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Sign: Jerusalem - "The Giraffe" - an outdoor statue of Avraham Yachin


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Ramban St 25, Jerusalem, Israel
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On the sign:
סמל פינה בשכונה
סמל מיתוג של עיריית ירושלים
סמל "עדן" החברה לפיתוח מרכז ירושלים
סמל תעשו מקום

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פסל הג’ירפה
רמב"ן 25 (על גג הקיוסק)

פסל הג’ירפה נעשה על ידי האמן הירושלמי אברהם יכין בשנת 1959 לכבוד חותנו ההולנדי, חסיד אומות העולם Jan Van Hulst שהציל במו ידיו עשרות יהודים.
יאן ואן הולסט היה כה גבוה, במיוחד בעיניה של אשתו, פולה הורוויץ, ושלושת בנותיהן, שקיבל מהן את שם החיבה "ג’ירפה".
כדי להדגיש את גובהו הגופני והרוחני של חותנו, העמיד אברהם יכין את הפסל על גג הקיוסק ברחוב רמב"ן שהיה שייך לאחיו עזרא יכין.

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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.

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