Posts Tagged: Maccabiah Games
Maccabiah Matches and Hunger Games
JNS.org – It was extraordinary to be among the more than 10,000 competitors overall, and one of more than 1,200 members of the US team,...
Maccabiah Games in Israel Back on Track, Slated for July
JNS.org - The largest Jewish athletic tournament in the world will take place in Israel this summer after being canceled last year due to the...
Maccabiah Games Yield ‘Positive Connections’ to Israel for Athletes Worldwide
JNS.org - Some 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries prepared to head back to their home countries this week following the 20th Maccabiah Games, a two-week...
Retired Brazilian Soccer Star Ronaldo Hails Son Playing in Maccabiah Games in Israel
Retired Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo expressed pride this week in his eldest son’s participation in the quadrennial Maccabiah Games, which got underway in Israel on...
Israel’s Maccabiah Games Kick Off With Record 10,000 Athletes
JNS.org - Israel kicked off the 20th Maccabiah Games Thursday night with a record 10,000 athletes. “Welcome to Jerusalem and welcome to Israel,” Israeli President Reuven Rivlin...
International Jewish Athletes ‘Return’ to Jerusalem for 20th Maccabiah Games
JNS.org - During the 20th Maccabiah Games next month, approximately 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries will descend upon the Holy Land to join 2,500 Israeli...
Los Angeles Dodgers Become First MLB Team to Sign Israeli Citizen
JNS.org - The Los Angeles Dodgers have become the first Major League Baseball (MLB) team to sign an Israeli citizen to a contract. Dean Kremer, a standout...
Sports-Minded Jewish Journalist Surveys ‘Underreported’ Maccabiah Games
JNS.org - What do basketball player and coach Larry Brown, swimmers, and gymnast Mitch Gaylord have in common? They’re among a group of 25 individuals who have...
Maccabiah Games Successfully Close With Top Israeli Musicians
The official closing show of the Maccabiah Games on Tuesday night, July 30, was a huge success with athletes and spectators alike at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem....
Maccabiah Games: Uniting Jews from Near and Far
Every four years, the Maccabiah Games, the world's third largest sporting competition (after the Olympics and FIFA), are held in Israel. Also called the "Jewish...
For First Time, Maccabiah Games Welcomes Cuban Delegation
For the first time in its 81-year history, the Maccabiah Games this year welcomed a Cuban delegation to its competition, The New York Times reported. In...
‘Jewish Olympics’ Kick-Off in Jerusalem
JPost - The 19th quadrennial Maccabiah Games started in grand fashion at Teddy Kollek Stadium Thursday night, bolstered by tens of thousands of enthusiastic...
Israeli President Shimon Peres Stands Back-to-Back with Amar’e Stoudemire at Meeting
Israel's President Shimon Peres was overshadowed - literally - by American basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire during a meeting between the two in Jerusalem Thursday. Stoudemire, in...
Jewish Olympic Gold Medalist Aly Raisman to Compete in Maccabiah Games
Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman will be bringing her talents to Israel this summer to compete in the 2013 Maccabiah Games. Raisman, a Massachusetts native, captained...
