Holocaust Memorial

South Beach Miami is home to a diverse mix of cultures, and by that we mean not only Hispanic, Gay, Orthodox Jew and Lesbian but also Holocaust Survivor. Miami Beach was once home to the second largest community of Survivors in the country. This helps to explain why there's a Holocaust Memorial in South Beach Miami, a seemingly otherwise glitzy, showy, and superficial place where people come to party, show off and have fun.

Located at 1933 Meridian Ave, at Miami-Dade Blvd in South Beach, the Memorial consists of a courtyard containing a bronze sculpture and a memorial wall. The bronze sculpture depicts refugees holding onto a massive bronze arm coming from the earth and reaching 42 feet high. Artist Kenneth Triester has given the South beach Miami community a dramatic memorial, in which he depicts the refugees of Nazi Germany, who seem to be clinging for life on the giant bronze arm.