The Spanish city of Torremolinos has named one of its squares for former Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Director Avner Shalev.
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Torremolinos Mayor Jose Ortiz and the heads of the local Jewish community were present at the dedication ceremony which saw a seven-meter (22-foot) statue of a six-branched menorah, the symbol of Yad Vashem, erected at the heart of the "Avner Shalev Yad Vashem, Jerusalem" squares.
Shalev said: "I thank the Torremolinos Municipality and see this as its appreciation of the work of Yad Vashem and as a testament to the international importance of Holocaust remembrance, and for future generations."
