Tag: Maccabi Games
Moroccan teens join JCC Maccabi Games in Israel
Seven Jewish teenagers from Morocco are participating in the JCC Maccabi Games now underway in Haifa, the first delegation from the North African country to take part in the international sports competition.
The annual event, which is...
Suddenly, San Diego finds itself at hub of Jewish Community Center universe
It’s relatively rare for the top lay leader of a Jewish organization with national or continental reach to be based on the West Coast, let alone in San Diego. That makes the leadership trajectory...
The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games, by Ron Kaplan
While as a whole the Jewish people are often typecast as a cerebral people, more interested in academic pursuits than in physical prowess, Jews have at the same time held a deep love affair...
Team USA takes home most medals in European Maccabi Games
The 15th European Maccabi Games, which some have likened to the Jewish Olympics, concluded on Aug. 7 in Budapest, Hungary, with team USA taking home a total of 155 medals, more than any other country.
American...
Montreal athletes encouraged to try out for first Maccabi International Youth Games
Athletic Montreal Jewish teens are being encouraged to try out for the first Maccabi International Youth Games taking place in Israel from July 22-Aug. 1.
Daniel Smajovits, Quebec co-chair of Maccabi Canada, is spreading the...
2,000 athletes representing different nations compete in Maccabi Games
Two thousand athletes, representing teams from America, Israel and South American nations, competed at the 36th annual Maccabi Games that took place Nov. 16-26 at the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North Miami...