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…acca I • ) I . r -1 [1. I . 'r 1 Hugs, tears and gold medals wrap up the largest JCC Maccabi Games. LONNY GOLDSMITH Staff Writer he 3,200 athletes heard TV sports anchor Jim Berk at the JCC Maccabi Games closing ceremonies speaking I from a portable stage behind the Kahn Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. But most of those who gathered Sunday morning were more concerned about saying their tearful goodbyes to newfound friends fr...…
…Opposite page: The Scharg family ofWest Bloomfield sends off AlichaelWoloshin and I David Rothzeid of Cincinnati. Above: Rochester's Shayla Wallace, left, Rebecca Berent of Long Beach and Judy Hakiel of Rochester, third and fourth from left, bid goodbye to their hosts, Rebecca, David and Mark Kowalsky. Top right: Maccabi dancers perform during the closing ceremonies. Middle right: Jim Berk hosts the closing ceremonies. Bottom right: David ...…
…p maccabi CLOSING TIME from page 22 ceremonies ran late. "It basically said that Jay wouldn't have wanted a moment of silence, but for everyone to have the time of their lives." Josh Lebovic, 13, of West Bloomfield thought the games went well. "I got a chance to meet a lot of new people," he said. He plans on keeping in touch with the athletes from Boston that his family hosted. Many of the coaches enjoyed the chance to meet other Maccabi ...…
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…• West Coast Power >-, Los Angeles cleans up in team medals. (—/ C C C. C LONNY GOLDSMITH StaffWriter p Clockwise top right: Chicago's Dave Rose spikes against Toro , rto. Baltimore's Adam Pelc dives back to first 'is L.A.'s Jason Brown awaits the pickoff throw. Joseph Barron moves the ball upfield for Mexico. Detroit's Lauren Sofen sprints in the 4x100 coed relay. 8/28 1998 26 Detroit Jewish News rior to the kickoff of the Je...…
…Far left: The first signer of the giant Israel 50th b irthday card was Jo Rosen of'West Bloomfield. C Left: Richard Gaster of Long Beach 'Popped a wheelie" on the JCC playground. Le: Robin Kachka of New York braved the Israeli obstacle course. Right: An ancient Israeli at Israeli Night? Below: Rebecca Propper and Emily Moss of Baltimore become Israeli sol- diers at the Wednesday night -social. ,, , 8/28 1998 Detroit Jewish News 27 …
…'Macca bi You've Got A Friend Competitors strike new friendships at Maybury Night Picnic. ROBERT A. SKLAR Editor I t was an old-fashioned barbe- cue — replete with kosher hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burg- ers, chips, Coke and all the trimmings. Other attractions for the 3,200 JCC Maccabi Games competitors on Aug. 20 at Maybury State Park in Northville Township included inflat- able games, hayrides, a DJ and live music from the Teen Angel...…
…/— Top left: Arielle Berlin, Lauren Sofen and Ashley Levine, all of Detroit, go on a hayride. Above and right: The inflatable games drew huge crowds at Maybury. /—' Left: Maccabi athletes square off in a friendly joust. 8/28 1998 Detroit Jewish News 29 …
…• bi Left: Showing off their tokens are Sarah, Noah and Jacob Lewkow of West Bloomfield. Left: Aron Kandinov, 8, of Farmington Hills became balloon boy at the Wednesday social. Right: Getting a Twister workout Wednesday night are L.A. Shira Frankel, center, and Detroit's Monica Fershtinan. O " s • WEST COAST POWER from page 26 regulation time between top seeded L.A. and No. 2 Mid-Island. After a scoreless overtime, L.A. won 4-3 in a p...…
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…JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR Special to The Jewish News . ll around Dr. Gary Wellman lay the injured, battered and bruised victims of the JCC MaccabiGames. To his right was a Philadelphia • sprinter with a possible sprain, to his left a relay anchor from Great Britain with a nasty scrape on his elbow. Over his shoulder brooded a coach from Great Britain. And more injuries were on the way to the tent in the middle of the track and held events at Anderso...…
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…EDITOR'S WATCH We Truly Enjoyed Serving As A Maccabi Host Family Now in their 16th year, the inter- I t was an experience we'll national games are hosted in differ- remember fondly. ent locales around the country each Hosting two athletes for year to inspire camaraderie, sports- the week-long JCC Maccabi manship and Jewish identity. Games was both exhilarating and "They bring Jewish kids together exhausting, but always special. from differen...…
…OPINION An Experience Of Learning those who had ordered kosher meals "to 11 the press on the Teen Mis- please raise their hands." We were going sion 2 Israel, including arti- to Israel. cles from the traveling teens, As I sat on the plane with my atlas, rovides the setting for me to trying to figure out if Israel is in Asia or recount my amazing experience of trav- Africa, my son announced that it is in eling through Israel with my family. A...…
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…U.S. JEWS, BREAK THE SILENCE Yitzhak Rabin courageously pursued a course of peace through the Oslo Peace Accords. The current policy of the Netanyahahu government is wrong. It reverses years of progress between the people of Israel, her Arab neighbors, and the Palestinian people. WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT. We, the undersigned individuals, represent U.S. Jews who want a return to the courageous policies of Yitzhak Rabin. We do not back the poli...…
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