Masters side set for November Israel tour
The Maccabi GB Masters Football League Tour are set to return to Israel for the eighth time in November, when they will be sending over the largest delegation for a one-team squad since the tours began in 2002.
Following a two-year absence, players from seven different clubs (including seven players from EDRS) have registered and will be joined by supporters, meaning a total of 32 people will make up the tour party.
The MMFL team will be joined by two teams from Argentina and one from Israel, and will play three matches during the seven-day tournament.
MMFL chairman and tour organiser Stuart Lustigman said: “Little did we know when this tour was first planned in February just how significant our visit would be, although we are no strangers to troubled times as our early trips took place during the second Intifada.
“However, it’s just amazing how many players have participated in so many tours and I am proud to reveal that the average age of the squad is 56. In fact, it’s quite remarkable and could never have happened if the MMFL had not been formed back in 1999.”
Aside from the football, the delegation will pay a visit to the Knesset, the Israel Rescue Centre and Israel Sports Centre for the Disabled.
Lustigman added: “I’m sure that demonstrating solidarity with Israel is foremost in the players’ minds but a win over Argentina is not far behind!”
Thank you for helping to make Jewish News the leading source of news and opinion for the UK Jewish community. Today we're asking for your invaluable help to continue putting our community first in everything we do.
For as little as £5 a month you can help sustain the vital work we do in celebrating and standing up for Jewish life in Britain.
Jewish News holds our community together and keeps us connected. Like a synagogue, it’s where people turn to feel part of something bigger. It also proudly shows the rest of Britain the vibrancy and rich culture of modern Jewish life.
You can make a quick and easy one-off or monthly contribution of £5, £10, £20 or any other sum you’re comfortable with.
100% of your donation will help us continue celebrating our community, in all its dynamic diversity...
Engaging
Being a community platform means so much more than producing a newspaper and website. One of our proudest roles is media partnering with our invaluable charities to amplify the outstanding work they do to help us all.
Celebrating
There’s no shortage of oys in the world but Jewish News takes every opportunity to celebrate the joys too, through projects like Night of Heroes, 40 Under 40 and other compelling countdowns that make the community kvell with pride.
Pioneering
In the first collaboration between media outlets from different faiths, Jewish News worked with British Muslim TV and Church Times to produce a list of young activists leading the way on interfaith understanding.
Campaigning
Royal Mail issued a stamp honouring Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton after a Jewish News campaign attracted more than 100,000 backers. Jewish Newsalso produces special editions of the paper highlighting pressing issues including mental health and Holocaust remembrance.
Easy access
In an age when news is readily accessible, Jewish News provides high-quality content free online and offline, removing any financial barriers to connecting people.
Voice of our community to wider society
The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large.
We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.
