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Floods & storms, 2007

20 stories in Sydney's papers

Antisemitism forum begins amid storm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 February 2007 · page 16

JERUSALEM - The International Conference of the Global Forum (ICGF) on antisemitism, began in Jerusalem on Sunday amid a…

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Shmooze Cyclone ‘Barleo’ Hits Israel

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 March 2007 · page 2

IT’S a once-in-a-century media storm in Israel this week - but not because of war, peace or another new scandal. Hollywood megastar Leonardo DiCaprio is in town to…

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Storm in a D Cup in winning form

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 March 2007 · page 23

PAULINE Don led the Maccabi Women’s basketball team, Storm in a D Cup, to a resounding 31-10 victory over Pink Panthers last week…

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Storm over Sephardi rabbi’s Holocaust remarks Haviv Reftig reports on the most recent developments In the controversy provoked by former chief rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu's words

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 April 2007 · page 19

ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert condemned as “hurtful” and “spurious” comments made by former Sephardi chief rabbi…

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Four Die in Flood

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 May 2007 · page 14

TEL AVIV - Desert flooding killed four Israelis. A surprise cloudburst last Saturday caused cascades of water in the Judean Desert, overwhelming a group…

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Sport Maccabi Storm to victory BASKETBALL

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 25 May 2007 · page 24

THREE Maccabi teams won their respective City of Sydney Basketball Competition championships on the weekend, including the women’s…

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Hunter Valley Floods No insurance for Jewish widow

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 15 June 2007 · page 1

SANDRA Vermes (pictured) moved to Newcastle 18 months ago to start…

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Newcastle flood victim receives support

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 22 June 2007 · page 4

A JEWISH widow who lost her home during the violent storms north of…

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Ballroom dancing up a storm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 29 June 2007 · page 8

THEY’RE not even 10 years old yet, but Daniel Pilman and Sasha Dreyer are already polished competitors in ballroom dancing. The pair has been dancing together for more…

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Israeli hashara’s storm in a B-cup Maxim’s photo spread of bikiniclad female Israeli soldiers was a coup for Israeli hasbara, unworthy of the condemnation it has garnered. VIEWPOINT

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 29 June 2007 · page 16

THERE’S nothing as exhilarating as watching the circus ¦come to town. Especially when it’s a media circus. Last week’s…

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World Israel storm over Katsav plea bargain

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 July 2007 · page 9

JERUSALEM - The unprecedented legal controversy and public storm over a plea bargain agreement with Israel’s outgoing president Moshe…

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Dancing Up a Storm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 July 2007 · page 2

ARABS from dozens of Debka dance clubs all over Israel put their best foot forward last Sunday and broke a world record in the process. They formed a 2743-person human chain inside the walls of the Old City of Acre and danced the Debka for seven minutes, breaking the previous record set in Toronto several…

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Maccabi storms past Stripes on court BASKETBALL

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 July 2007 · page 22

THE Under-18 Storm remain undefeated after becoming the first team to defeat Stripes this year, 28-15. Ashleigh Ehrenfeld and Jessica…

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Sport Hakoah storms home for memorable win

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 27 July 2007 · page 24

HAKOAH rattled home three goals in the final six minutes to snatch a brilliant 4-3 win over Gladesville United on Sunday and remain in the hunt for…

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Dancing up a storm

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 3 August 2007 · page 2

An Aboriginal dance troupe performed for Mount Sinai College primary school students recently. Aboriginal dancer Gomurriumbi (centre) led the group and is pictured with (from left) Damon Glick, Joshua Reuben, Zak Bettman, Ruben Samer and Rafael Nahon…

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Judaica Damaged in Flood

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 3 August 2007 · page 19

MOSCOW — One of Europe’s finest collections of classic Judaica was damaged by a flood on July 13 in the basement of Yesod, a new…

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Sudan refugees flood into Israel

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 10 August 2007 · page 9

SDEROT - There's a flurry of activity along Israel’s dusty border with Egypt, where small groups of Sudanese plot their escape across the international…

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Bulls storm to grand-final victory BASKETBALL

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 August 2007 · page 24

MACCABI’S Under-16 Bulls basketball team easily defeated the previously undefeated Dulwich Hawks, 45-29, to win the City of Sydney…

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Bring it on! The biggest weekend of ’07 the Storm Fan With the high holy days behind us, Jewish sports fans will be worshipping at a different altar on the weekend, with the NRL and AFL deciders exploding into action. Sydneysiders will look to the Sea Eagles to stop a rampant Melbourne while our southern neighbours are preparing to get behind the Cats to bring the premiership cup back home for the first time since 2000

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 September 2007 · page 23

AS AFL Grand Final fever hits Melbourne, let’s not forget our NRL cousins, the Melbourne Storm, which this Sunday will compete in its third…

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Storm stays undefeated with two-point win

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 November 2007 · page 27

MACCABI basketball’s under-18 Storm continued its undefeated streak, just when it defeated St Clare in a nail-biting game, 26-24,…

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