These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

Farming & the land, 2008

5 stories in Sydney's papers

Celebrating Tu b’Shevat Sichat Yosef Tu b’Shevat marks a break between the crops of one season and another and, for Israelis in particular, when environmental issues come to the fore

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 January 2008 · page 15

WALKING with my son through Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda shuk a few weeks ago, I commented to him on the piles of etrogim on sale at various stalls. Never slow to respond to a private conversation in…

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Mamaloshen Farmatert פאַמאַטערט

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 April 2008 · page 2

Definition: tired, weary Farmatert is more than simply mid, but still a step below oygemutshet; rather like knackered or shattered After a week shlepping…

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Navigating the Negev Sixty years ago there was very little in Israel’s large southern desert, the Negev. Today, the pioneering spirit is still going strong, with farmers, environmentalists and idealists all making a life in this vast inhospitable area of land, writes Naomi Levin

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 2 May 2008 · page 8

THE future of Israel lies in the Negev,” declared Israel’s first prime minister David BenGurion. Today, 60 years after…

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Ohr Torah excursion to Elizabeth Farm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 May 2008 · page 9

OHR Torah primary students recently travelled to Elizabeth Farm, a historic houses trust in Parramatta, to experience what Australian daily life was like in the 19th century…

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South Head’s Petting Farm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 October 2008 · page 26

More than 200 parents and children enjoyed petting farm animals at South Head…

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