The Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Grove Project
on the Sonoma State University campus

 

The Center has recently unveiled plans for a Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Grove by the Lake on the east side of campus to honor those who were lost in atrocities committed throughout the world. The Grove will be transformed by an original sculpture that will provide a compelling context in which others can participate.

Created by Associate Professor of Sculpture Jann Nunn, the sculpture’s design consists of two 40-foot-long railroad tracks embedded into the lawn. The converging steel lines emerge from a gentle slope of ground and intersect a pedestrian footpath. The steel lines come within six inches of each other, ending with light from an internally illuminated glass column that stands ten feet tall and is inscribed at its base. Rows of ivory colored memorial bricks will be placed in the position of railroad ties relative to the steel tracks. Each brick will be laser-inscribed with names and memorial expressions. 

Members of the community are encouraged to participate in this lasting memorial by purchasing a brick for installation in the sculpture. Two brick sizes are offered:

4x8-inch for $100	8x8-inch for $250
3 lines / 20 characters per line	6 lines / 20 characters per line

To access a PDF Brick Order Form with more information, please click here.

To make a cash or in-kind donation to the project,
call 707.664.2112 or mail your donation to:
Sonoma State University, School of Social Sciences
Stevenson Hall, Room 2078
1801 E. Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609

Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Sculpture - A Work in Progress

May 2007 - Sculptor Jann Nunn receives delivery of donated railway ties from Union Pacific Railrod. At work in her studio, Jann painstakenly cuts the 2880 wedge-shaped
tempered glass panels for the 10 foot illuminated column.

May 2008 - Light shines through luminous glass as the tower takes shape.