The memorial was designed by Kenneth Treister on a site designated by the City of Miami Beach Commission at Meridian Avenue and Dade Boulevard. This site was previously the home of Holocaust survivors William and Florrie Loeb and their son Robert, who immigrated from Rotterdam, Netherlands after the bombing and occupation by the Nazis.
The memorial was created by Kenneth Treister on a location selected by the City of Miami Beach Commission at Meridian Avenue and Dade Boulevard. This site had previously been inhabited by Holocaust survivors William and Florrie Loeb and their son Robert, who were displaced from Rotterdam, Netherlands after being occupied by the Nazis.