14 July 2010
13th anniversary of the
Maccabiah bridge collapse
Today, 14 July,
marks the 13th anniversary of the Maccabiah bridge collapse.
On this day in 1997
the catastrophic failure of a pedestrian bridge over the Yarkon River in Tel
Aviv led to the death of four Maccabi Australia athletes and injuries to sixty
others.
The pedestrian
bridge was used by athletes on their march to the Opening Ceremony of the 15th
Maccabiah Games.
The Maccabi family
commemorates the tragedy before each Maccabiah Games.
The Board of Maccabi Australia, our
affiliated State Organisations and Members join the Australian Jewish community
in expressing deepest sympathy to the families of the
departed; Gregory Small, Yetty Bennett, Elizabeth Sawicki and Warren Zines.