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The '''Maccabiah Games''' ({{langx|he|משחקי המכביה}}, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "'''Jewish Olympics'''") is an international [[multi-sport]] event with summer and winter sports competitions featuring [[Jews in Sports|Jews]] and [[Israelis]] regardless of religion. Held every four years in [[Israel]], the Maccabiah Games is considered the foremost sports competition for global Jewry.

With over 10,000 competing athletes, the Maccabiah Games is the third-largest sporting event in the world by number of competitors, behind the [[Olympics]] and the [[FIFA World Cup]].<ref name=autogenerated5>[http://www.ottawasun.com/2017/06/11/levine-inducted-into-jewish-sports-hall-as-maccabiah-athletes-feted-at-jc "Levine inducted into Jewish sports hall as Maccabiah athletes feted at JC,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729140045/http://www.ottawasun.com/2017/06/11/levine-inducted-into-jewish-sports-hall-as-maccabiah-athletes-feted-at-jc |date=July 29, 2017}} ''Ottawa Sun''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/07/record_number_of_new_jersey_at.html|title=80 N.J. athletes head to Maccabiah Games in Israel, world's third-largest sporting event|work=NJ.com|date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327141110/http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2013/07/record_number_of_new_jersey_at.html|archive-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Aharoni|first=Oren|title=Biggest Maccabiah ever begins Thursday|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4404552,00.html|access-date=February 20, 2014|newspaper=[[Ynet News]]|date=July 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114718/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4404552,00.html|archive-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="huff2">{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Anav|title=Maccabiah Games: Uniting Jewish Athletes Across the World|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anav-silverman/maccabiah-games-uniting-j_b_3632902.html|access-date=February 20, 2014|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=July 22, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025215035/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anav-silverman/maccabiah-games-uniting-j_b_3632902.html|archive-date=October 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/sports/basketball/amare-stoudemire-to-revisit-israel-as-a-maccabi-coach.html?_r=0 "Amar'e Stoudemire to Revisit Israel as a Maccabi Coach,"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220150435/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/sports/basketball/amare-stoudemire-to-revisit-israel-as-a-maccabi-coach.html?_r=0 |date=December 20, 2016}} ''The New York Times''.</ref><ref name="NY">[http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/records-fall-before-maccabiah-games-even-begin/ "Records Fall Before Maccabiah Games Even Begin; U.S. squad is largest ever in what officials say is 'a life-changing experience',"<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702203612/http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/records-fall-before-maccabiah-games-even-begin/ |date=July 2, 2017}} ''Jewish Week''.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2013/July/Maccabiah-Games-Welcome-9000-Athletes/|title=Maccabiah Games Welcome 9,000 Athletes – Christian News 24–7 – CBN.com<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=cbn.com|access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213754/http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2013/July/Maccabiah-Games-Welcome-9000-Athletes/|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> The Maccabiah Games were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the [[International Olympic Committee]] in 1961.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTHRB6Fj_4gC&q=maccabiah+games+olympics+regional+sport+event&pg=PA56|title=Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry|author=Helen Jefferson Lenskyj|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2012|isbn=9781137291158}}</ref><ref name=bard>Bard and Schwartz, p. 84.</ref><ref name=MaccabiAu>{{cite web|title=History of the Maccabiah Games|url=http://www.maccabi.com.au/Maccabiah/Page/1591/Maccabiah-Games-History/History-of-the-Maccabiah-Games.cfm|publisher=Maccabi Australia|access-date=February 16, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224232432/http://www.maccabi.com.au/Maccabiah/Page/1591/Maccabiah-Games-History/History-of-the-Maccabiah-Games.cfm|archive-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

Organized by the [[Maccabi World Union]], the first games were held in 1932.<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Us – Maccabiah|url=http://www.maccabiah.com/about-us|publisher=Maccabiah|access-date=February 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329005047/http://www.maccabiah.com/about-us|archive-date=March 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name=world364>Nauright, p. 364.</ref><ref name="Haaretz1" />

The next Maccabiah Games were supposed to be held in Israel between July 1, 2025 and July 22, 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upcoming Games – Maccabi USA |url=https://maccabiusa.com/upcoming-games/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> but were postponed to the summer of 2026 due to the [[Iran–Israel war]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sports |first=ynet |date=2025-06-16 |title=Due to security situation Maccabiah Games postponed to summer 2026 |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rthhvb8vc |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref>

==Games==
Originally, the Maccabiah was held every three years. Since the [[1953 Maccabiah Games]], the event has generally been held every four years, in the year following the [[Olympic Games]].

The Maccabiah Games are open to [[List of Jews in sports|Jewish athletes]] from around the world, as well as to all Israeli athletes regardless of ethnicity or religion.<ref name="Haaretz1">{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=Ilan|title=Arab athletes at the Maccabiah: Going for gold, seeking recognition|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/maccabiah-2013/.premium-1.534619|access-date=February 16, 2014|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=July 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301233904/http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/maccabiah-2013/.premium-1.534619|archive-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Porat|first=Avinoam|title=Arab Israeli wins Maccabiah gold|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111132,00.html|access-date=February 16, 2014|newspaper=[[Ynet]]|date=June 11, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225101647/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111132,00.html|archive-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref>

Competitions at the Maccabiah are organized into four divisions:<ref name="world364" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Leah Levey Set to Compete at Maccabiah Games in Israel Next Month|url=http://athletics.case.edu/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130621989jlj|publisher=Case Western Reserve University|access-date=February 16, 2014|date=June 21, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140216134339/http://athletics.case.edu/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130621989jlj|archive-date=February 16, 2014}}</ref> 1) Open (Seniors); 2) Juniors; 3) Masters; and 4) Disabled. The Games are organized by the [[Maccabi World Union]].

== Etymology ==
The name ''Maccabiah'' was chosen after [[Judah Maccabee]], a Jewish leader who defended his country from King [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes|Antiochus]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Spirit of Judah Maccabee strides into the present day|url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1997/hanukkah/maccabiah.games/|publisher=CNN|access-date=February 16, 2014|date=December 24, 1997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924190205/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1997/hanukkah/maccabiah.games/|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> [[Modi'in]], Judah's birthplace, is also the starting location of the torch that lights the flames at the opening ceremony, a tradition that started at the [[4th Maccabiah]].<ref name="bard" />

==History==
{{Main|History of the Maccabiah Games}}

[[File:1st Maccabiah.jpg|thumb|[[1932 Maccabiah Games|First Maccabiah Games]]]]
[[File:1st Maccabiah, Tel Aviv.jpg|thumb|right|Delegations in the streets of [[Tel Aviv]] during the parade of the 1st Maccabiah.]]

The Maccabiah Games were the result of a proposal put forward by [[Yosef Yekutieli]] in 1929 at the ''Maccabi World Congress''. Yekutieli, who heard about the [[Stockholm Olympics]], wanted to form a representation for [[Eretz Yisrael]]. Following the appointment of the new [[High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan|British Palestine High Commissioner]], Sir [[Arthur Grenfell Wauchope]], the Maccabiah got the go-ahead.

The [[1st Maccabiah]] opened on March 28, 1932.<ref name="mendel31">Mendelsohn p. 31.</ref> The [[Maccabiah Stadium]] in [[Tel Aviv]], which was built with donations, was filled to capacity. Roughly 400 athletes from 18 countries took part in everything from swimming, football, and handball, to various athletics. In the first Games, the Polish delegation took first place.<ref name="mendel31" />

The Maccabiah Games were intended to take place at an interval of three years. Following the success of the first Games, the [[2nd Maccabiah]] was held from April 2 to 10, 1935, despite official opposition by the British Mandatory government. Over 1,300 athletes from 28 nations participated. The [[3rd Maccabiah]], which was originally scheduled for spring of 1938,<ref name="bard" /> was postponed until 1950 due to British concerns of large-scale illegal immigration,<ref name="bard" /> [[World War II]], and the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].<ref>Nauright, p. 365.</ref> It became the first Maccabiah to be held after the establishment of the [[State of Israel]].

Starting from the [[4th Maccabiah]], the games were changed to take place every four years in the year following the [[Olympics]] and since 1953, the Games have taken place every four years, with the exception of the 21st Maccabiah, which was postponed for one year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].  The [[15th Maccabiah|15th edition]] was marred by what became known as the [[Maccabiah bridge collapse|Maccabiah bridge disaster]], when a temporary bridge built for the march of athletes at the opening ceremony collapsed, plunging about 100 members of the Australian delegation into the waters of the [[Yarkon River]]. Four athletes were killed, and 63 injured.<ref>Nauright, p. 366.</ref><ref name="bard85">Bard and Schwartz, p. 85.</ref> More than 5,000 participants from over 50 countries competed in those Games.<ref name="bard85" />

[[File:President Biden launched the 21st Maccabiah Games.jpg|thumb|[[US President Joe Biden]], together with President [[Issac Herzog]] and Prime Minister [[Yair Lapid]], at the Opening Ceremonies of the [[2022 Maccabiah Games]].]]Over the last two decades, the number of participants grew to 9,000 athletes in the [[19th Maccabiah]], from 78 countries, making it the 3rd-largest sporting event in the world and the second largest sporting event in 2013, behind the [[2013 Summer Universiade]].<ref name="huff2" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sinai |first=Allon |url=http://www.jpost.com/Sports/WATCH-LIVE-The-opening-ceremony-of-19th-Maccabiah-Games-2013-320291 |title=The opening ceremony of 19th Maccabiah Games 2013 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post |date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=January 3, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104214034/http://www.jpost.com/Sports/WATCH-LIVE-The-opening-ceremony-of-19th-Maccabiah-Games-2013-320291 |archive-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> It is a forum for Jewish athletes to meet and convene, and provides the athletes with opportunities to explore Israel and Jewish history.<ref name="about" />

Approximately 10,000 athletes, from 80 countries, were expected to compete in 42 sports categories in the [[2022 Maccabiah Games|21st Maccabaiah]]. It was reportedly the world's largest sporting event in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel prepares for Maccabiah, 2022's largest world sporting event |url=https://www.jpost.com/israeli-news/sports/article-711555 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=July 9, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[President of the United States]] [[Joe Biden]] attended the opening ceremonies, cheering on the U.S. delegation of 1,400 athletes—larger than the U.S. delegation to the [[2021 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref name="auto442">{{cite web |title=Israel prepares for Maccabiah, 2022's largest world sporting event |url=https://www.jpost.com/israeli-news/sports/article-711555 |website=The Jerusalem Post|date=July 9, 2022 }}</ref> This made him the first American president to attend the Maccabiah Games.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Biden is first US president to attend Maccabiah 'Jewish Olympics' |newspaper=J |url=https://jweekly.com/2022/07/15/biden-becomes-first-us-president-to-make-an-appearance-at-the-maccabiah-jewish-olympics/ |last1=Wilensky |first1=David A. M. }}</ref>

==Editions of World Maccabiah==
The following is an overview of the Games:

===Summer Maccabiah===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! # !! Year !! Date !! Main Venue !! Nations !! Athletes !! Sports !! Ref 
|-
! [[1932 Maccabiah Games|1]] !! 1932 
| align=left| 28 March–6 April || rowspan="2" align="left" | [[Maccabiah Stadium]] || 27 || 390 || 16 || <ref>{{cite web|title=First Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/first-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1935 Maccabiah Games|2]] !! 1935 
| align=left| 2–10 April || 28 || 1,250 || 18 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Second Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/second-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1950 Maccabiah Games|3]] !! 1950 
| align=left| 28 September–11 October || rowspan="13" align="left" | [[Ramat Gan Stadium]] || 20 || 800 || 17 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Third Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/third-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1953 Maccabiah Games|4]] !! 1953 
| align=left| 22–29 September || 22 || 892 || 19 || <ref name="User 1953">{{cite web|title=Fourth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|date=1953-09-20|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/fourth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1957 Maccabiah Games|5]] !! 1957 
| align=left| 15–24 September || 20 || 980 || 19 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Fifth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/fifth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1961 Maccabiah Games|6]] !! 1961 
| align=left| 29 August–5 September || 27 || 1,000 || 20 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Sixth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/sixth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1965 Maccabiah Games|7]] !! 1965 
| align=left| 23–31 August || 27 || 1,200 || 22 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Seventh Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/seventh-maccabiah}}</ref> 
|-
! [[1969 Maccabiah Games|8]] !! 1969 
| align=left| 28 July–7 August || 27 || 1,450 || 22 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Eighth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/eighth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1973 Maccabiah Games|9]] !! 1973 
| align=left| 9–19 July || 26 || 1,500 || 23 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Ninth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/ninth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1977 Maccabiah Games|10]] !! 1977 
| align=left| 12–21 July || 34 || 2,700 || 26 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Tenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/tenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1981 Maccabiah Games|11]] !! 1981 
| align=left| 6–16 July || 34 || 3,450 || 30 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Eleventh Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/eleventh-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1985 Maccabiah Games|12]] !! 1985 
| align=left| 15–25 July || 37 || 3,700 || 28 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Twelfth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/twelfth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1989 Maccabiah Games|13]] !! 1989 
| align=left| 3–13 July || 45 || 4,400 || 32 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Thirteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|date=2009-09-06|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/thirteenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1993 Maccabiah Games|14]] !! 1993 
| align=left| 5–15 July || 48 || 5,100 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Fourteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/fourteenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[1997 Maccabiah Games|15]] !! 1997 
| align=left| 14–24 July || 33 || 5,500 || 34 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|date=2009-09-07|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/fifteenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[2001 Maccabiah Games|16]] !! 2001 
| align=left| 16–23 July ||align=left| [[Teddy Stadium]] || 49 || 2,200 || || <ref>{{cite web|title=Sixteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/sixteenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[2005 Maccabiah Games|17]] !! 2005 
| align=left| 11–23 July ||align=left rowspan=2| Ramat Gan Stadium|| 55 || 7,300 || || <ref>{{citation|title=Seventeenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/seventeenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[2009 Maccabiah Games|18]] !! 2009 
| align=left| 13–23 July || 55 || 7,510 || 33 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Eighteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/eighteenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[2013 Maccabiah Games|19]] !! 2013 
| align=left| 18–30 July ||align=left rowspan=3| Teddy Stadium || 77 || 7,500 || 34 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Nineteenth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/nineteenth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[2017 Maccabiah Games|20]] !! 2017 
| align=left| 4–17 July || 85 || 10,000 || 45 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Twentieth Maccabiah|website=Maccabiah 21|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/maccabiah/maccabiah-history/twentieth-maccabiah}}</ref>
|-
! [[2022 Maccabiah Games|21]] !! 2022 
| align=left| 12–26 July || 80 || 10,000 || 47 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Maccabiah 21|website=Maccabiah|url=https://www.maccabiah.com/en/}}</ref>
|-
! [[2026 Maccabiah Games|22]] !! 2026 
| align=left| July ||  ||  ||  || 
|}

=== Winter Maccabiah ===
[[File:Maccabiah Bronze Medal.jpg|thumb|Bronze medal from the winter games in Banska Bystrica, 1936, in the [[Jewish Museum of Switzerland]]'s collection.]]
Prior to World War II there was an attempt to organize a winter Maccabiah. Due to the relatively warm temperatures in Palestine, the winter Maccabiot were organized in European nations. The [[1st Winter Maccabiah]] was held in [[Zakopane]], [[Poland]], February 2 to 5, 1933.<ref name=mendel26>Mendelsohn p. 26.</ref><ref name=Hanak1>Hanak. p. 1.</ref> The games were met with great opposition; the ''[[Gazeta Warszawska]]'' newspaper encouraged Polish youth to intervene during the games to prevent the "Jewification of Polish winter sports venues".<ref name=mendel26 />

A second attempt at the winter games was relatively successful. The [[2nd Winter Maccabiah]] took place February 18 to 22, 1936, in [[Banská Bystrica]] (then [[Czechoslovakia]]).<ref name=Hanak1 /> At the games, 2,000 athletes from 12 nations participated.<ref>Hanak. p. 2.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Austria Wins Skiing Event in Winter Maccabiah|url=http://www.jta.org/1936/02/21/archive/austria-wins-skiing-event-in-winter-maccabiah|access-date=February 22, 2014|newspaper=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]|date=February 21, 1936|author=Unknown|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305064223/http://www.jta.org/1936/02/21/archive/austria-wins-skiing-event-in-winter-maccabiah|archive-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref> 

For 85 years, these were the only winter Maccabiah games to be held and the only two Maccabiot that did not take place in the [[Land of Israel]]. During these years, the [[Maccabi World Union|Maccabi]] did run smaller regional winter games. Then, the [[3rd Winter Maccabiah]] took place from January 1 to 9, 2023, in [[Ruhpolding]], Germany. At the games, 400 athletes from 20 nations participated.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! # !! Year !! Host !! Athletes !! Nations
|-
! 1 !! [[1933 Maccabiah Games|1933]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Zakopane]] || 250 || 8
|-
! 2 !! [[1936 Maccabiah Games|1936]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Banská Bystrica]] || 2,000 || 12
|-
! 3 !! [[2023 Maccabiah Games|2023]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ruhpolding]] || 400 || 20
|}

==Regional Maccabiah==
===European Maccabiah===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Year !! Host !! Athletes
|-
! 1 !! 1929
| align=left| {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Prague]] || 
|-
! 2 !! 1930
| align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Antwerp]] || 
|-
! 3 !! 1959
| align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Copenhagen]] || 
|-
! 4 !! 1963
| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA|1958}} [[Lyon]] || 
|-
! 5 !! 1979
| align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Leicester]] || 
|-
! 6 !! 1983
| align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Antwerp]] || 
|-
! 7 !! 1987
| align=left| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Copenhagen]] || 
|-
! 8 !! 1991
| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Marseille]] || 
|-
! 9 !! 1995
| align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]] || 
|-
! 10 !! 1999
| align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling]] || 
|-
! 11 !! 2003
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Antwerp]] || 
|-
! 12 !! 2007
| align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] || style="text-align:center" | 1,800
|-
! 13 !! 2011
| align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna]] || style="text-align:center" | 2,000
|-
! 14 !! [[European Maccabi Games 2015|2015]]
| align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]] || style="text-align:center" | 2,000
|-
! 15 !! 2019
| align=left| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]] || style="text-align:center" | 3,000
|-
! 16 !! 2023
| || 
|}

===Pan American Maccabi Games===
Latin American Maccabi's (CLAM), called Jorge Newbery Pan American Maccabi Games or Pan American Maccabiah from 1966:<ref>[http://maccabi.org/pan-american-maccabi-games Pan American Maccabi Games]
Retrieved 21 March 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2012/04/10/sports/doc4f846dd7799bf568034682.txt Mainline Media News] Retrieved 21 March 2014.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Year !! Host
|-
! 1 !! 1966
| align=left| {{flagicon|BRA|1960}} [[São Paulo]]
|-
! 2 !! 
| align=left| 
|-
! 3 !! 
| align=left| 
|-
! 4 !! 1979
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico City]]
|-
! 5 !! 1983
| align=left| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}
|-
! 6 !! 1987
| align=left| {{flagicon|VEN|1954}} [[Caracas]]
|-
! 7 !! 1991
| align=left| {{flagicon|URU}}
|-
! 8 !! 1995
| align=left| {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Buenos Aires]]
|-
! 9 !! 1999
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! 10 !! 2003
| align=left| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Santiago de Chile]]
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! 11 !! 2007
| align=left| {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} [[Buenos Aires]]
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! 12 !! 2011
| align=left| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo]]
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! 13 !! 2015
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! 14 !! 2019
| align=left| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico City]]
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! 15 !! 2023
| align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Buenos Aires]]
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===Oceania Maccabiah (Junior Carnival)===

The Maccabi Junior Carnivals are a sporting event held for the Jewish youth of [[Australia]] or [[New Zealand]]. It has been held annually since 1982, usually in January.<ref>[http://www.maccabi.com.au/index.cfm Maccabi Games index]{{dead link|date=December 2022}}</ref>

Venues were:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130420190140/http://www.maccabi.com.au/Page/1981/Junior-Carnival-History/Junior-Carnival-History.cfm Junior Carnival History]</ref>

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# [[Sydney]] 1982
# [[Perth]] 1983
# [[Melbourne]] 1984
# Sydney 1986
# [[Brisbane]] 1987
# [[Adelaide]] 1988
# Sydney 1989
# Perth 1990
# Melbourne 1991
# Sydney 1992
# Perth 1993
# Melbourne 1994
# Sydney 1995
# Melbourne 1996
# Perth 1997
# Sydney 1998
# Melbourne 1999
# Perth 2000
# Sydney 2001
# Melbourne 2002
# Perth 2003
# [[Auckland]] 2004
# Sydney 2005
# Perth 2006
# Melbourne 2007
# Auckland 2008
# Sydney 2009
# Perth 2010
# Melbourne 2011
# Brisbane 2012
# Sydney 2013
# Perth 2014
# Melbourne 2015
# Sydney 2016
# Sydney 2017
# Melbourne 2018
# Sydney 2019
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== Ceremonies ==
[[File:The flag of the World Zionist Movement at Maccabiah 2013.JPG|thumb|right|The World Maccabi Movement flag during the opening ceremony of the [[2013 Maccabiah Games|19th Maccabiah]].]]
The '''Maccabiah ceremonies''' are two ceremonial events that take place during the first and last days of the [[Maccabiah]] games. The ceremonies are an important part of the [[Jewish culture]] in Israel and the [[Zionist movement]]. The ceremonies of the Maccabiah trace their roots to the Olympic Games of the early 20th century. As such, they share many similarities.

The Maccabiah opening ceremony, which is organized by the [[Maccabi World Union]], has recently been presented in English, Hebrew, and Spanish.

=== Opening ===
[[File:OpeningCeremonyMaccabiah17.JPG|thumb|left|Opening ceremony of the [[17th Maccabiah]].]]
The opening ceremonies represent the official commencement of the Maccabiah. Some sports however, such as golf and rugby, might start prior to the opening ceremonies in order to finish on time.

The opening ceremony for the first Games was held at the new [[Maccabiah Stadium]]. The Stadium, which is located next to the [[Yarkon River]] in [[Tel Aviv]], was finished just the night before. The Stadium also hosted the 2nd Maccabiah in 1935. For the [[1950 Maccabiah Games|3rd Maccabiah]], the opening ceremony took place in a new [[Ramat Gan Stadium|stadium in Ramat Gan]]. The stadium has been hosting the opening ceremonies of the Maccabiah ever since, with the exception of the [[16th Maccabiah|16th]], [[19th Maccabiah|19th]], and [[2017 Maccabiah Games|20th Maccabiah Games]] which were held in [[Teddy Stadium]], [[Jerusalem]].

[[File:US delegation at the Maccabiah Games 2013.JPG|thumb|right|The United States delegation to the [[2013 Maccabiah Games|19th Maccabiah]]; with 1,106 people, the second-largest delegation (after Israel).]]
The ceremonies often start with the introduction of the active participants of the [[Maccabi youth movement]]. After the parade of nations, the opening ceremony continues on with a presentation of artistic displays of music, singing, dance, and theater representative of the Jewish culture. In recent games, Jewish singers from around the world participated in the opening ceremony. For example, in 2013, [[Grammy Award]]-winner [[Miri Ben-Ari]] and [[The X Factor (U.S. TV series)|''X Factor'']] USA finalist [[Carly Rose Sonenclar]] performed at the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch the Maccabiah Opening Ceremonies|url=http://www.jewishexponent.com/blog/watch-the-maccabiah-opening-ceremonies|work=July 18, 2013|publisher=[[The Jewish Exponent]]|access-date=February 20, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224164906/http://www.jewishexponent.com/blog/watch-the-maccabiah-opening-ceremonies|archive-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

==== Parade of Nations ====
{{See also|Olympic Games ceremony#Parade of Nations|l1=Parade of Nations at the Olympic Games}}
Just like at the Olympics, the Maccabiah starts out with a "Parade of Nations", during which most participating athletes march into the stadium, country by country. The countries enter the stadium in accordance with the [[Hebrew alphabet]]. The parade of nations, in contrast to some other games, include junior and disabled athletes who also partake in the competitions. In accordance with the Maccabiah's tradition, the Israeli delegation always enters last.

=== Closing ===
The closing ceremony of the Maccabiah Games takes place after all sporting events have concluded. Typically, a member of Maccabi or some other well-known figure makes the closing speech and the Games officially close. The ceremony includes large artistic displays of music, singing, and dance. Various Jewish singers perform during the closing ceremony. In recent years, the closing ceremonies included popular musicians and live music and dancing.

=== Medal presentation ===
A medal ceremony is held after each Maccabiah event is concluded. The winner, second, and third-place competitors or teams stand on top of a three-tiered rostrum to be awarded their respective medals. Medals are awarded by an official Maccabi member.

=== Ceremony hosts ===

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! Year
! Hosts (s)
|-
|[[1981 Maccabiah Games|1981]]
| {{ill|Azaria Rapoport|he|עזריה רפופורט|vertical-align=sup}} (Closing{{as of?|date=May 2024}})
|-
|[[2005 Maccabiah Games|2005]]
| [[Becky Griffin]] and {{ill|Rodrigo Gonzales|he|רודריגו גונזלס|vertical-align=sup}}
|-
|[[2009 Maccabiah Games|2009]]
| {{ill|Galit Giat|he|גלית גיאת|vertical-align=sup}} and {{ill|Michael HarPaz|he|מייקל הרפז|vertical-align=sup}}
|-
|[[2013 Maccabiah Games|2013]]
| Miri Nevo and Dana Grotsky
|-
|[[2017 Maccabiah Games|2017]]
|{{unbulleted list|[[Noa Tishby]] and Miri Nevo (Opening) | [[Bar Refaeli]] (Closing)}} 
|-
|[[2022 Maccabiah Games|2022]]
|{{unbulleted list|[[Yael Bar Zohar]] and Niv Raskin (Opening)}} 
|}

== Sports ==
[[File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - The Winners of the 10,000 M Walk.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Shaul Ladany]] (center), winner of the [[10 kilometres race walk|10 kilometre walk]], on podium during [[8th Maccabiah Games]] at [[Ramat Gan Stadium]] (1969).]]
[[File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Israeli High Jumping Champion Gideon Harmat.jpg|thumb|Israeli [[high jump]]ing champion Gideon Harmat, a silver medalist at the [[1981 Maccabiah Games|11th Maccabiah]].]]
{{Main|Maccabiah sports}}
The Maccabiah Games recognize all 28 current Olympic sports, plus a number of other sports such as [[chess]], [[cricket]], and [[netball]]. In contrast with the [[Olympic Games]] and other major international sporting events, the Maccabiah rules regarding accepting new sports are very lenient. New sports are accepted to the Maccabiah Games provided that competitions will only take place if at least four delegations bring competitors for that sport (three in the case of female sports, as well as the junior divisions).<ref>[http://www.maccabiah17.com/Images/Links/Basic%20Rules%20.pdf 17th Maccabiah Basic Regulations] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023144/http://www.maccabiah17.com/Images/Links/Basic%20Rules%20.pdf |date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> As a result, the Maccabiah has held various unique competitions such as [[duplicate bridge]].

[[Karate]], not yet on the Olympic schedule, made its debut in 1977 at the 10th Maccabiah Games. The requisite number of initial countries signed on and agreed to send delegations. Since 1977, karate has participated uninterrupted. Although at the beginning karate was only contested in the fighting or [[kumite]] category, forms or [[kata]] was included in 1981. In 1985, women's karate was added. Junior and youth categories made their debut in 2009. The [[World Karate Federation]], a member of the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC), oversees and supervises the rules of karate competition at the Maccabiah.

The Maccabiah Games are organized into four divisions: Open, Junior, Masters, and Paralympics.

* Open – The Open games are generally unlimited in age, and are intended for the best athletes from each delegation, bound by the governing international rules in each sport.
* Junior – The Junior Maccabiah games are open to any qualifying athlete aged 15–18.
* Masters – The Masters games are for older competitors; they are divided into a number of different age categories.
* Paralympic – The Paralympic games are generally open to all athletes with a range of physical and intellectual disabilities. Past games included [[Para-cycling classification|Para-cycling]], [[Paralympic swimming]], [[Para table tennis]], [[Half Marathon]], and [[Wheelchair Basketball]].

In recent Maccabiot there has been a renewed interest in introducing new sports to the Maccabiah. In the [[15th Maccabiah]] Games, [[ice hockey]] was first introduced. Ice hockey was not included in immediately subsequent games, but returned in the [[19th Maccabiah]]. [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] became an official sport in the [[10th Maccabiah]] Games in 1977. The 19th Maccabiah was also granted provisional approval for [[dressage]] and [[Show jumping|jumping]] competitions from the [[International Equestrian Federation|FEI]].<ref>{{cite news|title=FEI Grants Approval for Horse Sports at Maccabiah Games|url=http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=20003|access-date=February 20, 2014|date=March 2, 2013|newspaper=Dressage News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224111234/http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=20003|archive-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref>

== Champions and medalists ==
{{Main|Lists of Maccabiah Games medalists}}

===Notable participants===
[[File:Jason Lezak 1.JPG|right|thumb|220px|Four-time Olympic gold medalist [[Jason Lezak]] at the [[2009 Maccabiah Games]].]]
[[File:Zach Hyman Maccabi Games.jpg|right|thumb|220px|NHL hockey player [[Zach Hyman]] and brother Spencer helped Team Canada win a gold medal at the [[2013 Maccabiah Games]].]]
Athletes who have competed in the Maccabiah Games include many Olympic gold medalists, world champions, and world record holders. Among them have been [[Mark Spitz]], [[Lenny Krayzelburg]], [[Jason Lezak]], [[Marilyn Ramenofsky]], and [[Anthony Ervin]] (swimming); [[Mitch Gaylord]], [[Abie Grossfeld]], [[Ágnes Keleti]], [[Valery Belenky]], [[Kerri Strug]] and [[Linoy Ashram]] (gymnastics); [[Ernie Grunfeld]], [[Danny Schayes]], (coaches); [[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]], [[Nat Holman]], and [[Dolph Schayes]] (basketball); [[Carina Benninga]] (field hockey); [[Lillian Copeland]], [[Gerry Ashworth]], and [[Gary Gubner]] (track and field); [[Angela Buxton]], [[Brad Gilbert]], [[Julie Heldman]], [[Allen Fox]], [[Nicolás Massú]], and [[Dick Savitt]] (tennis); [[Angelica Rozeanu]] (table tennis); [[Sergey Sharikov]], [[Vadim Gutzeit]], [[Soren Thompson]], and [[Mariya Mazina]] (fencing); [[Isaac Berger]] and [[Frank Spellman]] (weightlifting); [[Lindsey Durlacher]], [[Jason Goldman]], [[Fred Oberlander]], and [[Henry Wittenberg]] (wrestling); [[Max Fried]] and [[Dean Kremer]] (baseball); [[Donald Spero]] and [[Michael Oren]] (rowing); [[Bruce Fleisher]], Oren Geri, Ron “Racehorse” Smith (golf); [[Adam Bacher]], [[Dennis Gamsy]], [[Neil Rosendorff]], [[Marshall Rosen]], [[Bob Herman (cricketer)|Bob Herman]] (cricket);<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152532.html | title=Israeli cricket | work=[[Wisden]] | date=1975 | access-date=November 3, 2019 | author=Prittie, Terence}}</ref> [[Boris Gelfand]] and [[Judit Polgár]] (chess); [[Irwin Cotler]] (ping pong); [[Marcelo Lipatin]], [[Jeff Agoos]], and [[Jonathan Bornstein]] (association football); [[Steve March Tormé]] (fast-pitch softball); [[Shawn Lipman]] (rugby); [[Dov Sternberg]] (karate);  and [[Ori Sasson]] (judo).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/palm/fl-jjpn-waterpolo-0607-20170531-story.html|title=Water polo among sports to be contested at Maccabiah Games|first=Randall P.|last=Lieberman|website=sun-sentinel.com|date=May 31, 2017 |access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806180341/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/palm/fl-jjpn-waterpolo-0607-20170531-story.html|archive-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maccabi.org/maccabiah|title=Maccabiah|website=Maccabi World Union|access-date=May 4, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003031418/http://www.maccabi.org/maccabiah|archive-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>

== Participating nations ==
[[File:Countries at the Maccabiah.svg|thumb|450px|left|{{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} – Countries that participated in the 19th Maccabiah (2013).<br />{{Color box|#FFFF00|border=darkgray}} – Past participants.]]
{{Main|List of participating nations at the Maccabiah}}
The Maccabiah Games have grown into one of the world's largest sporting events, with 85 participating countries in the current edition of the Maccabiah. Below is a list of countries that participated in the most recent games in 2017. Scroll down for participating nations from the 2014 edition and other games<ref>{{cite web|title=Games / Competitions|url=http://www.maccabiah.com/en/games-competitions|publisher=The Maccabiah|access-date=February 20, 2014|date=July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320064705/http://www.maccabiah.com/en/games-competitions|archive-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref>

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Early games featured many delegations from the [[Arab nations]]. [[Iran]], a Muslim, but not Arab country, which debuted at the [[7th Maccabiah]], stopped participating after the [[Iranian Revolution]].

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==See also==
* [[Arab Games]]
* [[Islamic Solidarity Games]]
* [[Maccabi Australia]]
* [[Sport in Israel]]
* [[Muscular Judaism]]
* [[Judenklub]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

=== Works cited ===
* {{cite book|author=Mendelsohn, Ezra|author-link=:he:עזרא מנדלסון|title=Jews and the Sporting Life : Studies in Contemporary Jewry XXIII|date=March 31, 2009|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0195382914}}
* {{cite book|title=Physical education and sport in the Jewish history and culture : proceedings of an international seminar|date=July 1981|publisher=Conference publication|location=Netanya, Israel|author=Simri, Uriel|oclc=25200212|lccn=83112598|ol=3206919M}}
** {{cite book|title=The Maccabi—Maccabiah Winter Games in 1933 and 1936|author=Hanak, Arthur}}
* {{cite book|title=Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|author=Nauright, John|date=April 6, 2012 |edition=illustrated|editor=John Nauright, Charles Parrish|isbn=9781598843002|oclc=814221941}}
* {{cite book|title=One Thousand and One Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel|year=2005|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|isbn=9780742543584|lccn=2005-012466|oclc=60188587|page=84|author=Mitchell Geoffrey Bard|author2=Moshe Schwartz}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://maccabiah.com/}}
*[http://videos.arte.tv/de/videos/oesterreich_makkabi_games-4216336.html TV report on the Maccabiah Games in Vienna] {{in lang |de}}
*[http://www.emg2015.de/ European Maccabi Games 2015 Official Website]
*[http://www.jewishsports.net/the_maccabiah_games.htm Summaries of each of the games] at [http://www.jewishsports.net/ Jewish Sports]
*[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1097923.html Jewish swimmer to skip world championship for Maccabiah]
*[http://www.archives.mod.gov.il/sites/English/Exhibitions/Pages/The-Maccabiyah-Games.aspx The Maccabiyah Games – a sportive best regards from the fifties, Exhibition in the IDF&defense establishment archives]
*Jacob Gurvis (July 22, 2022).  [https://m.jpost.com/diaspora/article-712838 "How the Maccabiah Games supported a Jewish family in the face of tragedy,"] [[The Jerusalem Post]]
*Sophia Solomon, Sharon Pardo & Hila Zahavi, [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23739770.2025.2460867 The Maccabiah Games: The Evolution of Jewish Sports Diplomacy and the Jewish State], '''Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs''', Israel Council on Foreign Relations, 2025

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