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Fast Forward Matisyahu Pushed Teen Fans Offstage At JCC Maccabi Games
(JTA) — Jewish reggae star Matisyahu is seen in a video pushing two teenage athletes off the stage at a concert in Alabama during the opening ceremony of the JCC Maccabi Games. The incident took place Sunday night at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Bartow Arena, The Jerusalem Post reported. Some two dozen Maccabi…
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News Athletes Come To Maccabiah Games For Glory — And Love
RAMAT GAN, Israel (JTA) – Danny Janel first noticed Allison Silfen’s smile in July 2013. They were hanging out with other athletes in a hotel room a few evenings after arriving in Israel. He was smitten. She had already noticed him on the flight over. Half asleep, Silfen creaked open her eyes just as Janel…
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Fast Forward Ronaldo’s Son Plays For Brazil At Maccabiah Games — Even Though He’s Not Jewish
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The son of Brazil’s legendary soccer player Ronaldo is playing for Brazil at the 20th Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem — even though he’s not Jewish. “This is the Brazilian delegation that represents us at the World Maccabi Games. A special hug to my son @ronald_lima. Good luck, guys! Go for it, Brazil,” Ronaldo…
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Fast Forward Maccabiah Games Draws Record 10,000 Athletes
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The 20th Maccabiah Games, known as the “Jewish Olympics,” will open with a record 10,000 athletes. The start of the games will be marked on Thursday with the opening ceremony at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Some 30,000 people are expected for the opening, and it will be nationally televised on Israel’s Channel…
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Culture The Phenomenal Growth of the Jewish Olympics
The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games By Ron Kaplan Skyhorse Publishing, 296 pages, $26.99 In “The Jewish Olympics: The History of the Maccabiah Games,” Ron Kaplan offers both a detailed account of the games and a deep exploration of the politics surrounding them. The Maccabiah Games — often called the Jewish Olympics…
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News 79 Years After Nazi Olympics, Jewish Athletes Flood Berlin for Maccabi Games
Melissa Perlman has participated in countless running competitions, but none were as emotional as the half marathon race in Berlin last Sunday. “To come to Germany 70 years after the Holocaust and represent Jews and take a stand for something so much bigger than ourselves was an opportunity I could not turn down,” said the…
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Breaking News Shabbat Meal at European Maccabi Games Sets Guinness Record
A Shabbat meal at the European Maccabi Games has broken a Guinness World Record. Some 2,322 Jewish men and women gathered Friday night for a meal held by Chabad-Lubavitch at the games in Berlin, Chabad.org reported, making it the largest Shabbat meal ever. Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, the head of Chabad in that German city, presided…
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Breaking News 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. The attack comes during a week when several thousand Jewish visitors are participating in the first ever European Maccabi Games to be held in Germany. The mural, originally painted in 1988 as a reminder of the 40th anniversary of the…
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