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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 14:54

Below is a list of recent mentions of the Maccabiah in the news.  These may be about athletes, teams, or related issues.

USA Basketball in Australia

Wednesday, 23 February 2011 10:48

Mostly Orthodox Team USA Takes Gold At Maccabi Australia International Games

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Please see article from The Yeshiva World.

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=80070

7th Annual Maccabi USA Brunch & Bridge Tournament Results

Tuesday, 11 October 2011 09:15

Maccabi 199er Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 7 rounds Average: 63.0 Section D North-South
Pair    Pct     Score Rank O/A  MPs
5    65.08     82.00    1       2   1.28(O)   Iris Mollin - Karl Mollin
4   57.14      72.00    2       4   0.72(O)   Bonnie Apfelbaum - Carole Roth
1   55.95      70.50    3       5   0.54(O)   Susan Alin - Chet Vogel
2   52.78      66.50                                 Dvora Fields - Paula Wurtzburger
6   50.40      63.50                                 Wendy Hirsch - Allen Thompson
3   46.83     59.00                                  Madi Alter - Verna Leviton
7   36.90     46.50                                  Alice Bael - Susan Freund
8   34.92     44.00                                  Myrna Bernstein - Elaine Storch

Maccabi 199er Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 7 rounds Average: 63.0 Section D East-West
Pair Pct      Score   Rank  O/A     MPs
8    72.62   91.50     1        1     1.71(O)      Linda Eder - Robert Eder
3    61.11   77.00     2        3     0.96(O)      Muriel Goldfluss - Margaret Weinstock
5    50.79   64.00     3               0.43(S)       Joy Henshel - Geraldine Kory
1    47.62   60.00                                        Jeanne Friedenberg - Pat Hofmann
2    44.05   55.50                                        Lillian Lazarus - Kitt Rosenthal
7   44.05   55.50                                         Peggy Berman - Corinne Marcus
6   40.08   50.50                                         Sandy Stolzberg - Jane Shapiro
4   39.68   50.00                                         Barbara Carter - Carol Weiss

Maccabi Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 11 rounds Average: 110.0 Section A North-South
Pair   Pct      Score        Section Rank   Overall Rank   MPs
                                       A  B  C              A B C
9     65.68   144.50   A    1                       4                4.01(OA)    K. Joel Sommer - Lottie Sommer
11   63.18   139.00  B     2  1                   5   2           3.17(OB)    Judith Astroff - Sue Maier
12   61.82   136.00  A     3                       6                2.25(OA)    Erez Hendelman - Jacquie Slifka
1     59.32   130.50  A     4                                         0.67(SA)     Judy Soley - Barbara Steiner
10   54.09   119.00  B     5 2                                      0.78(SB)     Carol Moskowitz - Roberta Strasburg
2     50.00   110.00  B       3/4                                    0.48(SB)     Barbara Heller - Rita Lane
8     50.00   110.00  C       3/4 1                        4       0.77(OC)    Emily Bauer - Janice Katz
3     46.36   102.00  A                                                                   Rhoda Levine - Tania Reyes Hiller
6     43.64     96.00  A                                                                   Barbara Feldman - Gertrude Willstatter
7     43.64     96.00  C                                      2        0.50(SC)    Marina Engel - Joyce Kaplan
5     42.27     93.00  C                                                                   Fran Harris - Helene Kurtis
13   36.14     79.50  C                                                                   William Kantor - Helen Barasch
4     33.86     74.50  B                                                                    Sandra Porwick - Sheryl Pearlman

Maccabi Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 11 rounds Average: 110.0 Section A East-West
Pair   Pct    Score           Section Rank   Overall Rank     MPs
                                      A B C                  A B C
2     68.18   150.00 A     1                         2                  7.13(OA)  Hope Furth - Susan Sekulow
1    59.55    131.00 A     2                                             1.34(SA)  Jane Heilbron - Bobby Stayman
9    55.23    121.50 A     3                                             0.96(SA)  Alan Green - Joanne Marks
10  54.32    119.50 A     4                                             0.67(SA)  Sandra Levine - Kenneth Magiday
4    53.64    118.00 B     5      1                                     1.06(SB)   Linda Friedman - Ellen Greenfield
11  52.05    114.50 B             2                                     0.74(SB)   Toni Schwartz - Barbara Worms
3    51.14    112.50 A                                                                     Heidi Klein - Linda Otness
6    49.09    108.00 A                                                                     Bonnie Gregge - Edy Levitt
13  47.50    104.50 B             3                                     0.53(SB)   Charlotte Goldstein - Edward Goldstein
5    45.91    101.00 C                               1                   0.61(SC)   Ilene Mankoff - Carole Rodnick
8    40.91      90.00 B                                                                     Abbye Bosses - Lu Ganley
2    37.73      83.00 B                                                                     Gary Kellman - Susan Kellman
7    34.77      76.50 C                                                                     Fred Camm - Thomas Camm

Maccabi Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 11 rounds Average: 110.0 Section B North-South
Pair    Pct      Score        Section Rank   Overall Rank     MPs
                                      A B C            A B C
1      61.22  134.69 A    1                                           1.92(SA)     Rita Merl- Irene Silver
4      58.82  129.40 B    2 1                     3                 2.38(OB)     Brenda Bleustein - Jeffrey Weill
7      57.20  125.84 C    3 2 1                  4 1              1.82(OC)    Stanley Feldman - Warren Heilbron
6      54.57  120.06 A    4                                           0.67(SA)     Al Dalton - Connie Rosner
10    54.09  118.99 B    5 3                                        0.56(SB)      Bryna Sweedler - Michael Sweedler
11    49.87  109.72 B                                                                     Judy Konrad - Susan Drucker
9      48.66  107.06 B                                                                     Nancy Brown - Patricia Lehr
2      48.01  105.62 B                                                                     Susan Fisher - Judy Gruenberger
3      47.57  104.65 A                                                                     Joyce Blumenthal - Gina Tamres
12    44.23    97.30 A                                                                     Maureen Foulke - Eda Newhouse
8      44.05    96.92 B                                                                     Alix Prince - Ann Levi
5      26.70    58.73 C                                                                     Avi Weiner - Elaine Tashman

Maccabi Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 11 rounds Average: 110.0 Section B East-West
Pair    Pct     Score      Section Rank    Overall Rank    MPs
                                     A B C                A B C
8      65.94  145.07 B    1 1                     3 1               5.34(OA)  Lorraine Quittman - Michael Quittman
9      56.86  125.10 A    2                                            1.34(SA)  Art Seelenfreund - Daniel Silver
3      54.83  120.62 A    3                                            0.96(SA)  Marvin Lerman - David Katzman
1      54.75  120.45 A    4                                             0.67(SA)  Doris Judell - Bobby Rose
11    54.65  120.22 B    5     2                                      0.78(SB)   Betty Joan Burr - Henry Burr
12    52.62  115.76 A                                                                    Jill Rosen - Jill Weiss
6      52.47  115.44 A                                                                    Nancy Brookman - George Lippman
7      51.67  113.67 B       3                                          0.56(SB)   Phyllis Lippman - Marian Rubin
5      45.57  100.26 C           1                                      0.61(SC)   Barbara Mines - Arlene Oscher
2      44.70    98.35 B                                                                     Joel Rothenberg - Rosalie Rothenberg
13    41.43    91.15 C                                                                    Carol Katz - Fern Jaffe
4      40.28    88.61 B                                                                     Robert Friedman - Stanley Greenfield
10    38.04    83.68 B                                                                     Elaine Krass - Barbara St Lifer

Maccabi Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 11 rounds Average: 110.0 Section C North-South
Pair    Pct    Score       Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                                        A B C                  A B C
9      60.55  133.20 A       1                                            1.83(SA)  Babette Bandler - Joan Lewis
1      58.27  128.19 A       2                                            1.28(SA)  John Popper - Alan Solomon
8      55.27  121.59 B       3 1                           6            1.18(SB)   Karen Feldman - Marcie Heymann
7      53.34  117.34 C       4 2 1                            2        1.37(OC)  Sandy Bogner - Phyllis Widder
4      50.95  112.10 B       5 3                                         0.59(SB)   Donald Schlenger - Linda Schlenger
5      50.11  110.24 C        4/5                              3        1.02(OC)  Jacqueline Fowler - Susan Smithline
6      50.11  110.24 B        4/5                                        0.33(SB)   Carole Kligerman - Mina Ellenberg
2      47.97  105.54 B                                                                       Ellen Garguilo - Penny Weill
3      46.81  102.99 A                                                                      Arthur Ash - Eileen Oneill
12    44.74    98.42 B                                                                      Aileen Karp - George Karp
11    43.22    95.09 B                                                                      Marcia Warner - Robert Warner
10    37.19    81.82 C                                                                      Janet Crohn - Audrey Horowitz

Maccabi Sunday Aft Session October 9, 2011
Scores after 11 rounds Average: 110.0 Section C East-West
Pair   Pct     Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank       MPs
                                     A B C                 A B C
3      68.25 150.14 A     1                         1                    9.50(OA)   Lon Bandler - Jane Marks
11    56.76 124.88 B     2 1                         5                 1.34(OB)   Stephen Bloom - Peter Nisselson
9      55.60 122.32 A     3                                               0.92(SA)   Henry Deutsch - H Jay Sloofman
12    55.39 121.85 A     4                                               0.64(SA)   Judith Back - Madeline Nagel
6      54.86 120.69 A     5                                               0.37(SA)   Rhoda Hecht - Mickey Karlan
8      49.97 109.94 B        2                                            0.74(SB)   Nora Finkelstein - Sybil Sonnenblick
4      46.52 102.34 B        3                                            0.53(SB)   Leslie Davies - Emily Gardner
10    46.04 101.29 C          1                          5              0.61(SC)  Dorothy Bregman - Lynne Goldstein
7      45.18   99.39 C                                                                       Ruth Brandt - Yvette Cole
1      44.81   98.58 A                                                                       Stephanie Furtsch - Eloise Hintersteiner
5      40.44   88.97 B                                                                       Ellen Slater - Charles Walke
2      36.03   79.27 B                                                                       Marjorie Andrews - Micki Kaufman

Marcus Schlesinger - Open Swimmer

Thursday, 20 January 2011 11:30

Eight Gold Medals!  Marcus Schlesinger didn't even brag about winning any medals in advance of the Maccabi Australia International Games (MAIGs).  In fact, his only goal when he headed to Australia to represent the United States in Open Swimming was to give it 150% and do the best that he could.   It turns out that Schlesinger's best was the best.  He took a gold medal in every event he swam individually, including an event he swam for the first time, the Ocean Swim.  Additionally, Marcus took a silver medal in the relay as a member of the international Team, paired with USA Open Swimmers and Israeli Olympian Swimmer Amit Ivry. 

Marcus is a sophomore at Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) in Arkansas, a Division II school, where he is a member of the swim team.  He first got involved in swimming in high school and, at the urging of a close friend, Lucas, he also got involved with club swimming.  After ‘taking the plunge' Marcus exhibited signs of being an extremely talented swimmer and won a scholarship to swim at OBU. 

The Ocean swim was not an event in which he had originally planned to compete, but once there, and given the opportunity, he felt that he had to swim that race in honor of his best friend who had recently passed away.  Lucas, his friend who got him involved in swimming had been surfing in the Pacific Ocean in October near Santa Barbara when he was attacked by a great white shark.  Somehow, the opportunity to swim in the Ocean race seemed a fitting tribute to his friend.  From the moment he ran into the water until he was the first to emerge, Marcus knew that Lucas was with him in spirit and he knew that the race was the best way he could honor his friend.

Overall, Marcus had a gold-medal experience at the MAIGs - not just in the pool, but as he explored and learned about the Jewish Community in Sydney.  "It was an awesome experience," Marcus said. "Meeting other Jewish athletes from around the world and making new friends was definitely on par with winning eight gold medals."

Marcus now has his sights set on future international competitions, with his eyes on both the 2012 Olympic Games in London as well as the 19^th World Maccabiah Games in Israel in July, 2013.  Maccabi USA will cheer him on at all the events he qualifies for.

Golf

Monday, 08 October 2007 06:51

Of the many fundraising activities Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel sponsors, our golf tournaments are among the most visible and exciting. Held in communities throughout the United States, many of the country's most prestigious clubs such as Firestone and Medinah Country Clubs both home to PGA tournaments--have hosted these events.

Read more: Golf

Interview: Tennessee's Bruce Pearl is a Real Gem

Thursday, 28 February 2008 18:00

Interview: Tennessee's Bruce Pearl is a real gem
To call Bruce Pearl, the Jewish coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team, a little atypical as NCAA coaches go would be like categorizing the steroid problem in baseball as "a small vitamin misunderstanding".? The charismatic coach is known for wearing a hat bearing the Star of David to Tennessee post-game press-conferences and introducing himself at various speaking engagements for Jewish causes as Mordechai Shmuel ben Moshe Dov.

Legends of the Maccabiah

Wednesday, 14 September 2011 13:22

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Two Unforgettable Weeks in Israel

Wednesday, 11 June 2008 10:38

A video synopsis of the Maccabiah Games.

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David Blackburn - Men's Fastpitch Softball: A Maccabi Miracle

Wednesday, 22 December 2010 14:38

David Blackburn is known as a friend to everyone who meets him, and to the people he meets in the softball community, he is family.  Everyone who meets him, loves him.

David first became involved with Maccabi USA as a member of the inaugural Open Men's Fastpitch Softball Team at the 12^th Maccabiah over 25 years ago in 1985.  He has played or coached at every Maccabiah since then, where there has been a Fastpitch Softball competition.  David has competed at six Maccabiah Games and five Pan American Maccabi Games, accumulating five gold, one silver and one bronze medal along the way, with the most recent gold medal as a member  of the USA Masters Men's Fastpitch Team at the 18^th World Maccabiah Games. 

David has also played for various leagues as part of the Amateur Softball Association and currently for the Maccabi USA 40+ Men's team.  As part of his athletic career he has developed lifelong friendships with other softball athletes, not just from the USA but from around the world.  Maccabi USA was notified this past summer that David will be inducted into the International Softball Congress Sports Hall of Fame in August 2011 for service to the Congress, where he has brought the game into the 21^st century by his use of technology and increasing international awareness of the game.

On August 26, David and two teammates, Larry Silfen and Ronnie Rupp, were driving together to Arizona to meet the other members of the Maccabi USA Men's Team to participate in the ASA Over 40 National Fastpitch Championship.  Before they were able to reach their destination, they were involved in a near-fatal car accident.  Despite his own injuries, Ronnie was able to get himself out of the wreckage and pulled his two friends out of the car and moved them to safety before the car exploded.  David sustained the worst of the injuries with multiple broken and shattered bones including those in his ankles, femur and pelvis.  When the paramedics got them to the hospital, David was immediately rushed to the ICU.  Soon after, although in critical condition, he was declared stable along with Ronnie and Larry.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Maccabi USA Team had to decide whether they would move forward with participating in the National Tournament.  After hearing that their teammates were stabilized, they decided to participate in the tournament in honor of their friends.  It was a very surreal experience for everyone on the team because of the traumatic events that occurred. A number of players, in particular Tony Kahan, started each game with inspiring words about their injured teammates.  Maybe it was because of their passionate feelings for their friends and teammates, but the Maccabi USA Men's Team came from behind in the loser's bracket and went on to win the ASA Over 40 National Men's Fastpitch Tournament.  

David's on-going recovery is truly a miracle to his family and friends throughout the Maccabi and International Fastpitch communities.  After spending 68 days in ICU at an Arizona hospital, David was transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles where he has remained until just recently.  He has just been transferred to a rehabilitation center where he will start to receive physical therapy which should help with his healing. 

Although he still has a long road to a full recovery ahead of him, David has a date in August in Moline, IL where he will be inducted into the International Softball Congress Sports Hall of Fame.  His family, friends and particularly his Maccabi family have been with him throughout this journey and will stay by his side until he is fully recovered.   After all, David is larger than life.

Thank You

Friday, 09 September 2011 09:33

Thank you for registering for the Legends of the Maccabiah.

You will receive an email receipt for your purchase shortly.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco.

Thank You

Wednesday, 07 September 2011 13:48

Thank you for your registration for the 29th Annual Metropolitan DC Golf Tournament. 

A receipt email will follow shortly.

We'll see you there!

Maccabi USA / Building Jewish Pride Through Sports

The Maccabiah's Ripple Effect

Monday, 13 October 2008 07:40

Story by Talia Carner

..All her life, her mother had protected her from this knowledge by denying her Judaism... How could Susan have ever imagined that her own son, whom she had raised with no knowledge of the family?s Jewish past, would lead her here, to the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem to confront the hushed memories?

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Tennessee's Bruce Pearl is a Real Gem

Monday, 03 March 2008 03:51

Interview: Tennessee's Bruce Pearl is a real gem

March has officially arrived. Can't you just smell the madness in the air? The annual phenomenon that grips the international sports psyche from the first week of March through the first week of April, sending fans into a synchronized frenzy, is once again upon us.

"March Madness" is the moniker given to the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. The mere mention of the phrase sends tingles of the CBS theme song and the voices of Dickie Vitale and Billy Packer down the backs of millions of sports fans.

Read more: Tennessee's Bruce Pearl is a Real Gem

Palm Beach Golf Tournament

Monday, 22 March 2004 19:00

The Falls Country Club
March 22, 2010

The 15th Annual Palm Beach Golf Tournament will be held in Lake Worth, Florida.
Co-Chairs: Neil Schlackman and Mike Stapler

6th Annual Maccabi Brunch & Bridge Tournament

Friday, 20 November 2009 03:10

October 3, 2010, Westchester, NY