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The JCC Maccabi Youth Games is an Olympic style event held annually for Jewish youth between the ages of 12 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. 2024 Detroit [ Michigan ] and Houston [ Texas]
The following sports are contested each year.
- Baseball
- In-line hockey
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Table tennis
- Dance
- Golf
- Track & field
- Lacrosse
References
[edit]- ^ International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Home". maccabiusa.com.
- ^ "USOC Affiliated Organizations". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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