Maccabiah
Barcelona Van Terror Attack Kills 13 Near Kosher Restaurant
A van crashed into dozens of people near a kosher restaurant in the center of Barcelona on Thursday and at least 13 people were killed.
Matisyahu Pushed Teen Fans Offstage At JCC Maccabi Games
“We are relieved that the participants involved were not seriously injured,” the JCC Association said, pledging to cooperate with police.
Athletes Come To Maccabiah Games For Glory — And Love
Athlete romance in the Olympic village is always a steamy topic. It’s not so different at the Maccabiah games.
Ronaldo’s Son Plays For Brazil At Maccabiah Games — Even Though He’s Not Jewish
JERUSALEM — Brazil’s legendary soccer player Ronaldo, popularly dubbed worldwide as Phenomenon, praised his son in social media for defe…
Maccabiah Games Draws Record 10,000 Athletes
JERUSALEM — The 20th Maccabiah Games, known as the “Jewish Olympics,” will open with a record 10,000 athletes. The start of the games w…
The Phenomenal Growth of the Jewish Olympics
The Maccabiah Games have grown to include more than 9,000 athletes. Ron Kaplan offers a history of the booming event that’s become known as the Jewish Olympics.
79 Years After Nazi Olympics, Jewish Athletes Flood Berlin for Maccabi Games
The 1936 Berlin Olympics saw some Jewish athletes barred from competing. Now their descendants are back in the German capital to show their athletic — and symbolic — strength.
Shabbat Meal at European Maccabi Games Sets Guinness Record
A Shabbat meal at the European Maccabi Games has broken a Guinness World Record.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Painted on Remnants of Berlin Wall
Unknown vandals defaced a famous mural on remnants of the Berlin Wall with anti-Semitic graffiti.
Maccabi Games Open in Berlin With History as Backdrop
Seventy-nine summers after Marty Glickman’s Olympics uniform was rendered as useless as a jilted bride’s wedding dress, his daughter Nancy wore the same uniform to light the cauldron that officially opened the European Maccabi Games here.