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The scene of the 1997 Maccabiah bridge tragedy. Photo: Peter Haskin
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Left: Australian team members laying wreaths and flowers at the 1997 Maccabiah Games bridge collapse memorial stone in Ramat Gan on July 11. Right: The audience at the bridge memorial ceremony beside the Yarkon River.
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