A street named after Andre Spire, the French Jewish poet who died in 1966, will be inaugurated Sunday in Avaray in central France at a ceremony during which Louis Joxe, Gaullist Deputy and former Minister, will unveil the plaque. Spire’s poems and letters will be read by Michel Etcheverry, a member of the Comedie Francaise.
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