Maccabi Australia
Victoria yellow's Bowie Isaacs (left) and NSW black's Mia Berkovic in the 'Carni' netball competition. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
January 25, 2024, 9:30 am
Carni kids have a ball in Sydney
“The kids had an incredible experience, the energy at the social events was electric, and you couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces,” Ori Danieli told The AJN.
By Shane Desiatnik
Fans gather for the opening ceremony of the Pan American Maccabi Games at Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, Dec. 28, 2023. Photo: Flavio Peuzner
December 31, 2023, 3:36 pm
2023 Pan American Maccabi Games open in style
Australia's 160-strong delegation marched first in the opening ceremony of the 2023 Pan American Maccabi Games
By Juan Melamed and AJN Staff
Bachar Houli holding the 2022 Jolson-Houli Cup. Photo: Peter Haskin
November 8, 2023, 6:42 am
Houli deletes offensive pro-Palestine post
"His comments are deeply offensive and disappointing to our players, who played in the Jolson-Houli Cup for the past three years, as well as to the club."
By Shane Desiatnik
Basketballer Roman Sorkin with displaced Israeli children currently living at Kfar Maccabiah in Tel Aviv. Photo: Radad Jabara
October 20, 2023, 11:02 am
Teams and athletes stand with Israel
Several Australian Jewish athletes have either shared Facebook posts or Instagram stories expressing their support for Israel, or displaying photos of the faces of hostages captured by Hamas.
By AJN STAFF WITH JTA
Ethan Andrews Zucker at the 2023 Maccabiah Winter Games in Germany. Photo: Martin Koenig
September 15, 2023, 2:11 pm
Medal haul in shortened season
“I was most pleased with my results at the Blue Cow Cup, coming first in the U16 boys’ giant slalom and the ski cross and second in parallel slalom,”
By AJN STAFF
Henry Orner was the standout male skier. Photos: Supplied
August 4, 2023, 6:50 am
Orner siblings again dominate
Apart from the racing, it was another wonderful community event. The social event for the kids was at the Mount Buller AirZone on Sunday evening and a cocktail party for the adults was held at AJAX Ski Club.
By AJN STAFF
Team Australia members marching in the 2022 Maccabiah Games opening ceremony in Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium. Photo: Shane Desiatnik
July 14, 2023, 10:38 am
Maccabiah 2025 launched at MWU Congress
A significant number of Maccabi Australia's people were elected into key leadership roles for Maccabi World Union at its 2023 Congress in Israel.
By AJN STAFF
Aussie NBA star for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Josh Giddey, wearing a Maccabi Australia jersey.
July 7, 2023, 7:27 am
Josh Giddey headlines Pan Am Games fundraiser
“As my dad always says, team goals always come first, so my goals are to help Oklahoma City Thunder win an NBA title, and Australia win a world title and an Olympic Games medal.”
By Shane Desiatnik
Jessica Fox celebrates after winning the women's canoe final in Prague last weekend in round two of the 2023 World Cup series. Photo: Bence Vekassy/ICF
June 16, 2023, 7:07 am
Prague birthday present for Fox
...on the eve of her birthday, Fox started as the fourth fastest paddler in the kayak final, and recorded a very competitive time of 109.13 seconds,
By AJN STAFF
Maccabi Australia and NSW Sportsman of the Year, Steve Solomon.
April 5, 2023, 10:12 am
Celebrating our most outstanding athletes
All the winners from the Maccabi Australia 2023 national and state sport awards.
By Shane Desiatnik
Kovi Leib from team WA (left) and Victorian Ezra Faigenbaum, challenge for the ball at the 2023 Maccabi Junior Carnival in Melbourne on January 16. Photo: Peter Haskin
January 19, 2023, 9:54 am
Maccabi Junior Carnival kicks off in Melbourne
The first national Maccabi Junior Carnival in three years sprung into life in Melbourne last Sunday night
By Shane Desiatnik
Ethan Andrews Zucker (left) with his coach Felix Ortner. Photo: Martin Koenig
January 12, 2023, 8:44 am
Ethan does Australia proud in the snow
Ethan Andrews Zucker, who is just 14 years old, narrowly missed out on a medal finish – placing fourth overall across his events – was Australia's sole representative at the Maccabiah Winter Games.
By Carly Adno
Ethan Andrews Zucker competing at the 2022 Australian Inter-schools Snow Sport Championships at Perisher. Photo: IB Images
December 8, 2022, 2:15 pm
It’s Games on for Aussie skier Ethan
By Shane Desiatnik
A street scene from the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Wikipedia/Luis Argerich/CC BY, via Times of Israel
November 22, 2022, 10:04 am
Time to think about Argentina
Nachum Buch, in his Israeli representative swimming years in the 1950s. He was Israel's first Olympian swimmer, competing in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.
November 20, 2022, 7:01 am
Tributes flow for Israeli swimming pioneer Buch
Most well known for becoming Israel’s first Olympian swimmer, Buch left an influential imprint in Jewish swimming in both Israel and Australia.
By Shane Desiatnik
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