STRETCH OF 13th AVENUE RENAMED FOR RAOUL WALLENBERG WHO SAVED 100,000 JEWS
Monday, December 10, 2012
Brooklyn Chambers of Commerce - Brooklyn Buzz email blast about the Wallenberg co-naming ceremony that was attended by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
STRETCH OF 13th AVENUE RENAMED FOR RAOUL WALLENBERG WHO SAVED 100,000 JEWS
Councilman David Greenfield held a ceremony in Borough Park to unveil a new street sign dedicating a stretch of 13th Avenue in memory of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat whose efforts saved more than 100,000 Jews from death at the hands of the Nazis in Hungary during World War II. The ceremony took place Sunday on the corner of 13th Avenue and 50th Street. Greenfield and Councilman Brad Lander worked for passage of a bill in the City Council to authorize the renaming of 13th Avenue between 36th and 60th streets "Raoul Wallenberg Way" in honor of the late diplomat.
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The Commission works on a national campaign to highlight the incredible heroism exhibited by Raoul Wallenberg and to award him with a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously.
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Sunday, December 09, 2012
Ceremony hosted by Councilmembers David Greenfiled and Brad Lander, who co-sponsored the co-naming legislation in the NYC Council Sunday, December 9th 12:00 pm 13th Avenue at 50th Street Brooklyn, NY.
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