Holocaust Memorial Committee In the fall of 1984, a small group of Holocaust survivors formed a committee dedicated to building a permanent memorial to the memory of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach was dedicated and opened to the public in February 1990. Since then, the committee is devoted not only to maintaining the memorial, but to developing cultural and educational programs for the community. The committee invites you to join the effort to make a lasting impact on future generations. Home In Memory of The Six Million Jewish Victims of The Holocaust In Memory of Six Million Martyrs... In the fall of 1984 I asked a small group of Miami's Holocaust survivors to join me in developing the idea of building a permanent memorial to the memory of the six million Jews who perished from the hands of the Nazis. Learn more about the Holocaust Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally.
The Creation of the Holocaust Memorial...
I was commissioned in 1985 to (a) design a memorial to the memory of the Jewish culture and individuals destroyed by the Holocaust; (b) To create a memorial garden that would give survivors and those who lost loved ones a place to visit in lieu of the cemetery they do not have; (c) To express in photographs and sculpture the history and sorrow of the Holocaust so future generations will never forget. No one can comprehend the number of six million or the fact that each of the six million was a person, with family, friends, and a full life, ...each enduring the most excruciating agony every second, minute, hour, and day, of the Holocaust. The immensity of this tragedy is infinite. To express it artistically is impossible ... but I had to try. I created the Memorial as a large environmental sculpture ... a series of outdoor spaces in which the visitor is led through a procession of visual, historical and emotional experiences with the hope that the totality of the visit will express, in some small way, the reality of the Holocaust. Follow with me this panoramic dramatization of the Holocaust:
01. The Beginning 02. The Arbor of History 03. A Garden of Meditation 04. The Dome of Contemplation 05. The Lonely Path 06. The Sculpture of Love and Anguish 07. A Series of Vignettes 08. Sensing Both Love and Fear 09. The Memorial Wall 10. The Final Sculpture 11. Never Shall We Forget 12. The Memorial Water Lily Garden Kenneth Treister, sculptor	Click image to see the granite slabs!
Methods to Support The Holocaust Memorial Please Help Us Maintain the Memorial and Preserve the Memory of the Six Million Jewish victims of the Holocaust Special Events Holocaust Memorial Calendar for Events - SAVE THE DATES... Submission of Names for the Memorial Wall Names of Holocaust victims, submitted by their loved ones, will be permanently etched into the wall's black granite, assuring that their memory can go on living forever. Teacher Information To schedule a classroom field trip. Call 305 538 1663 (between 10AM - 4PM). The Legacy - September 2001 - June 2002 - February 2003 Holocaust Memorial - Miami Beach Newsletter Ad Banner Specifications Put a banner on your website... Directions How do I get here? What's New October 24th, 2003