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Maccabiah

This is the Forward’s coverage of the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish Olympics.

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Maccabi Games Chief Guiora Esrubilsky Dies at 66

Global Jewish leader Guiora Esrubilsky, who presided over last summer’s Maccabiah Games in Israel, has died. The Argentinian born Esrubilsky died Tuesday in Miami of a heart attack at the age of 66. Esrubilsky was elected Maccabi World Union President in May 2010. One of his recent successes was the 19th Maccabiah games last summer…

By JTA Nov 28, 2013 | 2 min read
Forward 50 2013
Jane Katz

Jane Katz came home from Israel this year lugging unusual souvenirs: 13 medals from the 19th Maccabiah Games, including 11 for each of the Masters swimming events she entered, one silver for the medley relay she participated in as part of the U.S. team, and one gold for the women’s freestyle relay. These souvenirs are…

Nov 10, 2013 | < 1 min read
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Maccabi Australia To Probe Abuse Scandal

Maccabi Australia will conduct an independent review of its handling of a child sex abuse scandal that resulted in a former basketball coach being jailed last month for eight years. Shannon Francis was found guilty of several child sex abuse offenses between 1999 and 2000, including sexual penetration of a minor, while he was coaching…

By JTA Sep 4, 2013 | < 1 min read
Life
Jane Katz, 70, Sweeps at Maccabiah Games

When Jane Katz said she was swimming for the gold at the 19th Maccabiah Games, she wasn’t kidding. The 70-year-old Masters champion, who has participated in every Maccabiah Games since 1957, came home to New York laden with 13 medals. Katz won each of the 11 individual Masters level swimming events she entered, and also…

By Renee Ghert-Zand Jul 31, 2013 | 3 min read
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Maccabiah Games Close With Splash

The 19th Maccabiah Games came to a close in Jerusalem. The games closing ceremony, featuring some of Israel’s most popular and well known pop music groups, such as Balkan Beat Box and Infected Mushroom, took place Tuesday evening at Teddy Stadium. Speakers urged the athletes gathered at the stadium to watch the closing ceremonies to…

By JTA Jul 31, 2013 | < 1 min read
The Schmooze
The Sublime and Ridiculous at Maccabiah 2013

The Maccabiah Games have always been a mix of the sublime and the ridiculous, from moving displays of international Jewish unity to typical Israeli foibles — a tennis match this week was interrupted by a nearby military exercise. This year’s games are no exception: from the inspiring side of the ledger, a Cuban delegation has…

By Doni Bloomfield Jul 30, 2013 | < 1 min read
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At this Year’s Maccabiah, NBA Coaches Are on the Sidelines

There probably isn’t a future NBA player like Lennie Rosenbluth, Danny Schayes or Ernie Grunfeld – all former Maccabiah participants before their pro careers – in the current games, but there is definitely a wealth of NBA talent coaching on the sidelines. Most of the attention has centered around New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire,…

By Haaretz/ Jeremy Mittleman Jul 29, 2013 | 1 min read
Israel News
Amare Stoudemire Talks Jewish During Maccabiah Games Visit to Israel

(JTA) — The two Israeli television cameramen awaiting the Canadian basketball team’s arrival at the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games didn’t hint at the chaos about to envelop Amar’e Stoudemire. The 6-foot-11 forward for the New York Knicks stepped from the chartered bus last Thursday and the cameramen departed, duly satisfied they had captured…

Jul 25, 2013 | 4 min read

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