COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Holocaust memorial on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse is
one step closer to reality.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/PqYb8x )
reports that Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board approved the
location of the memorial Wednesday. It will be built on an open area of
the southwest corner of Statehouse grounds.
The $2 million project
pushed by Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) will be paid for by private
donations. It will be the first Holocaust memorial at any statehouse in
the nation.
The next step in the process is solicitation of
proposals from artists. The field will be narrowed by a 19-member
committee that includes a Holocaust survivor, a World War II veteran,
educators and philanthropist Abigail Wexner.
Ground breaking is expected to be next spring, with completion slated for 2014.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Holocaust memorial on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse is
one step closer to reality.
The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/PqYb8x )
reports that Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board approved the
location of the memorial Wednesday. It will be built on an open area of
the southwest corner of Statehouse grounds.
The $2 million project
pushed by Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sik) will be paid for by private
donations. It will be the first Holocaust memorial at any statehouse in
the nation.
The next step in the process is solicitation of
proposals from artists. The field will be narrowed by a 19-member
committee that includes a Holocaust survivor, a World War II veteran,
educators and philanthropist Abigail Wexner.
Ground breaking is expected to be next spring, with completion slated for 2014.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.