Maccabiah Stories
When Abby Hoffman she was nine, she wanted to play hockey like all the boys, but there were no leagues for girls where she lived, in Toronto. Hoffman...
Read more: Abigail "Abby" Hoffman - A Story of a True Champion
Dr. Josef Eckstein found out that on the 20th Maccabiah flag appears his mother's photo, Zelda Shuliak, who participated in the 2nd Maccabiah Games in...
Read more: Dr. Josef Eckstein's Story
My Father, Shlomo Piyar, was born in Tolmtz, on the border of Galicia. My mother, Yehudit Gelbord, was born in Bialystok. Both, off course, are from P...
Read more: Miri Capoon's Story
It's a good thing Gene's parents, Jews who migrated to the USA from Minsk, insisted on speaking also Russian at home. Otherwise the Captain of the Ame...
Read more: My Maccabiah Valentine
"My dad was a former Maccabiah champion, a star track and field athlete who won gold in the 1973 Maccabiah. Growing up, I remember he was always talki...
Read more: Running in My Dad's Footsteps: My years in the Maccabiah
The Swedish Zarnowecki Twins We have all heard about brothers who compete together, but how many twins have you heard about, who conquered the global...
Read more: The Golden Twins from Sweden
To get you into the spirit of Valentine's day, we wanted to tell you about the wedding which took place in the 17th Maccabiah, amid all the sportive c...
Read more: A Wedding During the Maccabiah