International Events
International Events are the apex of Jewish sport worldwide. Maccabi GB proudly organised delegations to the Maccabiah Games in Israel, the European Maccabi Games, the JCC Maccabi Games in America, and the Pan-American Maccabi Games.
International Maccabi Games are unique, life-changing events where elite Jewish athletes meet other Jews from across the world to compete in the highest levels of Jewish sport.
For many Junior athletes (U18) International Games are a unique opportunity to experience representing Great Britain abroad.
Maccabi GB enhances our participant's Jewish identity by developing bespoke Jewish identity programmes within International Games. Through learning about Jewish history, culture and tradition on site visits, educational sessions and shared Jewish experiences, as well as inclusive Shabbat & Festival programmes, athletes gain a deeper connection to their heritage and Jewish Identity while representing the British Jewish community on the global sporting stage.
Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah Games, referred to as the ‘Jewish Olympics’, were first held in 1932, in the midst of a worldwide depression. 390 athletes and 14 nations competed, figures similar to the participation in the very first Olympic Games 36 years before.
The Maccabiah is now the 3rd largest sporting event in the world, after the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, and take place every 4 years in Israel. Maccabi GB took a delegation of over 500 athletes to the 21st Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2022.
The 22nd Maccabiah Games is taking place from the 28th June - 14th July 2026. For more information and how to apply please click here
JCC Maccabi Games
The JCC Maccabi Games are an Olympic-style sporting competition held each summer in North America and is the second largest organised sports program for Jewish teenagers in the world.
Bringing together Jewish teens for athletic, cultural and social experiences, rooted in pluralistic Jewish values that culminate in a pinnacle Olympic style global event.
The next JCC Maccabi Games are set to be in Pitsburgh, USA in August 2025. Click the button below to find out more.
Pan-American Maccabi Games - 20-28/12/2027
The next Pan Am Games are scheduled for December 2027 in Solanas, Punta del Este, Uruguay.
The last Pan Am Games were led by Head of Delegation, Andrew Myers, alongside Danny Schindler and Sally Myers, which saw the largest ever delegation of GB participants competing in football, golf, tennis, and for the first time in netball and swimming.
Team GB arrived home with the largest medal haul from a Pan Am Games with 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze. With friendships new and old ones rekindled, team camaraderie and lasting Maccabiah memories created, the biggest win was the International Maccabi family coming together as one.
Click here to see the PanAm Games 2023 photo gallery and the Jewish Chronicle 'Active Magazine' here
