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Memorial honours Aussie Jewish athletes

Source: The Age

Jerusalem : Israel | 5 months ago

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A memorial service has been held in Israel in honour of four Australian Jewish athletes who lost their lives when a bridge collapsed 12 years ago. Four delegates to the international Jewish athletic event, the Maccabiah Games, were killed in Israel on July 14, 1997, when a temporary pedestrian bridge...

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Memorial honours Aussie Jewish athletes

News Source: The Age | 5 months ago

A memorial service has been held in Israel in honour of four Australian Jewish athletes who lost their lives when a bridge collapsed 12 years ago. Four delegates to the international Jewish athletic event, the Maccabiah Games, were killed in Israel...