La France a détruit toutes ses mines antipersonnel
Le 20 décembre, les six dernières du million de mines antipersonnel détruites par la France en 1998 et 1999, ont été neutralisées devant le ministre de la Défense…
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32 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2
Alan Gold writes
A REGULAR column by author Alan Gold starts in the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Israeli wins European gold
JERUSALEM: Israel’s new immigrant pole-vaulter Alex Averbukh was crowned European indoor champion at the weekend after he won the competition at the European Indoor Championships…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Veteranen willen Gold Card Herdenking Slag in de Javazee
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Continued on Trove, page 23 →Feature A time to say sorry The Catholic Church, the German and Indonesian Presidents and the Pope have all been offering apologies of one form or another in recent days — the latter on the eve of next week's historic trip to Israel. The Australian Prime Minister, on the other hand, has great difficulty with the concept. Alan Gold explores the issue of apology and reconciliation
APOLOGIES are very much in vogue at the moment. In Australia, the Catholic Church has made a universal apology for its deficiencies during the past couple of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Gold Duke award — from the Duke
NOT too many winners of the Duke of Edinburgh Award can claim to have received the award from the man himself. Former Masada College student Debbie…
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SERGEI Zak and Maxim Birbrayer led the scoring in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s D Division World Championships, as Israel captured the gold…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Aborigines and the Holocaust The denial of the fact of the Stolen Generation invokes comparision with denial of the Holocaust. Alan Gold reflects on the link, on the eve of Yom Hashoah
WHEN young Aboriginal Democrat Senator Aden Ridgeway…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Shabbat Shalom the World of Judaism For Ronald Lubofsky, the message was the key Rabbi Ronald Lubofsky, who died last week at 71, was a pillar of Melbourne Jewry. Hugo Gold wrote this obituary
RABBI Ronald Lubofsky AM died suddenly in the early hours of the 16th of Nissan — the second day of Pesach. He…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Michael Boogerd tweede Zabel winnaar Amstel Gold Race
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Continued on Trove, page 30 →Diamonds and Demons Mining magnate, devoted chasid, football king and father of 11 children. The many sides of Joseph Gutnick proved fascinating copy for writer David Bernstein. Diamonds and Demons was published last week by Lothian Books. In this extract Bernstein looks at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s influence on Gutnick’s business
We take up the story in 1991. Joseph had, by this time, come to rely heavily on the Rebbe for encouragement, inspiration and even…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gold award from the Duke
ROYAL Australian Air Force Cadet Under Officer Daniel Mendoza-Jones, 18, was presented with a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award by Prince Philip at Government House recently…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Bowls talent chasing gold in State Pennants
WITH no fewer than 24 bowlers from Rose Bay lining up for honours in the State Pennants finals next month, the strength of Jewish lawn bowls in the eastern suburbs is clearly evident…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →A crown of gold and sackcloth
MOSES descends the mountain, sees the golden calf, and smashes the Tablets, placed in his hands by God Almighty Himself. After eighty days of negotiating,…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →It wasn’t mine
IN last week’s Partisan column (AJN 30/6/00), the virtual gremlins created the impression that the last paragraph was mine. Would that it were…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Absolutely, Positively, Final Version of Olympian Efforts: Ding for the Real Gold!
Dear citizens of Syd-a-nee, as a proud supporter of the Olympic movement, and a defender of all that is ultra-ultra right, I feel impelled to write to you defending my many dear…
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Aliza Bear was recently presented with a Gold Duke of Edinburgh award by NSW Governor Gordon Samuels at Parliament House. “I went on an expedition along the Six-Foot Track in…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Aussie swimmers strike gold
AUSTRALIAN swimmers have distinguished themselves at the Jewish Community Centre Games in the United States, with Yael Galgut, David Rifkin, Shaun Greenblo, the U16 boys…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Olympic gold for Murphy BALLET Mythologia
THE social columnist sitting next to me at the Capitol Theatre was bursting with enthusiasm as the audience applauded Graeme Murphy’s new Sydney Dance Company…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Gold for Aussie play THEATRE Sweet Road
THERE has been criticism of the Olympic Arts Festival for its lack of Australian drama. Well, never mind, you can always rely on Sandra Bates’ non-subsidised…
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