13th Ave renamed for Raoul Wallenberg, Swede who saved 100,000 Jews
Councilman David Greenfield (D-Borough Park) will hold a ceremony 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 will take place on the corner of 13th Avenue and 50th Street on Sunday, Dec. 9, at noon. Greenfield and Councilman Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn Heights) 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.
The new street sign will formally co-name the Borough Park stretch of 13th Avenue as “Raoul Wallenberg Way,” Greenfield said.