Maccabi Games
Be a part of our 2010 Maccabi Games Delegation!
For information, contact Andrew Katz, at
438-6651, ext. 113 or
Andrewk@saajcc.org
The
JCC Maccabi Games are an international Olympic style sports and social
event for teenagers between the ages of 13-16. The Games unite Jewish teens,
representing JCCs from all over the country and the world, for a week of
competition in team and individual sports, social activities, strengthening
of Jewish identity, and cultural programming. Drawing inspiration from the
World Maccabiah Games, the premier event for Jewish teen and adult athletes
held every four years in Israel, the underlying premise of the Games is that
athletics provides successful, useful framework for enriching the Jewish
identity of our young people. By providing an opportunity for Jewish
teenagers from small and large Jewish communities around the world to get
acquainted both on and off the playing field, the Games demonstrate that
indeed, Klal Israel, 'All Israel is One.'
Since the Games inception in 1982 as a pilot project of the Memphis JCC, the
Maccabi World Union and the U.S. Committee Sports for Israel (now Maccabi
USA/Sports for Israel), the Games have exploded into the single largest
program for Jewish teens in the world. Through the
year of 2002, over 48,000 Jewish teen athletes have participated in the
Games which were first hosted by Memphis (1982). The Games are held in
multiple cities every summer and run from Sunday through Friday in a given
city.
Over the years, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, and Venezuela have sent delegations to many of the above
Games.
The Sidney Albert Albany JCC has been participating in the Games since 2003.
In 2005 we combined with the Schenectady JCC and created a joint delegation. We have sent delegations to the following cities:
- 2003 St. Louis, MO 10 Athletes
- 2004 Greater Washington (Rockville, MD) 12 Athletes
- 2005 San Antonio, TX 24 Athletes
- 2006 Stamford, CT 13 Athletes
- 2007 Houston, TX 12 Athletes
- 2008 Detroit, Michigan 14 Athletes
- 2009 Westchester, NY 14 Athletes
- 2010 Richmond, VA 16 Athletes
JCC Maccabi Mission Statement:
- Please visit the website at
http://www.jccmaccabi.org