It was the day everything changed.
Terrorists attacked the Israeli living quarters during the Olympics in Munich, Germany, in September, 1972. One of the 11 athletes to die in the attack was David Berger, who grew up in Shaker Heights (outside of Cleveland), Ohio, emigrated to Israel, and competed as a weight-lifter.
Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio was the person most responsible for getting this structure built. He was said to be a friend of David's father. This memorial was constructed in honor David him and the 10 others who died. The sculpture represents the Olympic rings, broken into pieces.
This memorial has been around a block or two. It was first located at the Jewish Community Center in Cleveland Heights. That facility closed in 2005, and it went in for a good cleaning while everyone figured out what the next step would be.
Now, it is located in a slightly odd place -- an office park of sorts that's off Interstate 271 in northeast Ohio (Beachwood). The sculpture is near the Mandel Jewish Community Center. For those who collect National Park Service passport stamps, the Center has it.
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