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Jackie Headapohl 29200 Northwestern Hwy., #110, Southfield, MI 48034 000000 38 November 16 • 2017 jn C alifornia will be the lone JCC Gordon acknowledged the meet- Maccabi Games & ArtsFest ing will be on the sixth night of destination next summer for Chanukah. the Detroit delegation. “We’ll be done in an hour,” That’s because Orange she promised. “We’ve got the County will be the only meeting down to a science.” 2018 site for the annual Next year’s Maccabi Games event for Jewish teens. The will be Aug. 5-10. Merage last time there was one JCC of Orange County, a Maccabi Games site was 220,000-square-foot facility in 1994, when Cleveland was Irvine, Calif., will be the hub of the lone host. Usually there activities. ArtsFest will be in Karen Gordon are two or three sites, with Long Beach, Calif. ArtsFest at one of those “There will be at least 2,000 sites. kids there,” Gordon said. “They just couldn’t find anyone Interestingly, Orange County was else to be a host next year,” said a Maccabi Games host is 2013, one Karen Gordon, a Detroit delegation year before Detroit hosted in 2014. head, along with Franci Silver. The same thing happened in 2007 and An important meeting for prospec- 2008 and will happen again in 2018 tive Detroit Maccabi Games athletes and 2019, when Detroit is a host. and ArtsFest participants and their “All that is a coincidence,” Gordon parents will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, said. Dec. 17, at the Jewish Community For more information, contact Center in West Bloomfield. Gordon at karengordon44@icloud. “This will be our only kickoff meet- com or Silver at francisilver27@ ing for the 2018 Maccabi Games,” gmail.com, or check out the Detroit Gordon said. “Attendance isn’t manda- Maccabi Games website at www. tory, but highly suggested. We’ll dis- DetroitMaccabi.com. cuss cost, tryouts, what the week will be like, coaches will be introduced ...” JEWS ARE BIG HITS Jews have been in the news in profes- sional baseball. • Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman became the first Jewish player to have a walk-off hit in Here are the Maccabi Games sports the World Series when his RBI single and ArtsFest activities: in the 10th inning knocked in the • Acting/Improv (ArtsFest) winning run in the Astros’ 13-12 vic- • Baseball (14u boys/16u boys) tory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in • Basketball (14u boys/16u boys/ Game 5. 16u girls) • Earlier in the World Series, • Culinary (ArtsFest) Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson hit • Dance/competitive (14u boys/16u a three-run homer in the top of the boys/14u girls/16u girls) ninth inning of a 6-2 Los Angeles win • Dance (ArtsFest) in Game 4. Bregman hit a solo homer • Flag Football (16u boys/girls) in the bottom of the ninth. • Ice Hockey (16u boys/girls) • Ex-Detroit Tigers outfielder Gabe • Lacrosse (16u boys/16u girls) Kapler was named manager of the • Musical Theater (ArtsFest) Philadelphia Phillies. Kapler, 42, has • Rock Band (ArtsFest) a tattoo of a Star of David on his left • Soccer (14u boys/16u boys/ leg and another tattoo that reads 16u girls) “Never Again,” a reference to the • Softball (girls) Holocaust, with a flame and dates • Star Reporter (ArtsFest) of the Holocaust, on his right leg. • Swimming (14u boys/16u boys/14u Director of player development for girls/16u girls) the Dodgers since 2014, Kapler was • Table Tennis (14u boys/16u boys/ a coach for Team Israel during the 14u girls/16u girls) 2013 World Baseball Classic. Kapler is • Tennis (14u boys/16u boys/ the lone Jewish manager in the Major 14u girls/16u girls) Leagues. Brad Ausmus was fired as • Track and Field (14u boys/16u Tigers manager just before the end of boys/14u girls/16u girls) the season. • • Visual Arts (ArtsFest) • Vocal Performance (ArtsFest) Send sports news to stevestein502004@ yahoo.com. • Volleyball (16u girls)