Dedicated in 1995, the Desert Holocaust Memorial was the dream of Holocaust survivors Joe Brandt & Earl Greif. "It is our intent that all visitors to the Memorial will leave not just with knowledge, but the determination to speak out and act against injustice, racism, bigotry, and the denial of basic human rights -- and to make that commitment a part of their lives.". Sculpted by Dee Clements with site design by John Kinkade. [7] 110% life-size figures stand on a black granite Star of David with an inscribed map illustrating many concentration camps. Lower tiers tell the numbers who perished. 11 bas-reliefs on replicas of the posts that carried electrified barbed-wire around the camps surround the site.