SportScene Fall 2008

The O ffi c i a l N ews l et ter o f Ma cc a b i U S A /S por t s for Is ra e l
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THIS ISSUE
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MACCABIAH 2009—THE JOURNEY CONTINUES!
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
ALUMNI/MUSA
PEOPLE
pages 2 and 3
MUSA HONORS
DR. DANIEL
BUKANTZ
page 4
UPCOMING
EVENTS
The 18th Maccabiah Games are only months away and I extend my personal invitation to you to join us in
Israel and share the excitement, the pageantry and the emotions of the Games as a member of Team USA
or the Maccabi USA Mission. This celebration of Jewish spirit, solidarity and pride stirs the souls of our
athletes and Jews everywhere. The Maccabiah makes a strong and definitive statement: We are one family,
we are one nation and we are proud to be Jews.
We are planning to send a Team of 970+ athletes to the Games and we need your help to raise the funds
necessary
to meet the financial challenges we are currently facing — escalating energy costs, rising airline
Toni Wortman
President
prices and the weak dollar versus the strong shekel. The entire Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel (MUSA) leadership is working tirelessly to raise the dollars needed to ensure that every deserving athlete will have the opportunity to
experience the “Magic of the Maccabiah.” Help us make our athletes’ dreams a reality by becoming an Endower, a member of
our Sponsor our Athletes program or by making a contribution to MUSA. Your generosity will change lives.
Continued on page 3
page 4
CREATING
CONNECTIONS
WITH ISRAEL
& JEWISH
CONTINUITY
page 5
MACCABI USA
MISSION
PROGRAM
page 6
YAKIR AWARD
page 6
RECENT
EVENTS
page 7
MACCABI USA
ENDOWMENTS/
SPONSORS
back cover
18TH “CHAI” WORLD MACCABIAH GAMES
As an added feature to the upcoming Maccabiah Games, we moved some
of the training camps to Israel. On June 28th, 2009 our first teams will be
leaving to train there. The balance of the Juniors, Youth and Open participants
will be leaving on July 2nd. Our reputation and mission of Jewish presence and
pride has attracted top, well-respected coaches. All across the country, they —
along with our sports chairs — are selecting athletes for our various teams,
and
tryouts have been held for most of our team sports. The golf qualifier
Ron Carner
General Chairman in West Palm Beach was highly successful due to the extraordinary efforts
of Golf Chairman Ira Kamens.
During this process, volunteers have been hard at work to help raise money to send what will
be the largest-ever USA Maccabiah Team. As of this writing, Team USA will be 984 members comprised of 72 teams in 27 different sports. In addition, the Mission Program that includes friends,
supporters, organizers and family members is estimated at 500 people.
At the May Organizing Plenum in Israel our leadership was a part of over 200 delegates from most of the 62 nations
participating in next year’s Maccabiah. As a result of tabulations of Entry Form #1 we were most pleased to note that
athletic participation was the highest ever, and most of the sports in which the USA participates are well-represented. Our
USA delegates on the international committees have been instrumental in assuring the proper running of these Games.
Sports is what brings us to Israel to compete with other Jewish athletes from around the world, but that is merely the means
to connecting our participants with their heritage and to creating a bond with Israel. I am particularly excited about our cultural
Pre-camp program, which provides our Open, Juniors and Youth athletes the opportunity to experience the
history, determination and fortitude of the Jewish People. The Chairs of this unmatched program, Bob Spivak and Jodi Reff,
have developed a busy itinerary that includes touring historic sites, cultural identity seminars, and recreational activities prior
to the Games. We expect that with this enhancement of the Maccabiah experience, our athletes will develop a bond with
each other, with their heritage, and with the centrality of the State of Israel.
How lucky we are to be joined by our spiritual advisor, Team Rabbi Irwin Kula. His leadership will help make this trip “three
weeks to experience, a lifetime to remember.”
Continued on page 6
ALUMNI / MUSA PEOPLE
ALEX AUERBACH – 17th Maccabiah –
The Jewish Sports Review
Recognition:
competed at the NCAA D- III for
Claremont College and finished 9th
in the nation in the 800m with a time
of 1.51.83.
BRAD GAMPEL – 10th Pan Am –
Honorable Mention.
TODD GOLDEN – Aus 06 –
BEN BRAUN – 13th Maccabiah –
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has been named Head Basketball Coach
of Rice University.
Alex Auerbach
Ben Braun
Men’s College All-American D-I
Jewish Basketball Team.
TAL BRODY – 7th & 8th Maccabiah – was named the
BRINA POLLACK –
17th Maccabiah – second team
4th Greatest Israel Sports Hero by the Jerusalem Post.
Jewish All-American.
LARRY BROWN – 6th Maccabiah – was named the
Charlotte Bobcats Head Coach. He named his brother,
HERB BROWN – 15th – 17th Maccabiah – as an
Assistant Coach.
DEENA DROSSIN KASTOR – 7th Pan Am – won the U.S. Olympic
Marathon trials, earning a berth on the 2008 USA Olympic Team.
She earned a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
LINDSAY DURLACHER – 14th - 17th Maccabiah – won second place
in the U.S. Nationals Wrestling Championships.
Todd Golden
Brina Pollack
Shaina Pollack
Ben Rudin
SHAINA POLLACK – 17th
Maccabiah, Aus 06 – Jewish All-
American and All-New England
Small Colleges’ Athletic
Conference first team.
BEN RUDIN – Aus 06 – Men’s
College All-American DII/III.
SHAWN WEINSTEIN – 16th & 17th
Maccabiah – All-Heartland Conference
BENNY FEILHABER –
17th Maccabiah, 9th Pan Am –
first team.
was selected for the 2008 U.S.
Olympic Soccer squad.
Honorable Mention.
JAKE WEITZEN – 10th Pan Am –
Shawn Weinstein
HANNAH WOLF – Aus 06 – All-Midwest
Benny Feilhaber
Kevin Friedland
Conference first team.
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KEVIN FRIEDLAND – 17th
Maccabiah, 10th & 11th Pan Am, Aus 02
– has returned for his fifth season
with the Minnesota Thunder.
Hall of Fame Inductees:
JARRYD GOLDBERG – 17th Maccabiah, Aus 06,
Eur 12, 11th Pan Am – signed with the Miami FC.
SETH GREENBERG – 13th Maccabiah – was named
DANIEL BUKANTZ (z”l)– 3rd Maccabiah – National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
ACC Basketball Coach of the Year.
DANIELLE KLURMAN HALL – 12th Maccabiah –
ERNIE GRUNFELD – 9th & 13th Maccabiah – was
honored by the University of Tennessee by retiring
the No. 22 he wore from 1975 – 77.
MetroWest Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
LENNY KRAYZELBURG – 16th & 17th Maccabiah –
National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
JENNY LEWIS – 11th Pan Am – Rochester Jewish
Lenny Krayzelburg
DAVE MICAHNIK – 7th, 8th, 12th & 14th Maccabiah –
DANIEL MADWED – 17th Maccabiah, 10th Pan Am
– was voted the Top Athlete of the 17th World
s
Sports Hall of Fame.
Maccabiah Games in Israel. This prestigious honor
is given to only one athlete out of 7,300+ athletes
from 54 countries who participated in the
Games in 2005.
United States Fencing Hall of Fame.
BRUCE PEARL – 18th Maccabiah – National Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame.
WENDY PASKIN JORDAN – 9th Maccabiah –
Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
RACHEL MAGERMAN –
11th Pan Am – officially
Bruce Pearl
CHRIS FEDER – 8th & 13th Maccabiah – C.W. Post Athletic Hall of Fame
committed to the University of North Carolina,
the defending national champions in Field
Hockey, and will start her freshman year
in Fall, 2009.
and he is a member of the California Wrestling Hall of Fame.
TODD SCHAYES – 14th - 17th Maccabiah, 8th & 9th Pan Am –
Metropolitan League Hall of Fame.
ALAN SCHWARTZ – 10th, 11th & 13th Maccabiah – USTA/Midwest
Section Hall of Fame.
Rachel Magerman
KERRI STRUG – 15th Maccabiah – National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
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ALUMNI / MUSA PEOPLE Continued
Welcome to all our MaccaBabies!
has been named the CoSIDA/ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-District
in softball.
CAROLINE AND DOUG – Aus 06, Eur 12, 11th
Pan Am – HOMER welcomed their second child,
MIKE MOSKOWITZ – 17th Maccabiah –
Michelle Moses
Mike Moskowitz
ADAM MOYERMAN – 16th & 17th Maccabiah, 11th Pan Am – won the
73kg Judo title at the Youth and Scholastic Nationals and was named
Outstanding Male competitor.
Eight Essentials for Empowered Teaching and Learning, K-8; Bringing out
the best in your students.
JULIE – 17th Maccabiah, 10th Pan Am – and
ANTON WOOLF welcomed daughter Rachel
Millie on February 20.
PHYLLIS AND GEORGE – Board – LIPPMAN
welcomed their second grandchild, Sydney
Abigail on April 29. This is the first child of proud
parents Darby Maloney and Gary Lippman.
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ABBY RICHTER – 17th & 18th Maccabiah, 11th Pan Am
— hired as an assistant soccer coach for Kent State
University’s Golden Flashes.
GREG SPECTOR – 13th - 16th Maccabiah, 11th Pan Am –
Back: Jonathan Vogel; Front: Jodi
Reff, Lucy Dahlia Vogel, Ethan and
Ricky Reff, Erika Vogel
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Abby Richter on right
JODI – 15th 17th Maccabiah, Board –
and RICKY – 12th - 17th Maccabiah,
Board – REFF welcomed their first
grandchild, Lucy Dahlia Vogel on June 24.
Proud parents Erika and Jonathan
Vogel are thrilled and Erika’s youngest
brother Ethan, is excited to be
an uncle for the first time!
became the Women’s Volleyball Head Coach
at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA.
ANDY YOSINOFF – 17th Maccabiah – received
the Heights Award, honoring people who create
opportunities and inspire others to become
involved in Women’s Athletics.
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STEVE REIFMAN – 12th - 15th Maccabiah – published his second book:
Isabel Signe Josefin on February 18. She joins her
big brother Elias, who is already fluent in English
and Swedish at two and a half.
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became Head Basketball Coach at
Western State University.
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MICHELLE MOSES – 11th Pan Am –
Update:
Please forgive us for an omission in
our 11th Pan American Maccabi Games
Commemorative Journal. Sam Sporn
and Bert Rosenberg of Australia won
the Silver Medal in Tennis Doubles
for Men 75+.
EDDIE ZUCKER – 12th & 13th Maccabiah – created a mini-reunion of the
Gold Medal Men’s Basketball Team from the 12th Maccabiah via his
daughter, Carly’s, Bat Mitzvah. Joining him to witness the event were:
HOWARD LEVY – 12th, 13th & 17th Maccabiah; KENNY BARER –
12th & 14th Maccabiah; CHARLIE SILK – 12th Maccabiah; and ROBBIE
WEINGARD – 12th & 13th Maccabiah.
Sam Sporn on right
ATTENTION ALUMNI OF THE 7 TH (1965) AND 9 TH (1973) MACCABIAH GAMES:
We recently received video footage of “Your Maccabiah.” For a free copy, please email
Jed Margolis at jmargolis@maccabiusa.com.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Continued from cover page
It is my pleasure to announce that Ron Carner, Maccabi World Union
Vice President, MUSA First Vice President and our 18th Maccabiah Chair,
has been honored by being chosen as a recipient of the Yakir Maccabi
Award, the highest honor the Maccabi Movement bestows. The award is
given to outstanding international Maccabi leaders for their long and
dedicated service. Instituted in 1984, the Award has thus far been made to
103 prominent and deserving individuals. The Yakir Award ceremony will
be held during the Maccabiah and we will be there to support Ron whose
passion and commitment to Maccabi USA, Maccabi World Union and to
Israel has been an inspiration to us all.
We are proud of our partnership with JCC Association and are pleased
to welcome Ed Cohen as the new Chairman of the Continental
Governing Board and Kenny Silverboard as the new JCC Maccabi Games
Director. We extend our thanks and appreciation to outgoing CGB
Chairman Steve Reiner and former JCC Maccabi Games Director Lenny
Silberman for their leadership during the past 14 years and for their outstanding contributions to the growth and success of the JCC Maccabi
Games.
You, our volunteers, are the lifeblood of our organization and we
need your help to meet the challenges of tomorrow. You are our greatest
assets. You are our past, our present and our future. The Maccabi spirit
lives in your hearts!
I wish you and your families a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year.
B’shalom,
Toni
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MACCABI USA/SPORTS FOR ISRAEL HONORS DR. DANIEL BUKANTZ
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Sarasota, Florida, on March 31st,
Maccabi USA had the pleasure of paying tribute to Dr. Daniel (Danny)
Bukantz. He was a Fencer for four consecutive U.S. Olympic Teams from
1948 through 1960. Danny then went on to be an American referee at the
Olympic Games from 1964 through 1984, except for the U.S. boycotted
1980 Olympic Games. He participated in the 1950 3rd World Maccabiah
Games and won a Gold Medal in Foil Fencing.
Surrounded by friends and family, Dr. Bukantz was thrilled to have his
Fencing career highlighted and captured on video. His son, Jeffrey, himself
a Maccabiah Fencer, spoke eloquently about his father’s Fencing career
and connection with Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel.
On July 26, 2008 Dr. Bukantz passed away in his sleep after a stoic battle
with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife Alice, son Jeffrey, daughter-inlaw Carol and grandchildren Stephanie and Michael. Our thoughts and
prayers are with the Bukantz Family.
May his memory be for a blessing.
Standing – Jed Margolis, Jeff and Carol Bukantz, Bob Spivak; Seated – Alice and
Danny Bukantz
Dr. Daniel “Danny” Bukantz
Back – Keith Raphael, Carol and Jeff Bukantz;
Seated – Alice and Danny Bukantz
Bob Spivak presenting Tribute Award to Danny Bukantz, Alice and Jeff Bukantz
in background
Upcoming Events
September 9 – 12, 2008
8th Maccabi Transatlantic Cup
Quaker Ridge Golf Club
Scarsdale, NY
Co-chairs: Jay Blumenfeld
& Jeff Fleishman
September 11, 2008
Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament
Wilmette, IL
Chair: Fred Cohen
September 21, 2008
Tribute Honoring
Gene & Lenny Weiss
Solon, OH
Co-chairs: Scott Peters
& Ryan Peters
September 23, 2008
Endowers’ Reception
New York, NY
October 7, 2008
26th Annual Metro DC
Golf Tournament
Four Streams Golf Club
Beallsville, MD
Co-chairs: Brent Goldstein
& Mark Goldstein
October 12, 2008
4th Annual Maccabi Brunch
& Bridge Tournament
Hampshire Country Club
Mamaroneck, NY
Co-chairs: Barbara Feldman
& George Lippman
November 2, 2008
Maccabi USA/Sports
for Israel Annual Meeting
Boca Raton Resort & Club
Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2008
Tribute Honoring
David Weissman
Polo Club Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL
Chair: Barry Gurland
February 6 – 10, 2009
Maccabi World Union
Plenum Meetings
Ramat Gan, Israel
March 23, 2009
14th Annual Palm Beach Florida
Golf Tournament
The Falls Country Club
Lake Worth, FL
July 13 – 23, 2009
18th “Chai” World
Maccabiah Games
Israel
August 2 – 7, 2009
JCC Maccabi Games
San Francisco, CA
August 9 – 14, 2009
JCC Maccabi Games
San Antonio, TX
August 16 – 21, 2009
JCC Maccabi Games
Scarsdale, NY
April 22, 2009
Gala Evening Celebrating
60 Years of Maccabi USA
Grand Hyatt Hotel
New York, NY
Co-chairs: Bonnie & Mitch Rudin
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CREATING CONNECTIONS — WITH ISRAEL AND JEWISH CONTINUITY
Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel is about many things. First and foremost,
we are about Sports at an international level. However, Sports is merely a
vehicle for connecting our athletes to their Jewish Heritage, Culture and
the State of Israel. In our own unique way we are able to build Jewish Pride
and Identity in our quest to ensure Jewish Continuity.
Over the past 75+ years, more than 5,000 Americans have represented
the USA with pride and dignity at the World Maccabiah Games. As we
embark on the 18th Maccabiah Games in Israel next July, we are proud that
we will have our largest delegation ever, with a U.S. Team well over 900
strong. They will be joining over 9,000 athletes from 60 countries on six
continents around the world for the third largest international athletic
competition in the world. Hundreds of volunteers have been working
non-stop to pull together the many details of our Team’s participation,
and for this we are very grateful. The Maccabiah is the “Crown Jewel” of
the Jewish Sports world. What the Games have done for Israel and the
50,000 participants over all those years, has been immeasurable.
Team USA embarked on a cultural Pre-camp over 20 years ago in an
effort to enhance the Maccabiah experience. Because of the impact this
program has had on past participants, the Pre-camp for our Juniors and
Open athletes has been improved and expanded, so that it continues to
be one of the highlights of the Maccabiah experience. We are the only
delegation that has the premier position of a Team Rabbi who is part of
the Pre-camp experience and leads the cultural identity seminars and religious services. The athletes will see many of the cultural and religious
highlights Israel has to offer. Additionally, they have the opportunity to
participate in a B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony and a unique Tzedakah project
known as Lev L’Lev (Heart to Heart). The Lev L’Lev project provides an
opportunity for our athletes to share gifts with children in facilities such
Swim Team participating in Lev L’Lev program
Team arrival at Ben Gurion Airport
Opening Ceremonies, 17th World Maccabiah Games, Ramat Gan Stadium
as rehabilitation centers, absorption centers and hospitals. Additionally,
they are able to provide a sports demonstration which puts a smile on
everyone’s faces — the athletes and the kids they visit. It is a unique way
for our Team to ‘give back to the community’ while in Israel.
We bring athletic Jews to Israel, and take home Jewish Athletes. The
impact is profound and meaningful — just ask those who have been at the
Maccabiah. We see it in their eyes and in their hearts. And when they
return home, Team members get involved and stay involved with their
local Jewish community. A piece of their heart remains in Israel and they
stay connected for a lifetime.
We hope that you will join us next summer as the Jewish Journey continues. Come with us to experience the Opening Ceremonies, experience
the Maccabiah and experience the beauty of Israel. Whether it is your first
visit or your 18th, it will be the experience of a lifetime.
B’nai Mitzvah Ceremony
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THE 18TH “CHAI” MACCABIAH GAMES
MACCABI USA MISSION PROGRAM
Maccabi USA has an exciting new Mission Program being developed by
Co-chairs Claudia Fiks and Phyllis Magerman in conjunction with the 18th
“Chai” World Maccabiah Games.
New this year will be three Mission Program Packages, designed to
meet the varying needs of Masters Athletes, Family and Friends of
Athletes. These packages will vary in length, from 14 days to 10 days. They
will ALL include Opening Ceremonies festivities on July 13, 2009 at Ramat
Gan Stadium, touring, exclusive hospitality desk services and admission to
all competitions. Tours and special events will vary based on the package
chosen, but there will be ample opportunity to celebrate our heritage as
part of the Maccabi USA Family.
Participation in the Mission Program provides a seamless experience
for those coming to Israel as Masters Athletes, Family and Friends of
Athletes. Airfare, airport transfers in Israel, Hotel accommodations,
Games Credentials, tours, parties including a spectacular Gala Beach Party
and the exclusive services of a private Hospitality Desk and private
Breakfast Room are included with all the packages.
To learn more, please visit the Mission Program section on the homepage of the Maccabi USA website at www.maccabiusa.com.
L-R: Bob Spivak, Oscar Robertson, Ron Carner, Rick Barry and Jed Margolis
YAKIR AWARD
The Yakir Maccabi Award was first given out in 1984 in recognition of
those individuals who change lives through their dedication and commitment to the ideals of the Maccabi Movement, Jewish Heritage and the
preservation of the Jewish People. It is the highest accolade Maccabi
World Union can bestow on an individual for their lifetime achievement
that honors the past and safeguards the future for generations to come.
Every four years the Executive Committee of Maccabi World Union
has the privilege to honor the most respected volunteers who have
devoted so much of their time to our wonderful Movement. The award is
given out at the Maccabiah Games and is truly a highlight.
Next year, Ron Carner will be honored for his many years of dedicated
service to the Maccabi Movement. He follows in the footsteps of some of
our greatest leaders of the Movement, including Nat Holman (1984),
Harold Zimman (1989), Max Sheldon (1997), Bob Spivak (2001) and Alan
Sherman (2005). Always the advocate who shows great enthusiasm for
the Maccabi Movement, Ron is shown at this year’s NCAA finals in
San Antonio.
Mission Program Co-chairs Phyllis Magerman and Claudia Fiks
18 TH “CHAI” WORLD MACCABIAH GAMES
Continued from cover page
Our superb support staff at the Philadelphia headquarters, under the
“mensch” leadership of our energetic Executive Director, Jed Margolis,
could not have come this far without the help of dozens of volunteers
across the country, who, these past two years, have dedicated many
hours, weeks and months to make it all happen.
Join us in Israel, July, 2009!!!
Please check our web-site for news and developments at
www.maccabiusa.com.
L’SHANA TOVA TIKATEVU
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FROM MACCABI USA
Chazak Ve’amatz,
Ron Carner
General Chairman, USA 18th Maccabiah Organizing Committee
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RECENT EVENTS
13th Annual Palm
Beach Florida
Golf Tournament
Maccabi World
Union Plenum
From May 5 – 13, 16 members of the Maccabi USA
leadership team came to
Israel for the annual Plenum.
While everyone was busy
attending meetings and
planning sessions for the
18th World Maccabiah
Games, they were able
to enjoy the observance
of Yom Hazikaron —
L-R: Jeanne Futeran and Phyllis Magerman
Memorial Day — and Yom
Haatzmaut — Israel’s 60th
Independence Day. A special highlight for Maccabi USA was when
Phyllis Magerman, Chair of the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games,
presented a check for $15,300 to Maccabi World Union President
Jeanne Futeran to be used for the Tikvah Project to support
victims of terror.
Chairman Eric Glasband and
National Golf Tournament
Director Marvin Waronoff put
together another great day of
golf at The Falls Country Club
in Lake Worth, Florida on
March 24. The event raised
$30,000 for Maccabi USA/
Sports for Israel. The weather
was great and everyone
enjoyed this challenging
course. Like clockwork, a great
group of volunteers came out
to support this event and help
everything run smoothly.
Top Photo, L-R: Steve Fink, Allan
Schachter, Bob Spivak and Chick Golden
Bottom Photo, L-R: Alice Kemper,
Marsha Fishbein, Audrey Goldberg
and Nancy Benson
The Westchester, NY
Golf Tournament
L-R: Bruce Pearl and Ron Carner
Rabbi Irwin Kula
18th “Chai” Maccabiah Steering Committee Meeting
Over 85 Sports Chairmen came to New York City on April 13 for a packed
day to prepare for the 18th “Chai” World Maccabiah Games in July, 2009.
Ron Carner, General Chairman for the Committee, led the meeting and
was joined by the leadership of the organization and the Steering
Committee to provide critical information to the Sports Chairs to help
them with Team recruitment and fundraising. Information on Pre-camp,
Training, Apparel and Mission Programs was presented to the group.
Everyone was inspired by presentations from USA Team Rabbi, Irwin Kula
and Open Men’s Basketball Coach, Bruce Pearl.
Richard Meyers did a
phenomenal job chairing
the first golf tournament
in Westchester, NY in over
seven years at the Fenway
Golf Club in Scarsdale, NY
on June 9. Although the
temperatures soared above
100 degrees at times, all
who participated played all
18 holes of this top-rated
course. The tournament
raised $30,000 for Maccabi
USA/Sports for Israel.
A great group of volunteers
withstood the hot weather
to help facilitate the event.
L-R: Doug and Larry Saidenberg, Ron Carner and
Marvin Waronoff
L-R: Jed Margolis, Richard Meyers, Michael and
Bob Spivak
The Metropolitan Chicago Golf Tournament
Chairman Mark Fishman and his outstanding steering committee
produced a fantastic golf event at Sunset Ridge Country Club in
Northfield, IL on July 28. The weather was perfect and the golf was
challenging. Fishman and his team raised over $75,000 for Maccabi
USA/Sports for Israel with this event which included a live auction
with great prizes. The volunteers who supported this day of golf
did a great job making sure everything ran smoothly.
L-R: Howard Polk, Dickie Baskin,
Marvin Wenger and Al Weiden
L-R: Steve DeGraff, Ted Fishman and
Arnie Fishman
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MACCABI USA/SPORTS FOR ISRAEL ENDOWMENTS
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Level $180,000+
Talia & Ron Carner
Keith Frankel (A)
Edy & V. David (z”l) Levitt (A)
Joy & Jerry Monkarsh
Taylor Hogge & Robert E. Spivak
Ellen & Samuel Sporn (A)
The Sheldon Family (A)
Dr. Lee Winston & Herman Silver
Charitable Fund/Sam Rabinowitz (z”l)
Toni & Wally Wortman
Selig Zises
16th & 17th U.S. Maccabiah Teams
GIBORIM Level $50,000+
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Level $100,000+
Alan Z. Appelbaum (A)
Cecile & Lester (z”l) Fein
Suzan & Allen Fox
Leah & Ed Frankel
Monica & Barry Gurland
Iris & Igal Hami
Kantor (A)/Knue (A) Family
Phyllis & Alan Magerman
Amy & Alan Meltzer
Sandi & Jerry Bloomberg
The Chaskin Family
Cecile (z”l) & Allan Dalfen
Florence & Michael Edelstein
Benjamin Frankel Fund
Mark Goldstein
Shirlee & Bill (z”l) Jacobs (A)
Ira Kamens (A)
Stanley Kleckner (A)
Donna & Jeffrey Laikind (A)
18 TH MACCABIAH SPONSOR OUR ATHLETES
Anonymous
Rosalie (z”l) & Ronald Abrams
Lorraine & Richard Abramson (A)
Ellen & Simon Atlas
Ann & Irwin Bear
Joshua Bernstein
Doris Dannenhirsch Beshunsky (z”l) (A)**
Alex Blavatnik (A)**
Sandi Bloomberg
Talia & Ron Carner**
The Ryna & Melvin Cohen Family
Foundation, Inc.**
Steve Cozen
Peter Dorn
Susan & Leland Faust (A)
Beverly & Jan Feidel
as of July 31, 2008
Ilene & Melvyn Miller
Susan & Harvey Morgan
Robert Pincus (A) & Family
Estherly & Leonard Reifman (A)
Barbara Brizdle (A) & Larry Schoenberg (A)
Janet & Ellis (z”l) Shore
Harry & Beatrice Sley Foundation/
Betsy Grossman
Diane & David Stern
Marilyn & Harry Swimmer
ISRAEL SPORTS AMBASSADOR
Level $25,000+
Jan Albert (A) Family Golf Endowment
Gladys & Lewis Bass (A) & Family
Endowment
Ruth & Ray Brenner
Barbara & Jim Bronner (A)
Marilyn & Simon Denenberg
Doris & Sheldon Gitman (A)
Norma & Charles Golden
Joy & Gary Gordon (A)
Marilyn & Mark Labkon Family Endowment
Carol & Harvey Leff (A)
Jon (A), Kelly, Kenton & Ashlyn Levin
Cissie & Robert Levy
Sydney Levy Memorial
Ronnie & David Lowenthal
Tonja & Joel Magerman
Michael L. Magerman Family
Ava, Edward & Jordan (A) Mendelson
Dennis (A), Marc & Steve Needleman
Bernard Osher Foundation
Gerri & David Pincus (A)
The Rabinovitch Foundation
May & Samuel Rudin Foundation
as of July 31, 2008
Suraleah Michaels & Jess Forrest (A)
Barb & Andrew Fremder (A)
Galpern-Mendelson Family Foundation**
Simcha Gersh
Michael Glassman (A)
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation (PC)
Linda & Frank Greenberg
Monica & Barry Gurland
Edward Kaplan
Jerome Kaplan
Vicki & Paul Klapper (A)
The Robert & Arlene Kogod Family
Foundation
Anne (z”l) & Ron Krancer
Wendy & Jeff Krieger
Betty & Charles Lebovitz ****
Carol & Harvey Leff (A)
Thelma & Melvin Lenkin Foundation II, Inc.**
Cissie and Robert P. Levy
In Memory of Henry Margolis
Budd & Nanette Mayer Family Foundation**
Tema & Joseph Merback
Stuart Miller
Helen & David Pudlin (A)
Queensboro Hill Jewish Center
Jodi & Ricky Reff
Estherly & Leonard Reifman (A)
Aileen & Brian Roberts (A)
The Jack & Anita Saltz Foundation
Wayne Schuh
Myer S. Shandelman Trust
Bertha Sheldon
Chris & Murray Sheldon
Michele & Adam Sherman (A)
Robert H. Smith Family Foundation**
Taylor Hogge & Robert E. Spivak
Sporn Family (A)
Maxwell Strawbridge Charitable Trust
Bobbie & Marvin Waronoff (A)
Carolyn (Ballan) (A) & David Wasserman
Melinda & Steven Wertheim
Wilf Family Foundation
The Zantker Charitable Foundation, Inc.**
(A) Athlete
(PC) Pre-camp
**Sponsored two athletes
**** Sponsored four athletes
SEEKING JEWISH ATHLETES
For an application and to learn more visit:
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JED MARGOLIS
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of Jews in the United States, Israel and throughout the Diaspora through athletic,
cultural and educational programs. The organization is the sponsor of the U.S.
Team to the World Maccabiah Games. MUSA also sponsors U.S. participation
in Maccabi competitions in Pan America, Europe and Australia, and supports
Jewish youth through the JCC Maccabi Games.
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