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The Maccabiah Games are held every 4 years. The first were in the purpose-built Maccabiah Stadium in Tel Aviv in 1932. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabiah_Games#History Maccabiah Games] - Wikipedia Page</ref> | The Maccabiah Games are held every 4 years. The first were in the purpose-built Maccabiah Stadium in Tel Aviv in 1932. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabiah_Games#History Maccabiah Games] - Wikipedia Page</ref> | ||
===The irony of the 2015 European Games=== | ===The irony of the 2015 European Games=== | ||
| − | 80 years after Hitler's 1936 'Gentiles-only' Olympics, Berlin's Park Stadium is scheduled to host the 2015 (Jews-only) European Maccabiah Games from 27 July to 5 August. <ref>[http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/77857-150710-jewish-olympics-returning-to-hitler-s-stadium Jewish Olympics in Hitler’s stadium] i24 News 11 July 2015</ref> Quite apart from the historical irony, in a country where Jews comprise just 0.15% of the population - making 98.5% of the native population ineligible to take part - this must count as quite a noteworthy event. | + | 80 years after Hitler's 1936 'Gentiles-only' Olympics, Berlin's Park Stadium is scheduled to host the 2015 (Jews-only) European Maccabiah Games from 27 July to 5 August. <ref>[http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/77857-150710-jewish-olympics-returning-to-hitler-s-stadium Jewish Olympics in Hitler’s stadium] i24 News 11 July 2015</ref> Quite apart from the historical irony, in a country where Jews [[Jewish population by country#Countries|comprise just 0.15% of the population]] - making 98.5% of the native population ineligible to take part - this must count as quite a noteworthy event. |
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Revision as of 18:54, 11 July 2015
 The Maccabiah      | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1921 |
| Purpose/focus | To foster physical education, belief in Jewish heritage and the Jewish nation, and to work actively for the rebuilding of our own country and for the preservation of our people |
| Headquarters | Kfar Maccabiah, Tel Aviv |
| Type | Jewish sports organisation |
| The Maccabiah World Union is an international Jewish sports organisation which organises the 4-yearly Maccabiah Games event and operates in the tradition and values of Maccabi which emphasizes the centrality of the State of Israel in the life of the Jewish people | |
The Maccabi World Union was created at the 12th World Jewish Congress in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia in 1921. It was decided by the secretariat of Jewish sport leaders to form one umbrella organization for all Jewish sports associations. Its aims were defined as working "foster physical education, belief in Jewish heritage and the Jewish nation, and to work actively for the rebuilding of our own country and for the preservation of our people". [1] In 1960, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the Maccabi World Union as an "Organization of Olympic Standing".[2]
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah Games are held every 4 years. The first were in the purpose-built Maccabiah Stadium in Tel Aviv in 1932. [3]
The irony of the 2015 European Games
80 years after Hitler's 1936 'Gentiles-only' Olympics, Berlin's Park Stadium is scheduled to host the 2015 (Jews-only) European Maccabiah Games from 27 July to 5 August. [4] Quite apart from the historical irony, in a country where Jews comprise just 0.15% of the population - making 98.5% of the native population ineligible to take part - this must count as quite a noteworthy event.
References
- ↑ Maccabi.org web site
- ↑ "Building continuity for the Maccabiah with newly-granted IOC status". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-07-04.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Maccabiah Games - Wikipedia Page
- ↑ Jewish Olympics in Hitler’s stadium i24 News 11 July 2015
