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Yad Vashem chairman to retire after 27 years at Holocaust memorial
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA spokesperson for Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, confirms chairman Avner Shalev will step down later this year.
Shalev, 81, has led Yad Vashem for 27 years.
“Clearly, it was not easy for me to reach this decision, which has entailed thorough self-examination. Of course, I will share with you further details relating to my retirement once they are known, including regarding transition with my successor, yet to be designated,” he writes in a letter to employees.
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