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Obituaries & funerals, 1989

39 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

Death of Bernard Cherrick

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 January 1989 · page 20

JERUSALEM: Hebrew University of Jerusalem vice-president Bernard Cherrick,…

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Death of Newcastle Synagogue stalwart

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 6 January 1989 · page 18

JULES RUBENSTEIN, vicepresident of the Newcastle Hebrew Congregation, died while on a business trip on Kangaroo…

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Death of Rabbi Shmuel Gorr in Israel

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 January 1989 · page 22

RABBI SKMUEL Gorr, the Australian Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) correspondent in Israel, died in Jerusalem late last year…

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Presadent Herzog won’t go to Hirohito’s funeral

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 January 1989 · page 1

Israel will be represented by its Ambassador in Tokyo at the funeral of Emperor Hirohito of Japan next month. The Foreign Ministry recommended that Fresident Herzog should not attend because of the alliance between Japan, led by Hirohito, with Nazi Germany daring World War II. Herzog…

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REVIEWS Accidental death of an anarchist Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1989 · page 9

world's best loved political playwrights. It is as funny as it is meaningful. Fo has made a strong critique of the police and judicial system, its faked abhorrence of…

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OBITUARY Elsie Lee

Tribune · Wednesday 1 February 1989 · page 11

Elsie Lee passed away suddenly in Perth on December 27. She is fondly remembered in the Pilbara region of West Australia where she was a longtime champion of Aboriginal rights. A…

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A matter of a funeral Monday, January 23, 1989

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 10 February 1989 · page 44

THE QUESTION of representation at the funeral of the emperor of Japan has proved intricate for more than one government. The U.S. is to be represented by President…

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Death of settler leads to retaliation attacks

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 February 1989 · page 3

Arab villages in the territories are apprehensive over growing anger among Jewish settlers with what they feel is the army’s failure to…

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OBITUARY Mabel Hanson

Tribune · Wednesday 22 February 1989 · page 11

Tribune regrets to announce that Mabel Hanson died in Brisbane on December 23. Mabel was born in Charleville,…

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OBITUARY Joan Lachter

Tribune · Wednesday 1 March 1989 · page 11

Joan Lachter passed away in Brisbane on January 21, after a brief illness. Born Joan Butler in London in 1919. she came to…

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Death of Batya Bjoza in Israel

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 March 1989 · page 33

BATYA (EISENSTEIN) Bjoza, former journalist and contributor to the now defunct Sydney Jewish News, passed away in…

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OBITUARY Jack Timmins

Tribune · Wednesday 8 March 1989 · page 11

The death occured in Brisbane recently of a well-known Mt Isa militant. Jack Timmins was a lifelong member of the ALP. and a…

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Wide opposition in Japan to Hirohito's funeral

Tribune · Wednesday 8 March 1989 · page 5

Reading the Australian press, one would get the impression that the Japanese people were united in reverent mourning…

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OBITUARY: Moshe Tov The man who mobilized the Latin American vote

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 March 1989 · page 7

By ABBA EBAN ISRAEL OWES a greater debt to Moshe Tov than most of its citizens will ever know. Arriving in New…

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The Death of Bondi

Tribune · Wednesday 22 March 1989 · page 8

If only it were just shit. There's murk, sludge, grease balls, effluent and toxic waste. Shit is the stuff we flush down the toilet. Our sewerage…

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OBITUARY Tim Wright

Tribune · Wednesday 22 March 1989 · page 15

Tim Wright, aged around 90, was buried in Townsville last week. Tim was born in Paraguay, his father was one of the Cosme group led by…

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Obituary Willy Wabeke

Tribune · Wednesday 5 April 1989 · page 11

Willy Wabeke, a long time member of the CPA in Victoria, died on March 8 . following many years of illness due to heart and blood conditions. Willy will…

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Justice Glass was “great achiever” Obituary

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 7 April 1989 · page 44

JUSTICE Harold Hyam Glass died in a Sydney hospital last week after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 71…

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A Word From the Funeral Director

Tharunka · Tuesday 11 April 1989 · page 35

Eds THE RIGHT TO DEATH There is a strong campaign for the Right to Life. Why can't we have one…

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OBITUARY LenBoardman

Tribune · Wednesday 19 April 1989 · page 11

Len Boardman, from Thirroul NSW, the Retired Mineworkers Association's most distinguished member, passed away…

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