Welcome to the Holocaust and Genocide Studies website. Here you will learn about the key components of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide and the Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series. You will also learn about an important auxiliary organization, the Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide.
This website highlights many of the noteworthy projects the Center has carried out with the help of the Alliance and other members of the community. Please take time to read about the Holocaust Memorial Grove and the Anne Frank tree.
The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program at SSU, which has existed since 1983-84, is unique and nationally acclaimed. We hope you will consider joining and supporting our educational mission.
Memorial Grove
The Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Grove at Sonoma State University is designed to honor survivors and victims of the genocides committed throughout the world, including the Native American Genocide, the Armenian Genocide, the Jewish Holocaust, the Cambodian Genocide, the Rwandan Genocide, and the current-day genocide in Darfur. Another aim of the monument is to recognize educators, scholars and activists working for awareness, tolerance and human rights across the globe.
Explore our website to learn more about the Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Grove and the Anne Frank Tree.
POLS 307 [Perspectives on the Holocaust and Genocide Lecture Series] is one of the best classes you can take at SSU. It's engaging, shocking, and at times hard to learn about, but also so important for all students to engage with. Take this class and learn how to change the world!
The [Perspectives on the Holocaust and Genocide] Lecture Series was one of my favorite courses at SSU. We got to hear from inspirational and insightful speakers on topics that are not commonly addressed. It is a privilege to be able to have such a unique educational experience.