Activities & Learning
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Sports and Recreation
- sportsandrec@pjcc.org
- 650.378.2764
JCC Maccabi Games®
DO YOU WANT TO COMPETE IN THE 2010 MACCABI GAMES?
JCC Maccabi Games
August 1-6, 2010
Richmond, VA
Need entries by February 16!
Still need to fill a few positions in swimming,
table tennis, tennis, and girls soccer.
Find out how Jewish teens (age 13 -16) can become a
part of this unique athletic experience and represent the PJCC!
Call Rona Goldstein at 650.378.2764 for more information.
JCC Maccabi ArtsFest®
August 8 - 13, 2010
Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael, CA
ArtsFest® is designed to inspire Jewish teens in grades 8-11 through a combination of workshops, performance, exhibition, collaboration, community service and fun to develop their individuality through the medium of artistic expression while strengthiening their bonds to their Jewish heritage, community and Israel.
For more information, contact Stephanie Levin at slevin@pjcc.org.
Congratulations to the PJCC Team! Great job in San Francisco--2009!
The PJCC competed in the annual Maccabi Games, San Francisco August 2-7. Check out some photos from the event!
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Change Your Life
The JCC Maccabi Games® offer Jewish teenagers (ages 13 – 16 years) an unforgettable opportunity to participate in a worldwide Jewish event. Since 1982, each summer the Games bring over 6,000 Jewish teens together to compete in a variety of sporting events.
But the JCC Maccabi Games® (often called the Olympics for Jewish teens) is much more than just an athletic competition. The Games offer teenage Jewish leaders a rich opportunity to make lifelong friendships. The Games promote community involvement, teamwork and Jewish pride.
Background
The Maccabiah Games are an international athletic event similar to the Olympics, but for mostly Jewish athletes. Arab Israelis can also participate. The International Olympic Committee and World Federation of Sports sanctions the Maccabiah, one of the five largest sporting events in the world by participation. It is categorized a Regional Games by the IOC.
The first Maccabiah took place on March 28, 1932. About four hundred sportsmen took part. By the time the second Maccabiah Games was held in April 1935, the number of participants increased to about 1,350. The third Maccabiah, scheduled for 1938, was delayed until 1950 due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Many Olympic gold medalists, world champions, and world record holders have competed in the Maccabiah Games: Mark Spitz, Lenny Krayzelburg, Jason Lezak, and Marilyn Ramenofsky (swimming); Mitch Gaylord, Abie Grossfeld, Agnes Keleti, and Kerri Strug (gymnastics); Ernie Grunfeld, Danny Schayes, (coaches); Larry Brown, Jordan Freed, Nat Holman and Dolph Schayes (basketball); Carina Benninga (field hockey); Lillian Copeland, Gerald Ashworth, and Gary Gubner (track and field); Angela Buxton, Brad Gilbert, Julie Heldman, Allen Fox, Nicolás Massú, and Dick Savitt (tennis); Angelica Rozeanu (table tennis); Sergei Charikov and Vadim Gutzeit (fencing); Isaac Berger and Frank Spellman (weightlifting); and Fred Oberlander and Henry Wittenberg (wrestling); Bruce Fleisher (golf); and Adam Bacher (cricket); and Elizabeth Foody (interprative dance).
The JCC Maccabi Games are made possible with the generous help of many sponsors and volunteers who donate time and valuable resources. A special thank you to the Koret Foundation for supporting scholarships and year–round Maccabi programs.
