The sculpture was photographed a month later
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Click for a larger image The statue is also mentioned on a sign of heritage sites in Israel located next to this sign
Click for sign's details The QR code points to a Google map with the place markings and a brief description of them
Additional signs as part of the "corner in the neighborhood":
Click for sign's details Translation of the text on the sign:
A corner in the neighborhood symbol
Branding symbol of the Jerusalem Municipality
"Eden" symbol of the Jerusalem Development Company
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The Giraffe Statue Ramban 25 (on the roof of the kiosk)
The giraffe sculpture was made by the Jerusalem artist Avraham Yachin in 1959 in honor of his Dutch father-in-law, Righteous Among the Nations Jan Van Hulst, who saved dozens of Jews with his own hands.
Jan van Holst was so tall, especially in the eyes of his wife, Paula Horowitz, and their three daughters, that he got the nickname "Giraffe" from them.
To emphasize the physical and spiritual height of his father-in-law, Avraham Yachin placed the statue on the roof of the kiosk on Ramban Street that belonged to his brother Ezra Yachin.
[Map indicating other sites belonging to the project]
This project was initiated by the residents of the neighborhood and aims to tell neighborhood stories from a local perspective. The stories do not purport to present historical truth.
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