Even for a Holocaust memorial, this sculpture is particularly grim. The light from a Star of David is blotted by the racist label of Jude (the German word for ‘Jew’); a family surrounded by a hopeful Anne Frank quote is later shown murdered, framed by another Frank quote on the death of ideals and dreams. The memorial was created in 1984 through the efforts of Miami Beach Holocaust survivors and sculptor Kenneth Treister. There are several key pieces, with the Sculpture of Love and Anguish the most visible to passers-by. The sculpture’s enormous, oxidized bronze arm bears an Auschwitz tattooed number – chosen because it was never issued at the camp – and terrified camp prisoners scaling the sides of the arm.
