1953 Maccabiah Games

International Jewish multi-sport event 4th Maccabiah 1953 Maccabiah logo.jpg 250 Tel Aviv, Israel 23https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=JPOST19531002-01.1.4&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- 2 October 1953 Jewish Post BrazilChileRhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia 890 18 branches of sportshttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/20/92742000.html?pageNumber=236 MACCABIAH GAMES WILL START TODAY; Athletes From 23 Countries to Compete in the 10-Day Program in Israel The New York Times September 20, 1953 September 29, 1953https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/30/84064389.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false CEREMONY CLOSES MACCABIAH GAMES; U. S. Gets Most Prizes of Any Visiting Nation -- Premier Voices Hope for Future The New York Times Israeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi Ramat Gan Stadium 3rd Maccabiah 5th Maccabiah Eight hundred ninety athletes representing 23 countries competed in the 1953 4th Maccabiah Games, held September 20 to 29, in 18 branches of sports.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/15/83822162.html?pageNumber=40 MACCABIAH TEAM LEAVES; Jewish-American Athletes Will Compete at Tel Aviv Games The New York Times Israeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi opened the Games at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, in front of a crowd of 50,000. American Olympic wrestling champion Henry Wittenburg carried the US flag for Team USA.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/21/84059776.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Jewish Athletes From 23 Nations Attend Maccabiah Games Opening The New York Times At the closing ceremony Prime Minister David Ben Gurion addressed the collected athletes, saying: "Come back to us for the next Maccabiah, and bring along representatives of Romania, Hungary, and Russia," as a crowd of 50,000 cheered. History The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932."The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News. upright|thumb|Israeli postal stamp Notable medalists Ben Helfgott, a concentration camp survivor and later an Olympian, won the weightlifting gold medal in the lightweight class for Great Britain for the second Games in a row.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/BenHelfgott.htm Ben Helfgott jewishsports.net In gymnastics, Olympian Abie Grossfeld of the United States won six gold medals.http://www.maccabiusa.com/history.htm Maccabi USA: History maccabiusa.com 13 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20071116052744/http://www.maccabiusa.com/history.htm 16 November 2007 dead In tennis, U.S. champion Anita Kanter won gold medals for the U.S. in women's doubles with partner Toby Greenberg of the US, and mixed doubles with Grant Golden, and the silver medal in women's singles.http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49956765/ October 2, 1953 · Page 3 The Wisconsin Jewish Chroniclehttps://scjewishsportshof.com/kanter-kappe.html ANITA KANTER-KAPPEl; Tennis - 2014 Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Toby Greenberg also won the silver medal in mixed doubles with partner Pablo Eisenberg. Angela Buxton of Great Britain, who three years later was to win the doubles title at Wimbledon, won the gold medal in women's singles, defeating Kanter in the final.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/27/92744945.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false GOLDEN CAPTURES THIRD TENNIS TITLE; Tops Levy to Complete Sweep of Maccabiah Games Honors -- Miss Kanter Loses The New York Times On the men's side, Grant Golden, who was ranked # 2 in the US that year, captured three gold medals in the men's singles (over South African Davis Cup player Syd Levy), the men's doubles with partner Pablo Eisenberg, and the mixed doubles with Kanter.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/25/83736926.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false GOLDEN AND LEVY IN TEL AVIV FINAL; American Beats Dr. Geller in Maccabiah Tennis as South African Tops Eisenberg The New York TimesNew York Times September 30, 1953New York Times September 25, 1953 Eleazar Davidman competed in men's singles in tennis for Israel.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/24/84061705.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U. S. TRACKMEN SET 2 ISRAELI RECORDS; Rittenburg and Kiwitt Score but Host Squad Adds to Maccabiah Games Lead The New York Times In boxing, Abraham Rosenberg, a concentration camp survivor, won the heavyweight division gold medal. Rozenberg fighting for France lived to that time in Germany, but Germany didn't have a team in that Maccabiah, so Rozenberg fought for France. American Olympic champion Henry Wittenberg won a gold medal in wrestling.Henry Wittenberg, National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed February 3, 2011. Olympian León Genuth of Argentina won the middleweight wrestling championship for the second Games in a row. Fred Oberlander of Canada, former world champion and Olympian, won the Greco-Roman wrestling heavyweight gold medal. In fencing, 3-time Pan American Games gold medalist Allan Kwartler of the US won a gold medal in foil.https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/ajn/1956/11/23/01/article/140/?e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1 ⁨8 Jewish fencers in U.S. Team⁩ |⁩ | 23 November 1956 | the National Library of Israel ⁨The Australian Jewish News British Olympian and world champion Allan Jay won three gold medals, in foil and epee (in the epee final, he defeated America's Ralph Goldstein).https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/26/84425427.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U. S. TENNIS TEAMS TRIUMPH IN ISRAEL; Golden Shares in Maccabiah Doubles Titles With Miss Kanter and Eisenberg The New York Timeshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=883&dat=19540730&id=6vFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1804,1911973 The Canadian Jewish Chronicle news.google.comhttp://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/AllanJay.htm Allan Jay jewishsports.net 2013-10-28 2013-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512121418/http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/AllanJay.htm dead Ralph Cooperman was a medalist for Great Britain in fencing.https://oldcamdenians.info/our-members/obits/ In Memoriamhttp://magazinepre.esra.org.il/blog/post/ralph-cooperman-jewish-fencer Ralph Cooperman – A distinguished Jewish fencer 1927-2009 Esra Magazine Canadian David Silverstone won a bronze medal in epee.16 Oct 1953 Canadian Maccabiah Team 10 The Canadian Jewish Chronicle https://books.google.com/books?id=KPlOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6 Harry Kane of Britain, a future Olympian, won the 400 meter with a games record time of 50.5.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=883&dat=19540730&id=6vFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1804,1911973 Eight Jewish Athletes at BEG The Canadian Jewish Chronicle July 30, 1954 28 October 2013 World record holder Henry Laskau of the United States won a gold medal in race walking.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/HenryLaskau.htm Henry Laskau jewishsports.netJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://www.nytimes.com/1950/08/06/archives/laskau-in-israel-meet-enters-1950-world-maccabiah-games-sept-27oct.html LASKAU IN ISRAEL MEET; Enters 1950 World Maccabiah Games Sept. 27-Oct. 8 August 6, 1950 The New York Times American Olympic discus thrower Vic Frank competed.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/07/19/110067217.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29 The New York Timeshttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/07/19/110067217.html?pageNumber=130 U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29 The New York Timeshttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/02/83853285.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false 78 LOCAL ATHLETES ON MACCABIAH LIST; 102 From Metropolitan Area Will Compete in Games at Tel Aviv This Month The New York Times American Olympian and world record holder in the hammer throw Marty Engel won a gold medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the shot put.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/23/83858145.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U. S. Wins Five Maccabiah Events But Israelis Lead by 14 Points; Engel, Laskau and Goldberg Set Records During Second Day of Meet -- Lampert, Spitzer Also First at Tel Aviv The New York Timeshttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/22/83856109.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false ISRAEL SHOWS WAY, WITH U. S. SECOND; Host Nation Leads Maccabiah Games With 50 Points -- Two Marks Fall to Americans The New York Times Israeli Olympian Arieh Batun-Kleinstub (Naveh) won the gold medal in the high jump.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/09/19/84980866.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Americans Take 5 Events in Maccabiah Games; U.S. TEAM LEADS IN MEN'S DIVISION Stieglitz, Rittenberg, Engel and Herman Triumph for Americans in Israel Coach Urges Switch Rittenberg Double Victor The New York Times The US basketball team won a gold medal, with future NBA player Boris Nachamkin and Ed Weiner playing, and coached by Tubby Raskin of Brooklyn College. Israel won the silver medal, with Olympian Abraham Shneior playing on the team.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/29/83859077.html?pageNumber=33 LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers The New York Times In swimming, future Olympian Shoshana Ribner of Israel won the gold medal in the 400 m crawl, defeating Olympian Zsuzsa Nádor of Great Britain. American Bernie Kahn won a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke. Israeli Olympian Yoav Raanan won a gold medal in high diving, as two-time Olympian Peter J. Elliott of Great Britain won the bronze medal. It was decided to change the duration after this Maccabiah to once every four years, to gain Olympic recognition. Participating communities First-time entries included Brazil, Chile, and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia). The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed, with 23 countries fielding delegations. 13em Argentina alt Austria Australia Belgium Brazil 1889 Canada 1921 (20)https://www.maccabicanada.com/about-us/history-and-milestones/4th-maccabiah-1953 4th Maccabiah Games Maccabi Canada Chile Denmark Finland France West Germany India Ireland Israel (279) Italy Mexico Netherlands Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia South Africa 1928 Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States (120) References External links Summaries of each of the Games https://web.archive.org/web/20170610090448/http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm 2017-06-10 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games Category:Maccabiah Games Category:1950s in Tel Aviv