The Hope, Bronze sculpture in Carmiel, Israel

The Hope is a bronze sculpture depicting a woman lifting her child toward the sky to symbolize a new beginning. It stands in Carmiel's Holocaust Memorial Park as part of a larger series of related artworks.

Nicky Imber, who escaped the Dachau concentration camp, promised to devote his artistic life to perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust. In 1978 he began work on the Holocaust Memorial Park "From Holocaust to Resurrection" in Karmiel, of which The Hope is part.

The sculpture takes its name from "Hatikva", the Israeli national anthem whose title means "The Hope". It is the tallest work in the third part of Nicky Imber's series within the Holocaust Memorial Park "From Holocaust to Resurrection" in Karmiel.

The sculpture sits outdoors and is accessible through public pathways without special arrangements needed. Visitors can view it anytime during daylight, as it stands in an open memorial park accessible to all.

A team of six craftspeople spent five months creating the work, moving it through stages from cement to the final bronze casting. This lengthy process reveals the manual precision and time investment required for this memorial piece.