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| Name = 7th Maccabiah
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| Host city = [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]]
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| Opening ceremony = August 23, 1965<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/24/101563960.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]</ref>
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| Officially opened by = Prime Minister [[Levi Eshkol]]<ref name="auto"/>
| Officially opened by = Prime Minister [[Levi Eshkol]]<ref name="auto"/>
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==History==
==History==
The Maccabiah Games are named in honor of the Jewish [[Maccabees]], who in the [[2nd century BC]] revolted against King [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]] who was trying to abolish Judaism.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/22/96715538.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]</ref>
The Maccabiah Games are named in honor of the Jewish [[Maccabees]], who in the [[2nd century BC]] revolted against and defeated the superior armies of King [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]], who was trying to abolish Judaism.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/22/96715538.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]</ref><ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/24/101563960.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]</ref>


The Maccabiah Games were first held in [[1932 Maccabiah Games|1932]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecjn.ca/perspectives/20th-maccabiah-games-pt-1/|title=A brief history of the Maccabiah Games|date=June 19, 2017|website=The Canadian Jewish News}}</ref> In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the [[International Olympic Committee]].<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>Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=PeJFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA85&dq=Bard+and+Schwartz+maccabiah&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuxs2ai_DUAhWEaz4KHRmGD4YQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Bard%20and%20Schwartz%20maccabiah&f=false ''1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel''] 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}}</ref>
The Maccabiah Games were first held in [[1932 Maccabiah Games|1932]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecjn.ca/perspectives/20th-maccabiah-games-pt-1/|title=A brief history of the Maccabiah Games|date=June 19, 2017|website=The Canadian Jewish News}}</ref> In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the [[International Olympic Committee]].<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>Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=PeJFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA85&dq=Bard+and+Schwartz+maccabiah&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuxs2ai_DUAhWEaz4KHRmGD4YQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Bard%20and%20Schwartz%20maccabiah&f=false ''1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel''] 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}}</ref>


The Games opened before a crowd of 40,000 people in [[Ramat Gan Stadium]].<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/24/101563960.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]</ref> The flame to light the Maccabiah torch was lit at an ancient cemetery in [[Modiin]], where it is believed that the Maccabees are buried, and run to the stadium by a relay of runners.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/08/24/101563960.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]</ref>
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==Notable performances==


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==Notable performances==


[[File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - The 100 m backstroke competition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The 100 m backstroke competition at the Games.]]
[[File:Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - The 100 m backstroke competition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The 100 m backstroke competition at the Games.]]
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Revision as of 09:08, 10 August 2022

The 7th Maccabiah Games in 1965 saw 1,500 athletes from 29 different countries compete in 21 sports.[1] It was the first Maccabiah Games for Iran, Jamaica, Peru, and Venezuela.

History

The Maccabiah Games are named in honor of the Jewish Maccabees, who in the 2nd century BC revolted against and defeated the superior armies of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who was trying to abolish Judaism.[3][4]

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[5] In 1961, they were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee.[6][7][8]

The Games opened before a crowd of 40,000 people in Ramat Gan Stadium.[9] The flame to light the Maccabiah torch was lit at an ancient cemetery in Modiin, where it is believed that the Maccabees are buried, and run to the stadium by a relay of runners.[10]

Notable performances

The 100 m backstroke competition at the Games.

In swimming, American Mark Spitz, swimming in his first international competition, won four gold medals. Also in swimming, Marilyn Ramenofsky of the US, who the year prior won a silver medal at the Olympics in the 400-meter freestyle, won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle.[11]

In track and field, American Olympic champion and world record holder Gerry Ashworth ran in the Games, winning a gold medal in the 4x100.[12][13][14] World record holder Henry Laskau of the United States won a gold medal in race walking.[15][16] Lorraine Lotzof (South Africa) won the 100m, 200m and 400m athletic events. She was awarded Trophy for Outstanding Athlete across all sports at the 1965 Games. Olympian Michal Lamdani competed for Israel in the high jump, winning a gold medal.[17][18]

In tennis, Dutchman Tom Okker won both the men's singles and the mixed doubles gold medals.[19] American Mike Franks won a gold medal in doubles in tennis.[20] South African Esmé Emmanuel won a gold medal in women's tennis.[21]

The U.S. won the gold medal in basketball, with Tal Brody, Ronald Green, Steve Nisenson, Dave Newmark, and Steve Chubin.[22][23][24] The Israeli basketball team was led by Tani Cohen-Mintz.[25]

In gymnastics, 3-time Olympian Abie Grossfeld and world trampoline champion Dan Millman of the US each won four gold medals.[26]

Yves Dreyfus, a future two-time Olympic bronze medalist, competed for France in fencing.[27][28] American Al Axelrod competed for the US in foil fencing.[23] In judo, Jim Bregman of the US, who the year prior won a bronze medal at the Olympics in the middleweight (80 kg), won a gold medal, as did Bernard Lepkofker of the United States. Otto Decker, whose parents sent him from Germany to England as part of the kindertransport at the outset of the Holocaust, represented the U.S. as a halfback in soccer.[29][30] Americans Harlan Cohen, and Gene Selznick, who had played on world championship teams and was squad captain, competed the Team USA volleyball squad.[31]

The U.S. won the gold medal in shooting (free pistol event). The U.S. won the gold medal in water polo, which was its first international gold medal since the 1904 Olympics held in St. Louis.

Participating communities

The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed. Poland, appearing for the first time, engaged in a series of exhibitions.[32]

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)684533146
2 Israel (ISR)324530107
3 United Kingdom (UKB)18101846
4 South Africa (SAF)1311630
Totals (4 entries)13111187329
Source: [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "BJR Sep 1965_008". digital-library.qub.ac.uk.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ [3]
  5. ^ "A brief history of the Maccabiah Games". The Canadian Jewish News. June 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Helen Jefferson Lenskyj (2012). Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137291158.
  7. ^ Mitchell G. Bard and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know about Israel p. 84.
  8. ^ "History of the Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Australia.
  9. ^ [4]
  10. ^ [5]
  11. ^ Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. ISBN 9781574882841. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "Seventh Maccabiah Games Open Tomorrow In Ramat Gan Stadium". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. August 22, 1965.
  13. ^ "U.S. Vaulters Fail to Win Maccabiah Action". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. August 30, 1965.
  14. ^ "U.S. Wins Seven More In Israel". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. September 1, 1965.
  15. ^ "Henry Laskau". www.jewishsports.net.
  16. ^ "LASKAU IN ISRAEL MEET; Enters 1950 World Maccabiah Games Sept. 27-Oct. 8". The New York Times. August 6, 1950.
  17. ^ Galily, Yair; Ben-Porat, Amir (2013). Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel: Past and Present. Routledge. ISBN 9781317967910.
  18. ^ "Page 15". The San Bernardino County Sun.
  19. ^ Grasso, John (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810872370 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home". scjewishsportshof.com.
  21. ^ "Maccabiah Games". Pacific Stars And Stripes. 1 September 1965. p. 19.
  22. ^ "U.S. FIVE TAKES TITLE IN ISRAEL; Tops Host Team, 74-66, for Maccabiah Gold Medal". The New York Times.
  23. ^ a b "20 August 1965". Jewish Post.
  24. ^ [6]
  25. ^ [7]
  26. ^ "Biography: Millman, Dan". U.S. Gymnastics Federation.
  27. ^ "The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana on August 22, 1965 · Page 41". Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "12 March 1965". Jewish Post.
  29. ^ "U.S. Soccer Squad Named For 7th Maccabiah Games". The New York Times.
  30. ^ Fathers and Sons, Part I of II: Kindertransport
  31. ^ [8]
  32. ^ "Jewish Post 20 August 1965 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
  33. ^ [9]
  34. ^ [10]
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