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Avner Shalev Hebrew: אבנר שלו; born 1939) was the chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate of The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority from 1993 to 2021.^[1]

Life course

Service in the IDF

From 1956 through 1980, Shalev served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), eventually retiring as a Brigadier General. He commenced his military service in the infantry, first as a foot soldier and then as an officer in the Six-Day War and other events.

In 1972–1974, including the Yom Kippur War, Shalev served as Head of the Bureau of the then Chief of Staff, Major General David Elazar. Shalev was part of the international military and political negotiations that followed the war, including the famous Kilometer 101 accords with Egyptian General Gamassi, which eventually led to the Israel–Egypt peace treaty.

Following the conclusion of the war, Shalev served in the IDF's Education Corps, becoming Israel's Chief Education Officer. This position included command of IDF Radio, and the task of restoring public confidence in the IDF's abilities. He increased the study of the IDF's battle heritage and combat values, and promoted the leadership training of commanders. Shalev established the Education Corps' central officers' training base and advanced the development of core theory and practice for cultivating Israeli military leadership.

Director of the Culture Authority

Following his retirement from military service, Shalev assumed the position of Director of the Culture Authority in the Ministry of Education and Culture, as well as Chairman of the National Council of Culture and Art. He also served on the boards of a wide range of Israeli museums and cultural institutions. Within these capacities, Shalev was responsible for the formulation and implementation of national policy regarding culture and the arts, and for advancing Israel's ties in these areas with other nations around the world. Among other policies, Shalev earmarked public funding of cultural activities for schoolchildren. He also transformed the Antiquities Department into a national Antiquities Authority. Shalev helped found the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem.

Shalev set up an inter-departmental unit devoted to the absorption of immigrant artists. Its operation facilitated the founding of multiple cultural entities, such as the Ra'anana Orchestra and the Gesher Theater.

Yad Vashem

In 1993 Avner Shalev was appointed Chairman of the Directorate of Yad Vashem which received the Israel Prize and Princess of Asturias Awards during his tenure. He and Yad Vashem were presented with the French Legion of Honour by President Sarkozy at the Élysée Palace in October 2007.^[2]

Under Shalev's leadership Yad Vashem was transformed into a leading Israeli and international authority on Holocaust remembrance, documentation, research and education. He established the International School for Holocaust Studies and the International Institute for Holocaust Research. Additionally, Shalev sought to provide better access to fact-based information about the Holocaust by developing and enriching Yad Vashem online presence, available in multiple languages.

As chairman of Yad Vashem Shalev dealt with the controversy over Pope Pius XII,^{[clarification needed]} and with the Museum's complicated relations with the Roman Catholic Church. He sought better access to Vatican archives for the period of Monsignor Pacelli's papacy. He retired in February 2021 after having announced in June his intention to retire by the end of the 2020.^[3]

He was succeeded as chairman by Dani Dayan in August 2021.^[4]

References

^ Avner Shalev: Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, in Yad Vashem website
^ "French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev with the Legion of Honor at a noontime ceremony at the Elysee today". Yad Vashem. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Sharon, Jeremy (June 21, 2020). "Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev to step down". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
^ "Vowing to reject Holocaust 'distortion,' Dani Dayan appointed head of Yad Vashem". The Times of Israel. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

External links

[1] Avner Shalev: Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, in Yad Vashem website

[2] "French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev with the Legion of Honor at a noontime ceremony at the Elysee today". Yad Vashem. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[3] Sharon, Jeremy (June 21, 2020). "Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev to step down". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

[4] "Vowing to reject Holocaust 'distortion,' Dani Dayan appointed head of Yad Vashem". The Times of Israel. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

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-'''Avner Shalev''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: אבנר שלו; born 1939) is the chairman of the [[Yad Vashem]] Directorate of the The [[Holocaust]] Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority.
+{{BLP sources|date=December 2018}}
+[[File:Avner Shalev (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Avner Shalev]]
+'''Avner Shalev''' {{lang-he|אבנר שלו}}; born 1939) was the chairman of the [[Yad Vashem]] Directorate of The [[Holocaust]] Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority from 1993 to 2021.<ref>[https://www.yadvashem.org/about/avner-shalev.html Avner Shalev: Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate], in Yad Vashem website</ref>
 ==Life course==
 ===Service in the IDF===
-From 1956 through 1980, Shalev served in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF), eventually retiring as a Brigadier General. He commenced his military service in the infantry, first as a foot soldier and then as an officer in the [[Six Day War]] and other events.
+From 1956 through 1980, Shalev served in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF), eventually retiring as a Brigadier General. He commenced his military service in the infantry, first as a foot soldier and then as an officer in the [[Six-Day War]] and other events.
-By 1972-1974, Shalev had risen to the summit of Israel's military leadership, serving as Head of the Bureau of the then Chief of Staff, Major General [[David Elazar]]. This entailed working unceasingly at Elazar's side during the critical days preceding, during and following the Yom Kippur War. Shalev was an integral part of the high-level international military and political negotiations that followed the [[Yom Kippur War]], including the famous Kilometer 101 accords with Egyptian General Gamassi, which eventually led to the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.
+In 1972–1974, including the [[Yom Kippur War]], Shalev served as Head of the Bureau of the then Chief of Staff, Major General [[David Elazar]]. Shalev was part of the international military and political negotiations that followed the war, including the famous Kilometer 101 accords with Egyptian [[Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy|General Gamassi]], which eventually led to the [[Israel–Egypt peace treaty]].
-Following the conclusion of the war, Shalev chose to serve in the IDF's Education Corps, becoming Israel's Chief Education Officer. This position included command of IDF Radio, and the major task and challenge of restoring public confidence in the ability, vigor and spirit of the IDF and, in a larger sense, of Israeli society. He increased the study of the IDF's battle heritage and combat values, and promoted the leadership training of commanders. Shalev established the Education Corps' central officers training base and advanced the development of core theory and practice for cultivating Israeli military leadership.
+Following the conclusion of the war, Shalev served in the IDF's [[Education and Youth Corps|Education Corps]], becoming Israel's Chief Education Officer. This position included command of [[Army Radio|IDF Radio]], and the task of restoring public confidence in the IDF's abilities. He increased the study of the IDF's battle heritage and combat values, and promoted the leadership training of commanders. Shalev established the Education Corps' central officers' training base and advanced the development of core theory and practice for cultivating Israeli military leadership.
-===Director of the Culture===
+===Director of the Culture Authority===
-Following his retirement from military service, Shalev assumed the position of Director of the Culture Authority in the Ministry of Education and Culture, as well as Chairman of the National Council of Culture and Art. He also served on the boards of a wide range of Israeli museums and cultural institutions. Within these capacities, Shalev was instrumental in the formulation and implementation of national policy regarding culture and the arts, and for advancing Israel's ties in these areas with other nations around the world. An example for one of his actions in this position,  is that he pioneered the earmarking of public funding of cultural activities for schoolchildren. He also ensured the stability and integrity of archaeological endeavors in Israel by transforming the Antiquities Department into and national authority. Shalev help found the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in [[Jerusalem]].
+Following his retirement from military service, Shalev assumed the position of Director of the Culture Authority in the [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Ministry of Education and Culture]], as well as Chairman of the National Council of Culture and Art. He also served on the boards of a wide range of Israeli museums and cultural institutions. Within these capacities, Shalev was responsible for the formulation and implementation of national policy regarding culture and the arts, and for advancing Israel's ties in these areas with other nations around the world. Among other policies, Shalev earmarked public funding of cultural activities for schoolchildren. He also transformed the Antiquities Department into a national [[Israel Antiquities Authority|Antiquities Authority]]. Shalev helped found the [[Sam Spiegel Film and Television School]] in [[Jerusalem]].
-Shalev viewed the challenge of extensive immigration to Israel from the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s as a tremendous cultural opportunity for the state. Accordingly, he set up an inter-departmental unit devoted to the absorption of immigrant artists. Its operation facilitated the founding of significant and groundbreaking cultural entities, such as the [[Ra'anana Orchestra]] and the [[Gesher Theatre Company]].
+Shalev set up an inter-departmental unit devoted to the absorption of immigrant artists. Its operation facilitated the founding of multiple cultural entities, such as the [[Ra'anana Orchestra]] and the [[Gesher Theater]].
 ==Yad Vashem==
-In 1993 Avner Shalev accepted the position of Chairman of the Directorate of Yad Vashem. Five years after he took the helm of the institution, Shalev accepted on its behalf the coveted [[Israel Prize]], for Special Service to Society and Country. In 2007, he once again received a nation's supreme honor, this time Spain's [[Prince of Asturias Prize]] for Concord (the Hispanic world's [[Nobel Prize]] equivalent), in the name of Yad Vashem. He also received the French Legion of Honor by President Sarkozy, at the Elysee Palace in [[Paris]].
+In 1993 Avner Shalev was appointed Chairman of the Directorate of Yad Vashem which received the [[Israel Prize]] and [[Princess of Asturias Awards]] during his tenure. He and Yad Vashem were presented with the French [[Legion of Honour]] by President [[Nicolas Sarkozy|Sarkozy]] at the [[Élysée Palace]] in October 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2007 |title=French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev with the Legion of Honor at a noontime ceremony at the Elysee today |url=https://www.yadvashem.org/press-release/25-october-2007-10-56.html |access-date=6 September 2023 |website=Yad Vashem}}</ref>
+Under Shalev's leadership Yad Vashem was transformed into a leading Israeli and international authority on Holocaust remembrance, documentation, research  and education. He established the International School for Holocaust Studies and the International Institute for Holocaust Research. Additionally, Shalev sought to provide better access to fact-based information about the Holocaust by developing and enriching Yad Vashem online presence, available in multiple languages.
-As leader of Yad Vashem, Shalev has dealt with the controversy over Pope [[Pius XII]], and with the Museum's complicated relations with the Church. He has sought better access to Vatican archives for the period of Monsignor Pacelli's papacy.
+As chairman of Yad Vashem Shalev dealt with the controversy over Pope [[Pius XII]],{{clarification needed|date=January 2019}} and with the Museum's complicated relations with the Roman Catholic Church. He sought better access to Vatican archives for the period of Monsignor Pacelli's papacy. He retired in February 2021 after having announced in June his intention to retire by the end of the 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharon |first=Jeremy |date=June 21, 2020 |title=Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev to step down |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/yad-vashem-chairman-avner-shalev-to-step-down-632286 |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=}}</ref>
+He was succeeded as chairman by [[Dani Dayan]] in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web | title=Vowing to reject Holocaust 'distortion,' Dani Dayan appointed head of Yad Vashem | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-22 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/vowing-to-reject-holocaust-distortion-dani-dayan-appointed-head-of-yad-vashem/ | access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* Yad Vashem website,[http://www.yadvashem.org/]
+* [https://www.yadvashem.org/about/avner-shalev.html Shalev's biography at Yad Vashem]
+*  {{YouTube|rA7culXY2cU|Speech by Shalev}}
-* Avner Shalev speech [http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=rA7culXY2cU]
-* [http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/pressroom/articles_avner_shalev.asp articles by Avner Shalev] at Yad Vashem website
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