Raoul Wallenberg Monument, London
A monument to Hungarian Jews.[1]
The monument was unveiled by
Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and survivors of the Holocaust. Annan also gave a speech at the ceremony.[2] The statue was unveiled during the second day of Weizman's state visit to the United Kingdom. The ceremony was also attended by Sigmund Sternberg, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Wallenberg Appeal and Robert Davis, the Lord Mayor of Westminster.[3]
The statue was described as a monument at the time of its unveiling rather than a memorial, as Wallenberg's family believed that there was no evidence for his death.[4] Wallenberg would have been aged 84 in 1997.[2]
A second British monument to Wallenberg stands near the Welsh National War Memorial in Alexandra Gardens, in Cardiff, Wales.
References
- ISBN 978-0-7478-0495-6.
- ^ a b Richard Blystone (26 February 1997). "London statue unveiled honoring Swede who saved Jews". CNN.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2006. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Court Circular.", The Times, London, 27 February 1997, p. 20.
- ^ Alan Hamilton. "Statue of war hero unveiled by Queen.", The Times, London, 27 February 1997, p. 14.
External links
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