Maccabiah

Maccabiah milestone: Taiwan’s official 2026 delegation embodies growing ties with Israel - opinion

Taiwan and Israel are separated by thousands of kilometers, yet our societies recognize something in each other. Both are energetic democracies with innovative economies.

|ByYA-PING (ABBY) LEE, JEFFREY D. SCHWARTZ
Jewish Taiwan Cultural Association (JTCA).
Gymnasts compete during the Israeli Gymnastics Championships and the Maccabiah Gymnastics Championships at Pais Arena in Jerusalem, July 10, 2026.

Cuban delegation to Maccabiah Games overcomes significant hurdles to reach Israel

"If you can see people, for example, with kippah on the street, with tefillin or tallit, it’s like to be inside of the synagogue, a big synagogue. It’s amazing to be here.”

|ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Sir Joshua Hassan CBE, MVO, QC, JP, Chief Minister of Gibraltar at his desk.

Grapevine July 15, 2026: A tribute to her father

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 of last year which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024.

Netanyahu's office blasts 'fake news' over adviser Yossi Basad's exit

Rejecting reports of a dismissal, the Prime Minister's Office said Basad's departure was unrelated to any specific incident and stemmed from personal reasons.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ian Kinsler switches from Team Israel star player to coach for 2023 World Baseball Classic

The Jewish 14-year MLB veteran played for Team Israel in the 2020 Olympics that were held last year, telling the JTA at the time that his goal was to raise the sport’s profile in Israel.

JUNE 29, 2022ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA
Ian Kinsler played for Team Israel at the Olympics in Tokyo after 14 MLB seasons.

Grapevine June 26, 2022: It takes a village

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 25, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
DELEGATIONS FROM 85 countries gather at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem for the opening ceremony of the 2017 Maccabiah Games

Ukraine expands its Maccabiah delegation - comment

If battling through the fear and horror of Russian bombing raids wasn’t promising enough, two Maccabi leaders from Ukraine revealed that Maccabi Ukraine will expand from 25 team members to 40.

MAY 31, 2022ByCHARLES O. KAUFMAN
THE UKRAINE delegation attends the Maccabiah opening ceremony in Jerusalem, 2013. After the 2017 games, last year’s event was postponed due to COVID. Ukraine’s team of 40 will be part of 10,000 athletes in Israel next month.

Makkabi Germany Winter Games to be held in Bavaria in January 2023

The announcement was made at a Makkabi Germany press conference in Munich last week,

MAY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Announcement of Makkabi Germany Winter Games in Munich.

Maccabi World to turn museum exhibits into NFTs

APRIL 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Poster of the first Maccabiah from 1930, two years before the opening date of the games in 1932. A copy by Yosef Yekutieli

Maccabiah Games: Running, kicking, riding & jumping back to Israel

This summer’s Maccabiah Games promise rewards for incoming athletes, global Jewry and local tourism professionals alike.

MARCH 16, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
GYMNASTICS ARE a permanent fixture of the Maccabiah Games.

Maccabi World Union rescues 500 members from Ukraine

Maccabi World Union has set up a special task group led by Maccabi Europe, to rescue members of its movement from Ukraine.

MARCH 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Daria Garn a Ukranian refugee from Kyiv waits to board a flight at Iasi International Airport in Romania, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, on rout to Israel, March 8, 2022

Record 4 Jewish baseball players in World Series

A record four Jewish baseball players played in this year's World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros.

NOVEMBER 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Max Fried pitches in a game for the Atlanta Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 2020

Spending the holidays at Kfar Maccabiah

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021ByRINA GALMOR
KFAR MACCABIAH HOTEL has swimming pools, a fitness club, a spa and tennis courts.

Pres. Herzog, Jewish athletes celebrate 100 years of Maccabi World Union

The event featured the ceremonial passing of the Maccabiah torch, ahead of the return of the Jewish Olympics in July 2022, following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R) Olympic medalists Avishag Samberg, Linoy Ashram and Yael Arad.