The JCC Maccabi Youth Games is an Olympic style event held annually for Jewish youth between the ages of 13 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. 2013 host sites included Orange County (California) and Austin.

The following sports are contested each year.

  • Baseball
  • In-line hockey
  • Volleyball
  • Soccer
  • Basketball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Table tennis
  • Dance
  • Golf
  • Track & field
  • Lacrosse

References

  1. ↑ International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  2. 1 2 Jodi Gore (2009). "Team Raleigh-Durham Competes at the Maccabi Games in Denver". Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Home". maccabiusa.com.
  4. ↑ "USOC Affiliated Organizations". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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