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The wars & local soldiers, 1997

48 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 3

War Crimes Trial

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 24 January 1997 · page 9

ROME: An Italian court has ruled that former Nazi SS Captain Erich Priebke, 83, must remain in a Rome military jail while he awaits retrial…

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War crimes probe “a possibility” Canberra File

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 31 January 1997 · page 6

NEWS reports that Konrad Kalejs, Australian citizen and alleged war criminal, may soon again return to our shores as a deportee from Canada prompted comment from federal…

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this week “Israel has declared war on Reform Jews worldwide”

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 March 1997 · page 2

THE Israeli Parliament has “declared war” on Reform Jews around the world. “By tabling a law which will delegitimise Reform marriages in Israel, it has told…

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war songs

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 March 1997 · page 15

POPULAR songs of the world war II era, staged by Friends of the Montefiore Home. Entertainers, film clips, singalong, Montefiore, Hunters Hill, April 13. 9449 4153…

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Purim tug-of-war

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 April 1997 · page 19

A TUG-OF-WAR between Maroubra Synagogue and Mount Sinai College mothers was the highlight of…

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war crimes

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 April 1997 · page 15

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War crimes trials

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 April 1997 · page 9

THREE key figures involved in investigating and prosecuting suspected Nazi criminals in Australia will address a breakfast hosted by Temple Emanuel Woollahra on April 20 at 9am…

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Tim Fischer to address Najax Anzac service

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 April 1997 · page 17

DEPUTY Prime Minister Tim Fischer will be guest speaker at the 1997 Anzac memorial service, organised by…

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war crimes

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 18 April 1997 · page 17

“UTILITY versus futility of war crimes trials” will be discussed by war crimes trial specialists Robert Greenwood QC, Greg James QC, and Judge John Nader. Temple Emanuel, April 20, $5. 9328 7833…

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anzac day

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 25 April 1997 · page 15

NAJEX Anzac Memorial Service with guest speaker Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer. Sydney Jewish Museum, April 27…

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communnity notebook The story of Rabbi Riesenburger On a trip to his home town of Berlin, Sydney Jewish Museum volunteer Claude Newcombe came across the story of Rabbi Martin Riesenburger who was allowed by the Gestapo to work in Berlin’s Jewish cemetery during World War II, burying hundreds of Jews according to Halacha. He also managed to hide several Jews and help them to escape. Claude Newcombe tells the story

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 25 April 1997 · page 18

TRUTH can be stranger than fiction. The story of Rabbi Martin Riesenburger could well prove this adage. Few people know his story because after 1953, when East and West Berlin were splitj he decided, for reasons…

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Anzac Day Concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 2 May 1997 · page 24

MONTEFIORE Home residents were treated to an Anzac Day concert, organised by Friends of the Montefiore. It was called “Bless ‘em All”…

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Anzac Day

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 10 May 1997 · page 13

à Villers-Bretoneux a été commémoré le 25 avril, comme dans d'autres villes et villages de la Somme, à la mémoire des…

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Sydney Anzac Day

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 10 May 1997 · page 18

Drapeaux claquant dans la brise bien combattants français étaient au rendez-vous du défilé d'Anzac…

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Pel-mel’bourne Anzac Day

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 10 May 1997 · page 17

Cette année, nous avons constaté une participation réduite des Anciens combattants français de Victoria, due à des causes…

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ADELAIDE Anzac day à Adélaïde

Le Courrier Australien · Saturday 10 May 1997 · page 16

Le passage de la frégate Nivôse à Adélaïde fut roccasion pour marquer la participation de la communauté française…

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Melbourne Melange door Clary Verbunt ANZAC-mars

Dutch Weekly · Monday 12 May 1997 · page 23

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Anzac Day at Cremorne

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 May 1997 · page 18

MAINTAINING the tradition of the past 37 years, Cremome Synagogue invited local politicians to its Anzac Day commemoration, held during its Shabbat morning service…

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community notebook Anzac Day concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 May 1997 · page 18

MONTEFIORE Home residents enjoyed a pre-Anzac Day concert recently. Organised by Friends of Montefiore, the recreation hall was decorated with flags and World War II posters,…

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Remembering 18,538 soldiers

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 May 1997 · page 6

MORE than 200 people gathered at Hakoah Club on Sunday to pay respects to Israeli soldiers who gave their lives in defence of the State of Israel…

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