A monument dedicated to the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg (1912- ?)

was unveiled in the city of Tel Aviv on June 2002.

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The piece of art, similar to the one erected in Budapest, is a creation of the Hungarian

artist Imre Varga and was placed at the intersection of Raoul Wallenberg and Habarzel streets

in the Israeli metropolis. Member of the Knesset Tommy Lapid, Keren Tel Aviv and the Municipality of Tel Aviv organized the ceremony. The statue was erected upon a initiative of ”Tzfon Hair” newspaper.