Florida Man Cuts Arm, Smeared Blood on Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach: Police

One Florida man has been accused of cutting his arm open and defacing a Holocaust memorial using his own blood in Miami Beach, Florida.

The man was identified as 44-year-old Christopher Green and was seen by several witnesses digging into his left forearm until it bled, according to a New York Post report.

He then smeared the blood all over the wall of the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on Tuesday, according to police.

Green was reportedly homeless and wrote "numerous letters of the alphabet" using his blood.

The police noted that the letters Green wrote did not spell anything readable.

Florida Man Defacing Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach

Police announced that they have arrested Green and was charged with criminal mischief on a place of worship.

Green is jailed and was held on a bond worth $5,000, according to a Miami Herald News report.

The Holocaust program coordinator immediately called the police when several witnesses saw the Florida man cutting himself and using his blood to deface the Holocaust Memorial. However, Green had already left before officers could arrive at the scene.

Miami Beach intelligence unit spotted Green walking on the MacArthur Causeway. He was asked about defacing the memorial. Green replied to the police and said that he did not mean "any harm by that," and that "it was just my blood."

Officers inquired about Green's intention of doing it. The Florida man replied that he was just trying to spell out in his blood, "Abracadabra." The homeless man added that the "Holocaust Museum is a magical place," which urged him to do "something magical."

Green said that he has nothing against the Jewish people, reiterating that he thought the place was "magical."

The Holocaust Memorial at Miami Beach was established by a small group of Holocaust survivors who joined together to develop a permanent memorial in Miami, Local 10 News reported.

The group said that the area was a sacred place where people come to remember lives lost, adding that violence of any kind should not be tolerated.

Holocaust Memorial Defaced

The Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach was not the only Jewish memorial that was defaced in the United States.

In May 2021, Oregon police reported that someone spray-painted swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti at the Oregon Holocaust Memorial.

Officers also noted neo-Nazi sayings and symbols were scrawled across the stone wall of the memorial, according to a KGW News report. At the time of its reporting, investigators noted that there is no suspect information available, and there have been no arrests made.

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Director Judy Margles said that the memorial is a sacred space, serving as a place for contemplation.

Rabbi Eve Posen, Congregation Neveh Shalom Associate Rabbi and Chair of the Oregon Board of Rabbis, noted that antisemitism and hatred are still alive after all "we've been through as a society and country."

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Written by: Mary Webber

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