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Obituaries & funerals, 2000

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

Obituary

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 January 2000 · page 27

ANYONE with any doubt as to the influence of Alexander Liberman, who has died aged 87, need go no further than the nearest news-stand…

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bereavements Obituary Shaike Weinberg Museum Designer 1918-2000

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 January 2000 · page 26

“I am Weimar, a little adulterated by the Middle East,” said Shaike Weinberg, who has died aged 81 — a typically succinct summary of a productive and many - sided…

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OBITUARY Richie Benaud, 1862-2000 Australian Test Captain, broadcaster, high fashion model

The Chaser · Wednesday 26 January 2000 · page 5

Tributes are still flooding in for Richie Benaud after he began his own "Extreme Holiday" on Monday night, leaving millions…

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Obituary Bill Epstein

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 January 2000 · page 35

BILL (Arnold Leonard) Epstein, an eminent anthropologist, has died in England. Born on September 13, 1924, he combined a quintessentially Jewish response to…

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Obituary Cantor Estrongo Nachama

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 February 2000 · page 35

BERLIN: They stood with bowed heads under a gray sky, listening to prayers of mourning at Berlin’s Heerstrasse Jewish cemetery. Old and young, Jews and Christians, hundreds…

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Obituary Reb Dovid Nurnberger

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 February 2000 · page 35

HAVING recently marked the first yahrzeit of Reb Dovid Nurnberger, it becomes a little easier to look back with a sense of perspective and offer a few words of tribute on…

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OBITUARY Paul "Fatty" Vautin, 1961-2000 Renowned footballer, humourist and female Impersonator

The Chaser · Friday 11 February 2000 · page 6

Questions are still being raised about the shock death of cherished football commentator Paul "Fatty" Vautin last Friday night. It…

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OBITUARY Victoria Beckham nee Adams ("Posh Spice") Tragic Pie-Throwing Accident

The Chaser · Tuesday 22 February 2000 · page 5

Thousands of fans today formed an impromptu vigil outside the Gucci launch party at the heart of London's Fashion Week, where…

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Obituary Udie Solomon

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 25 February 2000 · page 39

UDIE Solomon was bom on New Year’s Day 1917. He died on December 25, 1999, and his life could best be described as a revel. He was born in Erskineville, Sydney, a…

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OBITUARY Johnny Young Singer, Occasional Entertainer 1944-2000

The Chaser · Tuesday 7 March 2000 · page 5

The nursing homes of Australia were full of grief today after the Channel Ten Archives announced the sad but timely passing of one of…

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Obituary Kylie Ann Minogue Dannii's Older Sister, Popstar 1968-1999

The Chaser · Tuesday 21 March 2000 · page 5

Fans across the world are in a state of grief today following the shock death of pop-icon Kylie Minogue. Minogue's died while shooting…

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bereavements Obituary Ruchama Tzur RUCHAMA Tzur, the wife of Israel’s Ambassador to Cyprus and former Israeli Consul-General to Sydney, Shemi Tzur, died recently after a long battle with cancer. She was 53. Her friends, Pauline and Danny Shavit of Sydney, paid the following tribute to her

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 April 2000 · page 35

WE met Ruchama in 1985, when she arrived in Sydney with her husband, Shemi, who took up the position of Israeli Consul-General. In the three following years, we became close…

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Obituary Janet Reno 1938-2000

The Chaser · Wednesday 3 May 2000 · page 5

Janet Reno was killed in her home yesterday after an administrative error saw her house invaded by INS agents. It…

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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

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 5 May 2000 · page 25

RABBI Ronald Lubofsky AM died suddenly in the early hours of the 16th of Nissan — the second day of Pesach. He…

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Future Tech Special DEATH of the INDIVIDUAL

Tharunka · Tuesday 16 May 2000 · page 14

Many of us revel in the idea that we are individuals - free thinking, open-minded and unique. To be an individual you need to behave beyond the constraints of the…

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Giuliani dies, aged 83 OBITUARY Rudolph Giuliani 1927-2000 NY Mayor and Senate candidate Dead of 'zero tolerance' chemotherapy

The Chaser · Wednesday 17 May 2000 · page 5

Mayor Giuliani, famed for his work in reducing New York's notorious crime problem, died last night after a brief…

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Obituary Kim Jong-il North Korean President and Vice-Eternal Supreme Leader Died of Fun, aged 49

The Chaser · Thursday 15 June 2000 · page 7

The notoriously secretive North Korean nation was today the scene of precedented public outpourings of great and despair as the country…

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Obituary

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 June 2000 · page 39

ONLY weeks short of her 103rd birthday, Alice Carrard, doyenne of musicians in Australia, teacher of David Helfgott and authority on Bartok, slipped away peacefully. Her life spanned…

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The Organ Grinder’s Monkey? Obituary. Doug Anthony Allstars; 1986-1996 (or so)Featured: Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson, Richard Fidler Born: (together) Canberra, busking on streets Died: (separately) commercial prime time TV

Tharunka · Tuesday 4 July 2000 · page 22

For those that used the break as I did (ie: watching a lot of crap on TV Just because you can], the realisation that there is just nothing original on the box anymore is one…

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Obituary Correction

The Chaser · Monday 24 July 2000 · page 6

The Chaser would like to apologise for claiming in issue 21 that Mayor Rudolph Giuliani had died. The mistake was entirely…

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