Sport
$14m settlements for Maccabiah Games bridge collapse in 1997
Three Australian families Elterman, Zines and Small
Maccabiah bridge over the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv collapses.
4 Australian athletes killed and 60 injured
Melbourne Olympics. Maurice Nathan, Chairman of the Olympic Civic Committee, key organiser.
Later became Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Hakoah (Soccer) Club is established in Sydney.
The club went on to be four time National Soccer League champions.
Australian Judean Sports Council is established to coordinate Jewish sport nationally.
Later renamed the Australian Maccabi council, and in 1957 Maccabi Australia.
Dr Jacob Jona, first Jew to be elected President of a VFL/AFL football club. (Hawthorn Football Club (1931-1949)
Other Jewish presidents of VFL Clubs in the 1930’s were Dr D. Berman of North Melbourne; Reuben Sackville of St Kilda, Ewart Joseph of Fitzroy.