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Remembering Yuri Stern |
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The late MK Dr. Yuri Shtern passed away at the age of 57 on 16 January 2007 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was at the height of his political career, working tirelessly for the advancement of the Jewish People and the State of Israel. Yuri was a devoted family man who was always surrounded by friends and family, he attracted people to him with his warm nature, kind spirit and ready laugh. He was an idealist with a keen interest in literature and a brilliant ... |
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"When you a close friend, we all even against our will start to bring up old memories - our shared path, our shared experiences. Fate did decree that in the 80's my path and Yuri's seemed to always go in parallel. Yuri, in my regard was and remains the last great romantic in Israeli politics. A man of many trades, a brilliant economist, who could have easily flourished in one of Israel's large firms and then flourished in Russia. Despite this Yuri chose the path of altruism. I ... |
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From ERETZ Magazine On January 16, MK Yuri Stern passed away after a long illness. He was a different kind of Knesset member - one that did not run to the press promoting every little speech he had made or telling the nation about activities that would never turn into anything concrete. Stern was different. He was a true representative of some of the most neglected groups of Israeli society.One of those groups is the half million Holocaust survivors living in Israel today. Most of them are ... |
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"I knew the late Yuri Stern almost from his first day in the country. Our public paths crossed many times since. He fought for the Land of Israel when he was in Russia and he did not stop fighting for it after immigrating to Israel. Yuri was a man of culture and letters with a deep awareness of Israel's heritage and of Jewish tradition. His uncompromising political views were alongside his extraordinary cultural and social sensitivity. Yuri fought his ... |
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From Haaretz.comSenior lawmaker MK Yuri Stern dies of cancer at the age of 58By Gideon Alon, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz ServiceMK Yuri Stern (Yisrael Beiteinu) succumbed to cancer Tuesday morning and died at the age of 58. He was laid to rest in the late afternoon in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem.Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik said "the terrible news of his death hit all of us. Stern symbolized to me the Zionist immigrant who was absorbed effectively and became a partner ... |
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