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David Mark Berger

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This plaque commemorates the 40th anniversary of the murder by terrorists of 11 Israeli athletes at the 20th Olympiad in Munich in September 1972. They came to pay homage to the Games but paid with their lives. Never again David Berger Weight-lifter Ze'ev Friedman Weight-lifter Yosef Gutfreund Wrestling referee Eliezer Halfin Wrestler Yosef Romano Weight-lifter Amitzur Shapira Athletics coach Kehat Shorr Marksman coach Mark Slavin Wrestler Andre Spitzer Fencing coach Yaakov Springer Weight-lifting coach Moshe Weinberger Wrestling coach lifter Unveiled by Eric Pickles MP Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government): The Mayor of London Boris Johnson: Ben Helfgott (British Olympian 1956 and 1960 Games): and Mr Efraim Singer (Chair, Israel Olympic committee). In the presence of Members of both Houses of Parliament and many local national and international dignitaries, at the London Olympics July 2012 "He makes my feet like the feet of an antelope and I am able to stand on the heights" (Psalms 18:34) "Initiated by Cllr Linda Kelly and Martin Sugarman, and donated by an anonymous benefactor and the Reuben Foundation"

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