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Maccabiah Games

(From left) Israeli President Isaac Herzog, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid applaud and cheer as they attend the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ronen Zvulun-POOL-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

Biden becomes first US president to make an appearance at the Maccabiah ‘Jewish Olympics’

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA July 15, 2022

Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to attend the Maccabiah Games, known also as the Jewish Olympics, on Thursday. The audience at the opening ceremony of the 21st Maccabiah […]

A 1935 quiz about the Maccabiah in our publication
Posted inFrom the Archives

In our paper’s early decades, sports were a measure of ‘Jewish manhood’

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky July 6, 2022
Vivian Ovrootsky, 17, of San Jose just completed her freshman season playing tennis at the University of Texas — and now she's headed for the Maccabiah Games in Israel next month.
(Photo/Courtesy University of Texas, Austin)
Posted inSports

From basketball to gymnastics to squash, Bay Area athletes join Team USA at the Maccabiah Games this summer in Israel

by J. Staff June 23, 2022June 27, 2022
Jacob Bockelmann takes a break from weightlifting training.
Posted inSports

Santa Rosa weightlifter Jacob Bockelmann headed for 2022 Maccabiah games

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Wolf evades LA players on the court
Posted inBay Area, Israel, News, Sports

Bay Area Maccabiah athletes win gold in swimming and basketball in Israel

by Rob Gloster July 17, 2017July 17, 2017
Anthony Ervin celebrates winning gold in the Men's 50m Freestyle Final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo/File)
Posted inBay Area, Israel, News, Sports

Bay Area swimming star among 10,000 athletes headed to ‘Jewish Olympics’

by JTA July 5, 2017July 5, 2017
Singer dribbling past Oregon players
Posted inJewish Life, Sports, Travel

From 16 years old to 60, Bay Area athletes head to Israel for Maccabiah Games

by Rob Gloster June 22, 2017June 22, 2017

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