The location of the monument may seem a little strange, but it was here in South Florida where the Jewish people ran to from the Holocaust. The US accepted the refugees and all the pain and sorrow that these people carried resulted in this memorial.

Kenneth Treister and 45 other architects and sculptors took part in creating this monument. The memorial is supported by a semicircular classic colonnade of light rock, a pond with blooming lilies, and an island in the middle. A narrow stone corridor leads to the island, and the walls have the names of concentration camps carved in them. In the center of the island, there is a sculpture of a giant hand reaching out to the sky, asking for help. The hand is surrounded by 130 figures.

Treister’s idea was to not only commemorate the victims of the genocide, but also to support the people who survived and prevent us from forgetting this tragedy.