JCC Maccabi Youth Games
The JCC Maccabi Youth Games is an Olympic style event held annually for Jewish youth between the ages of 12 and 16. The games were first held in 1982[1] in Memphis, Tennessee, with sponsorship by the Memphis Jewish Community Center. More than 120,000 athletes have participated worldwide.[2] The 2009 event was held in San Francisco, San Antonio and Westchester County simultaneously.[3] The Maccabi Games' aim is to foster Jewish identity while developing national interest in Olympic sport through the Jewish Community Center's affiliation with the United States Olympic Committee.[4][2] The 2011 games took place in Springfield (Massachusetts), Israel and Philadelphia. The 2012 JCC Maccabi Games were held in Houston, Rockland (New York]) and Memphis. 2024 Detroit [ Michigan ] and Houston [ Texas]
The following sports are contested each year.
- Baseball
- In-line hockey
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Table tennis
- Dance
- Golf
- Track & field
- Lacrosse
References[edit]
- ↑ International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jodi Gore (2009). "Team Raleigh-Durham Competes at the Maccabi Games in Denver". Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Home". maccabiusa.com.
- ↑ "USOC Affiliated Organizations". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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