Edith Silverman

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Edith Silverman
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Edith Silverman is a former Israeli international lawn bowler. [1]

Bowls career

Silverman won a bronze medal in the fours with Molly Skudowitz, Helen Gordon, Rina Lebel and Bernice Pillemer at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto. [2]

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References

  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  2. ""Bowled Over"". Israel Link.