More than one winner at Jerusalem quiz Jerusalem Post | January 6, 1997| | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jessica Steinberg
Jerusalem Post
01-06-1997
TENSION was mounting last Monday night at the final of the Jerusalem 3000 International Quiz, as Roseanna Blegter and Atara Hoffman rested their hands expectantly on the buzzers, waiting for the final question that would decide the winner. When the buzzer went, it was Atara's. Both girls had the right answer but Atara, a 15-year-old Jerusalemite from the Old City, hit the buzzer a split second before Roseanna.

According to one audience member, what was more moving than the contest's conclusion was Roseanna's reaction. The red-haired Argentinian, ...

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