survivors

This memorial was placed in Miami in 1984 to honor the survivors of the Holocaust. It was placed in Miami because South Florida has one of the highest populations of Holocaust survivors in the United States. There are 20,000 - 25,000 survivors in this region of Florida. There was a decent amount of objection when creating this memorial because of the location as well as the idea that this memorial is religious and the concept of church and state. Many people thought that this memorial would bring negative and gloomy feelings to a place that is supposed to be "fun in the sun." These objections were ignored and the monument was eventually built.