Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach

Monument of Sorrow — Holocaust Memorial

The Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach is an expressive monument of pain and suffering, bottomless grief and great hope that this will never happen again. Each year, more than 100,000 tourists visit this memorial to Holocaust victims.

The project to perpetuate the memory of six million representatives of the Jewish people, victims of Nazi genocide, was created in 1984 by a committee consisting of Holocaust survivors. The author of the architectural and sculptural ensemble is Kenneth Traister. The opening of the memorial took place on February 4, 1990. The prisoner of Nazi concentration camps, Nobel laureate, writer Eli Wiesel took part in the ceremony.

The sculptures and exhibits of the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach fill the soul with compassion and sorrow, give rise to sad and bright experiences at the same time. The color scheme of the ensemble’s compositions and the variety of materials from which they are made contribute to the depth of emotions: a bronze patina alternates with black granite, and a white Jerusalem stone with a dark red “iron tree” from Suriname.

The central monument of the memorial complex is a sculpture of Love and Flour. It is located on an island in a pond and is a giant arm 30 feet high. A palm open to the sky cries out for help, and the numerous figures of victims surrounding it symbolize the scale of the crime.

What to see at the memorial

In addition to the sculpture of Love and Flour, it should be noted:

• a sculpture of a mother with two children at the very beginning of the memorial;
• a garden of meditation reflecting the rich history of the Jewish people;
• a memorial wall with the names of the dead Jews;
• arbor of history with a dome of reflection;
• water lilies in the pond, symbolizing the souls of the dead Jews;
• the path of loneliness with a listing of concentration camps. In the tunnel, reminiscent of the walls of a concentration camp, sad songs about the Holocaust are heard, children's crying is heard;
• the final composition, depicting a child crying out for help.

The Miami Holocaust Memorial has an important educational and humanistic function. The memorial complex organizes educational excursions for children, there are memorable evenings dedicated to Kristallnacht, Yom Hashoah and many other dates of the history of the Jewish people.

A visit to the Holocaust Memorial is not an entertaining event. The Holocaust Memorial is located in the heart of South Beach on Meridian Avenue. Open from 9.00 to sunset, admission for all categories of visitors is free.