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Maccabiah Games announces creation of Women's Forum
June 3, 2024, 2:06 pm
Maccabi Women’s Forum to press for release of female hostages
'Sexual assault is never OK. Sexual violence is never OK. Rape is never and will never be resistance', says Sheryl Sandberg, former head of Facebook, at launch of new initiative
By Michelle Rosenberg
July 27, 2022, 4:06 pm
Team GB returns from Maccabiah Games with a record haul of 57 medals
Golds, silvers and bronzes 'exceeded all expectations', according to proud manager Joel Nathan after the competition concluded this week.
By Lee Harpin
Athletes line up at the 3rd Maccabiah Games in Ramat Gan, Israel, 1950. (Edgar Hirshbein/KKL–JNF Photo Archive)
July 8, 2022, 4:29 pm
Ahead of the 21st Maccabiah Games, scenes from ‘Jewish Olympics’ history
The latest Maccabiah Games begin on Wednesday in Tel Aviv
By JTA
June 28, 2022, 7:29 pm
Team Russia pulls out of Maccabiah Games
Russia will not be amongst more than 60 countries taking part in next month's Jewish sporting contest in Israel
By Lee Harpin
June 28, 2022, 11:06 am
EXCLUSIVE: Russia to play Ukraine in Maccabiah Games beach volleyball
Draw for next month's tournament in Israel has Russian team competing against Germany, Ukraine, the home nation and USA, in women's open beach volleyball tournament.
By Lee Harpin
Man on a running track (Max Williams/Unsplash)
March 3, 2022, 11:00 am
Russia to compete in 2022 Maccabiah Games, despite Paralympic ban
Maccabiah says it is staying out of politics after Russia and Belarus were prohibited from taking part in Winter Paralympics which begin Friday
By Jeremy Last and PA
Ex Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho with Chelsea's ex Director of Communications Simon Greenberg after Chelsea had won the Premiership title, April 29, 2006. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea via Getty Images)
September 3, 2021, 11:50 am
Simon Greenberg, Mourinho’s ‘shadow’ at Chelsea, dies from rare disease aged 52
The journalist and sports media executive worked with the former Chelsea manager only months after first being diagnosed with the incurable Creutzfeldt-Jakob brain disease.
By Lee Harpin
British participants in the 2017 Maccabiah Games.
April 5, 2020, 11:44 am
Maccabiah Games postponed until 2022
Maccabi World Union delay games until 2022 to avoid it coinciding with the Tokyo Olympics
By JTA
The riders arrive at Brandenburg Gate in Back To Berlin
November 22, 2018, 11:51 am
Back To Berlin: A road trip through history
Director Catherine Lurie traces 11 Jewish bikers through nine countries as they retrace an historic trip for the 2015 European Maccabi Games
By Jenni Frazer
July 16, 2017, 9:25 am
Maccabiah Day 10 – Live blog
The final day of action sees Team GB's football team going for gold, u16 futsal for bronze, medal matches for the netball teams and Diana Gold hoping for gold in the masters tennis...
By Andrew Sherwood
July 14, 2017, 9:26 am
Maccabiah Day 9 – Live blog
Follow all of Friday's action here, which has already seen a medal in the triathlon, and an 11-1 masters football win over Canada...
By Andrew Sherwood
July 13, 2017, 10:29 am
Maccabiah Day 8 – Live blog
Thursday's action in Israel will see the open cricket team go for gold, the juniors contest their semi-final and more medals up for grabs on the track...
By Andrew Sherwood
July 12, 2017, 9:48 am
Maccabiah Day 7 – Live blog
Follow all the action from Israel as Team GB go in search of more medals...
By Andrew Sherwood
July 11, 2017, 10:06 am
Maccabiah Day 6 – Live blog
More medals followed for Team GB on Tuesday with a trio of vital football matches set to take place later in the afternoon...
By Andrew Sherwood
The junior lacrosse team have reached the final
July 10, 2017, 12:18 pm
Maccabiah Day 5 – Live blog
There were more medals for GB on Monday with a silver win in the doubles of the junior table tennis...
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