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Sydney · Obituaries & funerals

Obituaries & funerals, 1979

20 stories in Sydney's papers

Death of Rabbi Brodie

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 February 1979 · page 1

LONDON: Former Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Sir Israel Brodie, died here last…

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Death of Artist

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 March 1979 · page 20

The death occurred last week of well-known Sydney Jewish artist, Ilse Tobin. An Associate of the Royal…

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Death of author

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 April 1979 · page 24

The death occurred on March 25 of Jewish author and playwright, Michael Hervey…

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“Yes, I mean it’s Boring, boring, boring. I'm sick to death of Cannabis”

Tharunka · Monday 11 June 1979 · page 8

Last month the South Australian Royal Commission on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs released its report. The report covered a wide range of topics from Drug education and treatment to the sale of analgesic preparations. But the most controversial recommendation of the report has been its…

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State Funeral for Mrs Bloch

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 21 June 1979 · page 9

JERUSALEM: The body of Mrs Dora Bloch, allegedly murdered by Ugandan soldiers on the orders of President Idi Amin in 1976, was buried in grave here after a State Funeral last week. Mrs Bloch, of joint…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 27 June 1979 · page 10

The recent untimely death of Fred and Dot Lynch of Balmain was a sad blow to all who knew them. Fred had just retired as a tally…

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Death of former communal leader Simon Green

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 August 1979 · page 20

Distinguished communal leader, Simon Green, died on Sunday in the Sir Moses Montefiore Home, at the age of 83…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 8 August 1979 · page 14

We note with sadness the recent death of Pearle Doyle. 78, following a long illness. Pearle was closely associated with struggles…

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Death of Council Stalwart

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 August 1979 · page 20

One of the National Council of Jewish Women’s stalwarts, Fanny Adler, has…

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“Prince of Charity” Death of Sir Charles Clore

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 August 1979 · page 12

LONDON: Sir Charles Clore, the millionaire industrialist and financier, who died here recently at the age of 74, was known as a “prince of charity.”…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 22 August 1979 · page 14

On Sunday, August 12, one of the stoutest hearts of the working class ceased to beat. May Olive, who had fought so many struggles…

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Death of Nazi War Criminal

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 August 1979 · page 10

AMSTERDAM: War criminal Joseph Kotalla has died in prison in Breda following a cerebral…

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Death of Two Leading Jews Ernst Chain Nobel Prize Winner

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 August 1979 · page 10

LONDON: Professor Sir Ernst Boris Chain, who died in Ireland last week at the age of 73, was one of the…

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Death of the Satmar Rebbe

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 6 September 1979 · page 21

LONDON: Chassidim all over the world are mourning the death of Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe, leader of one of the most powerful rabbinic dynasties in…

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Death of Sadie Herbert

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 27 September 1979 · page 20

BRISBANE: Sadie Herbert, wife of Australian author, Xavier Herbert, died in…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 31 October 1979 · page 14

Merv Young, an outstanding CPA and mass activist for many years, died in Brisbane on October 14 at the age of 53. A very large…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 28 November 1979 · page 14

Tribune regrets to report the death of Len Hale in a traffic accident on October 27. Len came to WA from South…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 5 December 1979 · page 14

One of the most prominent and loved sportsmen in Queensland, Terry Johnston, died on 23.11.1979. Terry, as well as…

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Obituary

Tribune · Wednesday 12 December 1979 · page 14

Athol Vitzdamm-Jones died in Melbourne on December 1, aged thirty-six. He was known and loved by the Melbourne, and particularly…

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Death of ‘Mr Boxing’ Jack Solomons

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 20 December 1979 · page 16

LONDON: ‘I was born in Petticoat Lane and that makes me a Cockney and British as well as being a…

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