It's a beautifully carved wooden memorial to the Manchester volunteers who went to Spain in 1936 and 1937 to fight the Fascists who had overthrown the democratically elected government there.

I love the beauty of the carvings and the poignancy of the meaning of the memorial.

The fact that so many ordinary folk from Manchester felt so strongly to travel hundreds of miles to another country in order to fight against Fascists and in doing so risking their own lives really makes me question my own life and whether I would have had the bravery to do the same.

Somehow I think not.

In the Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square.

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In Wenceslas Square, near the Wenceslas monument, there is a sculpted cross set into the pavement in memory of Jan Palach, the student who burned himself to death in 1969 at this spot in protest at the Russian occupation. It is still regularly decorated with flowers and is a memorial for the Czechs of all who suffered under the Communist regime.

Wenceslas Square

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This awe-inspiring structure is dedicated to the French citizens who were deported to concentration camps by the Nazis. As you approach, it doesn't look like much, but as you descend the stairs into the memorial you begin to feel a tremendous sense of claustrophobia.

The way it's constructed makes you think about the fate of the victims of the holocaust in a much more emotional way than I've experienced at any other memorial site - it's unsettling, but I'd go back anytime I'm in Paris. We owe it to the victims of the Holocaust to remember them.

Behind Notre Dame on the tip of the Ile de la Cite

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Just a ten-minute walk from the beach, bars and shops you’ll find one of the world’s most impressive Holocaust memorials. I’ve seen many world war two monuments, but the Holocaust Memorial at Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, is truly breathtaking.

Arriving at the Memorial, the bronze arm and hand reaching for the sky immediately strike you. On the arm you’ll see life-sized sculptures depicting the horrified victims of the Holocaust, their terrifyingly realistic expressions causing you to shiver all over.

Opposite the monument one can see a black granite wall on which the history of the Holocaust is narrated through photographs and text. To go from the monument to this impressive wall, you’ll walk through a tunnel made from Jerusalem stone, in which the names of the infamous death camps are written.

Throughout the whole memorial, black walls are engraved with the names of approximately 25,000 Holocaust victims. These names have been put forward by their descendants and the remaining blank walls leave room for more names to be added.

You cannot leave Miami without having seen the Holocaust Memorial.

The Holocaust Memorial, 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue,
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Phone: +1 305 538 1663
www.holocaustmmb.org

Open 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily
Free admission - Donation accepted

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