat Has gotten flavor,Likewise […]

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A Tradition of Quality

Illustration by: Chani Karp, Age 9

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