1950 Maccabiah Games

International Jewish multi-sport event 3rd Maccabiah 1950 Maccabiah logo.jpg 240 Logo of the 3rd Maccabiah Tel Aviv, Israel 20 800 September 27, 1950 October 8, 1950 Ramat Gan Stadium Argentina 1816Australia civilCanada 1921FinlandIndiaIrelandSweden 2nd Maccabiah 4th Maccabiah 2nd Winter Maccabiah The 3rd Maccabiah (he המכביה השלישית) took place during Sukkot from September 27 to October 8, 1950, with 17 countries competing. It was the third edition of the Maccabiah Games and the first held since the independence of the State of Israel; 15 years after the previous Maccabiah.https://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 Israel won the 1950 Maccabiah Games, Great Britain was second, South Africa third, the United States fourth, Canada fifth, and Austria sixth. History thumb|upright|Israeli postal stamp, 1950 The 3rd Maccabiah was originally scheduled to take place three years after the 2nd Maccabiah in Spring of 1935. Preparations began; posters were created;he:המכביה השלישית, תרצ"ח, הכרזה על התחרות לציור פלאקט Hebrew The third Maccabiah, 5698, Announcing the posters drawing competition http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_Heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=96KzFMUry1ERiHgyc6%2ByB1by66y1WwQtu4gUdq%2FOgYizR%2FKLYvyq8MFABsFl6pTJYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=DAV%2f1937%2f10%2f18&page=5&rtl=true 24 February 2014 Davar October 18, 1937 and distinguished guests such as the Chief Rabbi of Romanian Jewry, Jacob Itzhak Niemirower came to Eretz Yisrael. However, for a number of reasons, such as the British Authorities' refusal to approve the games (due to illegal immigration concerns) and the Arab revolt, the games were postponed indefinitely. The Maccabiah was further delayed due to World War II and the 1947–1949 Palestine war. The final date for the third Maccabiah was decided upon at the Third World Congress of Maccabi in December 1948, during the war. At the same meeting it was also agreed that games will not be held on Saturdays and holidays. The 16-day Games opened at a new stadium in Ramat Gan, with the ceremony attended by a crowd of 30,000, and athletes parading before Acting President Yosef Sprinzak and other dignitaries.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/09/28/87244434.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false ISRAEL MEET OPENS ON COLORFUL NOTE; Guns Roar, Athletes Parade and Runner Brings Torch --Events Start Today The New York Times Notable competitors Gold medals were earned by Americans Henry Wittenberg (an Olympic light heavyweight champion) in heavyweight freestyle wrestling, and Frank Spellman (who two years earlier had won a gold medal at the Olympics) in weightlifting.http://njjewishnews.com/article/17891/let-the-games-begin Let the games begin | NJJN 2018-05-18 2013-08-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130809035800/http://njjewishnews.com/article/17891/let-the-games-begin dead https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/05/89756796.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Israel Takes Track Honors, With U.S. Second; AMERICANS BETTER FOUR MORE MARKS Sprint and Mile Relay Teams First--Laskau Takes Walk, Chernock Wins Hurdles ISRAEL GETS 279 POINTS U.S., With 128, Passes South Africa in Jewish Olympics --Lampert, Korik Score The New York Times Former world champion Fred Oberlander of Canada won the silver medal in heavyweight wrestling, unable to compete in the finals due to illness.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/06/89425546.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U.S. SCORES TWICE IN TEL AVIV SWIM; Kurtzman Sets Breast-Stroke Mark, Shapiro Wins Dive-- Israel Soccer Victor The New York Times León Genuth of Argentina, who competed in the Olympics two years later, won the middleweight wrestling gold medal. Max Ordman of South Africa, a future Olympian, won the light heavyweight wrestling gold medal. thumb|220px|Team Great Britain members showing their trophies at the Games. Olympian Henry Laskau (national champion and world record holder) won a gold medal for the U.S. in racewalking at 3,000 m, as former Olympian Irving Mondschein coached the U.S. track and field team.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/HenryLaskau.htm Henry Laskau jewishsports.netJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/09/12/89740565.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false MONDSCHEIN IS NAMED; Will Coach U.S. Track Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel The New York Timeshttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/10/03/89754475.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false U.S. ACES SHATTER 3 MARKS IN ISRAEL; Korik Annexes Decathlon Lead With Record Pole Vault and Then Goes On to Triumph The New York Times In swimming, Olympian Zsuzsa Nádor representing Great Britain (whereas she had represented Hungary at the Olympics) won gold medals in the 100 m back, the 100 m crawl, and the 400 m freestyle. In fencing, Great Britain's Allan Jay, future Olympic silver medalist, won the epee gold medal.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 Times Three-time Pan American Games gold medalists Allan Kwartler (in sabre) and Daniel Bukantz (foil) won medals in fencing, with Bukantz defeating Kwartler for the foil championship in a score of 5-4.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/08/06/305981432.html?pageNumber=141 LASKAU IN ISRAEL MEET; Enters 1950 World Maccabiah Games Sept. 27-Oct. 8 The New York Times 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 Magazinehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=883&dat=19540730&id=6vFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1804,1911973 The Canadian Jewish Chronicle news.google.com Kwartler won the gold medal in sabre.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/29/83859077.html?pageNumber=33 LATE U. 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BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers The New York Times Canada earned 14 medals in its first Games.http://www.maccabiusa.com/history.htm Maccabi USA: History Maccabi Usa/Sports For Israel 22 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20071116052744/http://www.maccabiusa.com/history.htm November 16, 2007 Ben Helfgott, a concentration camp survivor and later an Olympian, won the weightlifting gold medal in the lightweight class for Great Britain.http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/BenHelfgott.htm Ben Helfgott jewishsports.net U.S. table tennis champion, and world championships bronze medalist, Reba Monness competed.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/08/04/305945672.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false Mrs. Moness in Maccabiah The New York Times American Olympian Alex Treves also competed in fencing.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/08/13/113170930.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false ENTER MACCABIAH GAMES; Alex, Edward Treves Will Seek Meet Fencing Laurels The New York Times Participating nations right|thumb|220px Israel won the 1950 Maccabiah Games, Great Britain was second, South Africa third, the United States fourth, Canada fifth, and Austria sixth.https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/09/20/92742000.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false MACCABIAH GAMES WILL START TODAY; Athletes From 23 Countries to Compete in the 10-Day Program in Israel The New York Times Seventeen countries competed. Eight countries entered the competition for the first time, among them Argentina, Canada, India and Sweden. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that country contributed: 13em Argentina 1816 Austria Australia civil Belgium Canada 1921 Czechoslovakia (1)https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/09/27/102270644.html?pageNumber=53 MACCABIAH GAMES WILL OPEN TODAY; Jewish Athletes From Twenty Countries Will Compete in Israel--43 Are From U.S. The New York Times Denmark Finland France West Germany India Ireland Israel (240) Libya 1951 Netherlands South Africa 1928 (54) Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom (94) United States 1912 (43) 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 The 3rd Maccabiah - official documentary Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games Category:Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games, 1950 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games