May 12, 1978 • Page Image 39
…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 12, 1918 39 Basketball Major National Sport in Israel (Continued from Page 36) below the Olympic Games in importance. Parallel to the Maccabia Games, Hapoel also re- newed its own games in 1951, giving them an inter- national flavor. Thus, while the Maccabia Games be- came an international gathering of Jewish athletes (3,000 athletes par- ticipated in 1977) the Hapoel Games which are also held every four ...…

















































