Fox and Horwitz take top honours
March 22, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Olympian kayak star Jess Fox and Waratahs fly half David Horwitz have been named as Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at Maccabi’s NSW 2017 Sports Awards. Read more
Budo for Peace’s 4th international Martial Arts for Peace seminar
February 25, 2018 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Budo for Peace headed by former Sydneysider Danny Hakim hosted the 4th International Martial Arts Seminar for Peace in Raanana. Read more
Maccabi Australia announces the Nachum Buch Scholarship Fund
December 19, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maccabi Australia has announced the establishment of the Nachum Buch Scholarship Fund, established to recognise the enormous input that Nachum has had on the Jewish swimming landscape in both Australia and Israel. Read more
Change at the top for Maccabi Australia
December 13, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Barry Smorgon announced that after 11 years’ service to the MAI board as President for the last four years and prior to that as the Chairman he was not seeking re-election to the Board. Read more
Maccabi Victoria welcomes marriage equality
December 11, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Maccabi Victoria president Brian Swersky has stressed that all members of all sexual persuasions are welcome at all the organisation’s clubs. Read more
Rugby fever breaks out at Israeli school
December 8, 2017 by Michael Kuttner
The Waldorf Rimon Junior High and High School in Pardes Hanna was recently the scene of a touch rugby carnival. Read more
Jessica Fox Athlete of the Year
November 28, 2017 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Two-time Olympian Jessica Fox has been named Athlete of the Year at the Inaugural NSW Champions of Sport awards ceremony. Read more
Maccabi in Champion of Champions grand final
October 19, 2017 by Michael Evans
A Maccabi Hakoah Football Club team is looking to create local Jewish football history this weekend when it aims to capture the Football NSW’s Under 21 Champion of Champions title this Sunday at Sydney’s Valentines Park. Read more
Six inductees for Maccabi NSW Hall of Fame
September 27, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Maccabi NSW honour six more inductees at its Hall of Fame Gala Dinner in December. Read more
A surprise award for Matt
July 20, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Sydneysider Matt Levy has been named the best male athlete among the world’s Jewish athletes competing in the 20th Maccabiah Games. Read more
A great result for Maccabiah cyclists
July 16, 2017 by David Weiner
Cycling captain Sean Bloch beamed that he ‘couldn’t have asked for a better result’ after his amazing team picked up four more medals at the 20th Maccabiah Friday’s road race, backing up their fine time trial results. Read more
Maccabiah proves an opportunity for Jordi Swibel
July 16, 2017 by Jake Rosengarten
To Jordi Swibel, football is life. The young Sydneysider trains daily, sometimes twice, in the hope of one day making the world game his career – and thanks to the Maccabiah Games, he has a big opportunity to do so. Read more
Barak’s big day – Paralympian finally breaks through for a medal at fourth Maccabiah.
July 13, 2017 by David Weiner
It has been four Maccabiah Games without medal success and four long years for table tennis star Barak Mizrachi in search of redemption from an opportunity missed last time here. Read more
International Jewish athletes ‘return’ to Jerusalem for 20th Maccabiah Games
June 18, 2017 by Adam Abrams - JNS.org
During the 20th Maccabiah Games next month, about 7,000 Jewish athletes from 80 countries will descend upon the Holy Land to join 2,500 Israeli athletes in the Olympic-style competition…writes Adam Abrams/JNS.0rg. Read more
Farewell to the NSW Maccabiah contingent…and 1997 remembered
May 23, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
The countdown to the 2017 Maccabiah Games has really ramped up, with the first of three official farewells held for the 570-strong delegation held in Sydney on Sunday to farewell the New South Wales contingent. Read more
Bialik’s athletes meet the torch
May 4, 2017 by Talia Katz
The custodian of the Maccabiah Games Torch, Alida Lipton has presented the torch to some of Melbourne’s Bialik College athletes who will be travelling to Israel for the 20th Maccabiah Games. Read more
Maccabiah swimmers bond in the pool
April 26, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Fifty swimmers from around Australia came together for a long weekend of training, motivation and bonding in Noosa, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Read more
Plans to farewell the Maccabiah delegation
April 21, 2017 by J-Wire Staff
Australia’s largest ever Maccabiah delegation will get the send-off they deserve before heading to Israel, with functions planned in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in May and June. Read more
589 heading for the Maccabiah
April 6, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Australia’s 2017 Maccabiah Games management gathered in Wollongong in New South Wales for a leadership summit headlined by a keynote address from AOC Chef De Mission to the 2016 Rio Olympics, Kitty Chiller. Read more
Eighty countries – one heart
March 22, 2017 by David Weiner
Maccabi World Union has unveiled their slogan for the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games to be held later this year. Read more
Maccabi announces 2018 Junior Carnival Manager
February 28, 2017 by J-Wire News Service
Julia Hofbauer has been appointed the Maccabi Junior Carnival Manager set to take place in Melbourne from the 14th to the 21st of January, 2018. Read more
Drutman markets the pros of the next generation
February 15, 2017 by Jake Rosengarten
At the age of just 24, new Maccabi NSW board member for marketing, Daniella Drutman is helping to drive the cause of young people looking to take up elevated positions in the organisation. Read more
MacPlan 2017: the Maccabi NSW year ahead
February 15, 2017 by Jake Rosengarten
Maccabi NSW Board members, professional staff and club representatives have met in Sydney to plan what is primed to be a busy productive year at the organisation. Read more
Maccabi Mentorship Program gives young people a chance to give back
February 3, 2017 by Jake Rosengarten
NSW Maccabi’s new mentorship program aims to provide members an opportunity to be involved with the inner workings of its clubs whilst learning from the experiences of others. Read more
Puterflam’s rise provides a example for all Maccabi youth
February 2, 2017 by Jake Rosengarten
At age 23, Michael Puterflam has become Maccabi NSW’s youngest ever board member. His swift ascension through the organisation’s ranks is a tale which heeds a number of important lessons for the next generation of Maccabi youngsters. Read more
New Zealand sailor Jo Aleh inducted into Jewish Sport Hall of Fame
January 2, 2017 by Keren Cook
New Zealand Olympic sailing champion Joanna (Jo) Aleh has been inducted in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Read more
New faces at Maccabi Australia
December 2, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Maccabi Australia has marked several changes to the Maccabi Australia board, the most significant of which was the addition of three new board members in Julian Dunne, Daniel Parasol and Dean Rzechta. Read more
Klinger named Jewish Sportsman of the Year in WA
October 31, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Over 225 guests attended WA Maccabi Hall of Fame dinner in Perth at which cricketer Michael Klinger was announced the outstanding Jewish Sportsman of 2015. Read more
Australian gymnastic second in world event
September 8, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Deborah Greenbaum has taken second in the ANAC Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup event in Las Vegas. Read more
800 nominations received for next year’s Maccabiah Game
August 26, 2016 by Agencies
Momentum is building towards Australia’s 2017 Maccabiah Games campaign, with over 800 nominations received by Maccabi Australia from athletes and officials hoping to be on the plane to Israel next year. Read more
