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April 21, 2016

EMC PESSACH EDITIONי"ג ניסן תשע"ו

MESSAGE FROM THE EMC CHAIRMAN,MOTTI TICHAUER

Dear Friends, Chaverim,

It is the time of the year when the trees bloom and the temperaturesslowly move up, when we celebrate the holiday of Pessach, the holidaythat marksthe crucial historical chapter of our People from slavery to Freedom.In these particular days we shall never forget to honour the privilege ofliving in peace and openly as Jews.The world is going through extraordinary times daily threat of Islamic terror here in Europe and in ourhome, Israel.Paris,Brussels Jerusalem, quo vadis humanity?



As it was throughout our entire history , we have to be alert to secure our Jewish continuity.

I wish you all and your families a harmonious Chag Pessach kasher!

Looking forward to seeing you all in Israel next month.

Thank you for your contribution to our Maccabi Movement.

Motti

CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHEL GRUN

April 13, 2016 Michel Grun, Honoraly Life President of the EMC, was giventhe "Officer in the Crown Order" award, which is the highest award givenby the King of Belgium.Congratulations, Michel!

ARTICLE ABOUT BEATABARTOSOVA, THE EMC HONORARYSECRETARY

The article was written by the EMC Vice Chairwoman, Claudia DeBenedetti for Pagine Ebraiche in March 2016. Here is theEnglish version:

Beata BartosovaBeata (37) has recently been elected an honorary secretary of theEuropean Maccabi confederation (EMC). As she says, in hercase: Judaism through sports one of the key ideas of the EMC really works. She comes from Slovakia but has got strong ties to Hungary, as she was raised in southern part of thecountry very near the Hungarian border. Taking part in Szarvas the Jewish youth summer camp gaveher the first deep experience with Judaism, that was when she found out, that her family, just like manyothers in Central Eastern Europe, had a Holocaust history.After an internship at a Washington DC based lobbying group and after finishing the Central EuropeanUniversity she moved to Prague, Czech Republic, where she lived for a little more than 11 years. This iswhere she became involved with the Maccabi movement. The "affair" begun through sports. Starting as(not very good) tennis and later becoming a (lot better) badminton player, she did as well volunteer forMaccabi and eventually was lucky enough to be chosen to represent the Czech Republic and participatein the Vienna European Maccabi Games 2011. She loved the idea, the spirit and the atmosphere of thegames so very much, that she decided to try and create a Czech delegation for the World Maccabi Games2013.Looking back she admits she did not quite know what she was going into. She only found out later thatdue to serious lack of both financial and human resources there was no delegation from the CzechRepublic to the World Maccabi Games for exactly 20 years. So back in 2011, as the president of the localMaccabi branch, she went out to related organisations and friends and asked them to support the idea.And they did, so Jewish athletes from the Czech Republic could participate in the Israeli games. Aftercompleting a delegation to European Maccabi Games in Berlin 2015, she moved to Belgium, where she



spends most of her time now. During next two years in this voluntary position within the EMC, she will have a chance to continue herwork for Maccabi. She understands the challenges of small organisations and the specifics of CentralEurope. She believes in experience, education and in that love (in whatever form) should be present inwhat we do, in order to make a difference. Being a mom herself now, she plans to focus on the youngestgeneration in her work.

FLF BUSINESS AND TALENTSEMINAR, AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS, FEBRUARY 2528,2016

The European Maccabi Confederation's Educational program, the Future Leaders Forum together withthe recently elected board of the Maccabi Nederland organized the FLF Business and Talent Seminarbetween 2528th February 2016 in Amsterdam.The seminar successfully combined Education (covering the main theme Talent/Business along withstrong leadership sessions) with an element of sightseeing, sport and social activities.The first day started with the welcome speech of Maxime van Gelder, the President of the MaccabiNederland. Then the participants took part in a night canal tour where they enjoyed a panoramic view ofthe the City whilst socializing and having dinner in the canal barges. After the sightseeing tour theChairman of the EMC, Motti Tichauer gave an award to David Beesemer as a recognition andappreciation for his Leadership in Maccabi Nederland.The second day took place in the Conservatorium (National Music Hall) where the Deputy Major ofAmsterdam, Erik van der Burg and the worldfamous creative conductor, Jules van Hessen gave apresentation. The afternoon sessions were held in INIT Building (Head office for leading newspapers)where Robert Benninga spoke about relationship management followed by Roland Kahn discussing thesecret of a booming business and the importance of human resources. Kabbalat Shabbat took place inthe Ashkenazi Synagogue and a wonderful Shabbat Dinner followed in the Hilton Hotel where theChairman of the EMC, Motti Tichauer addressed a speech to the Maccabi members and guests andcongratulated to the Dutch hosts by giving awards to Maxime van Gelder, Benjamin Gotlieb, MurielWeinstein, Joel Mendels, Chaja Mayer and the two designers: Lesley Gans and Sacha Joseph fororganizing such a fantastic seminar. During the Shabbat Dinner Rabbi Yanki Jacobs, the Chabbad rabbientertained the guests with amazing stories about Judaism. The Shabbat dinner was officially calledShabbat 200 because it was the biggest international Shabbat dinner to take place in Amsterdam withover 200 guests including our FLF members, speakers and sponsors.

The participants spent the Saturday in the Bazel Museum with the first session being held by Pr. dr. EricScherder focusing on training the brain in talent development. Then the participants were divided to smallgroups and had private coaching. Mario Izcovich from JDC held an interactive session about communitybuilding. Robert Benninga, Donald Pagrach, Erik Meijer, Jacques Gotlieb and Robert Cohen, theEducation Director of the EMC were responsible for educating the participants about talent management.By the end of the day all the FLF members were clear about what talent means, what their inner talentsare and the fact that talent needs to be improved and practiced.



Havdala was celebrated at the Heineken Experience rooftop in the Heineken Museum where the theOfficial FLF Dinner Gala began. The participants filled the Heineken Experience museum with strong,cheerful Maccabi spirit. All the participants laughed and danced together and enjoyed the spectacularview of the Amsterdam city center. Sunday morning started with a selfdefense training Krava Maga. Fully energized the participants returnedto the Apollo Wyndham Hotel for the closing sessions. In the afternoon Adam Field, the Football DigitalBrand Director at Nike told his inspirational life story about how he got his dream job. Then Nadav Embondrew attention to the Memories at home Zikaron Basalon and motivated the audience to join thismeaningful project on the Israeli Holocaust Memorial Day. Later dr. Kilian Wawoe added new thoughts tothe talent development and presented the most effective learning techniques. Finally Boris Dittrich,advocate taught what social responsibility means by speaking about his fight for LGBT rights.The seminar was closed by Robert Cohen by summarizing the thoughts received during the interestingsessions and motivated all the participants to take care of their talents and use them for their personaland community goals/objectives. At the end of the closing session Barbara Burián, the FLF Coordinatorand Head of New Media at EMC gave a speech about the next FLF Global Seminar held between 19th 24 th in May in Israel parallel with the MWU Congress.

The FLF members watched a short welcome video from Carlos Tapiero, the Deputy Executive Director ofMaccabi World Union while Barbara Burián was speaking about the FLF Global Seminar. Then Maximevan Gelder and Barbara Burián announced the winners of the seminar competition. The winners werechosen by the number of the questions they asked from the speakers and the quality of their questions.There were three international and three Dutch winners. The winners were deeply touched and gratefulfor being part of the FLF community. All the participants put their hands up at the end of the seminar toexpress their commitment to our program and their local Jewish communities. They are here to help,create and build a bright future for the Maccabi communities all over Europe.104 participants both local and International from 23 different countries took part in the FLF Business andTalent Seminar in Amsterdam. We thank all the FLF members and their TOs for showing their longtermcommitment to our program and further interest in building a better future for the local Maccabicommunities. We also thank to all our sponsors and speakers for making this seminar come true.FLF Educate, Motivate, Inspire

Maccabi FLF Amsterdam Business Seminar Extended version

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Robert CohenEducation Director Barbara BuriánFLF Coordinator and Head of New Media

SKI TRIP, BANSKO, BULGARIA, 1620MARCH, 2016 The EMC Ski Trip took place between the 1620 March 2016 inBulgaria. The event was focused on sport activities and social events. 23 participants from 9 different countries joined the event. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS After the arrival and the check in at the Hotel in Sofia, a welcome kit ( bag, event tshirt, bottle of wine, Bansko ski map and program), was given to every participants. Thecocktail welcome dinner took place in the Jewish Cultural Centre Beit Shalom. The event started with thewelcome speeches of Angelo Della Rocca, EMC Sports Director; Nikola Chongarov, Bulgarian Olympic skier and active FLF member and Barbara Burian, FLF coordinator and Head of New media. Gal Katsir, shaliach at Hashomer Hatzair in Bulgaria, and some guys from the Jewish community ofSofia enjoyed the "israeli style" dinner with the other participants. Then the group went to a classy clubto have a drink together. On the second day the bus arrived in Bansko at 10.30 am.The town of Bansko is situated at the foot of the Pirin mountain, 160 km from Sofia.The resort offers excellent ski and snowboard conditions and infrastructure. After a quick energy boosting with snacks, the group did the check in, rent the ski equipment and went toski all together. During the ski session 2 ski guides led the group, showing the slopes and giving technical advices.The participants really appreciated this service. Once back in the hotel, the group ejoyed the beautful Spa in the hotel, with sauna, turkish bath,indoor swimming pools and an outdoor jacuzzi. After dinner, the entire group filled a nice pub with cheerful Maccabi spirit. All the participants laughed andchatted together and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere. The third day started with a hearty breakfast in the hotel.Inspired by the event motto printed on the tshirt "Life is better on the slopes" the entire group enjoyed thesunny day and spent all day sking with the ski guides divided by levels. The two groups met forlunch at the same restaurant. Every participants skied with a funny Purim costume on and filled the Bansko slopes withtheir enthusiam and happiness for the perfect weather conditions. After the day on the slopes there was an aperitif in the ski rental. The unusual location archievedresounding success and the group had really good time singing jewish and israeli songs.Kabbalat Shabbat took place in a private room of the hotel.A wonderful Shabbat Dinner followed in hotel where Barbara Burian, on behalf of the Chairman of theEMC Motti Tichauer, gave awards to Nikola Chongarov and Angelo Della Rocca. Some of the participantsaddressed a speech and congratulated for organizing such a fantastic event. On Saturday some participants observed Shabbat relaxing at the hotel or walking in the town of Bansko,the rest of the group enjoyed another sunny day on the slopes.Havdala was celebrated at the hotel. After dinner, the group went to the rock concert of the NikolaChongarov's band: "Nick Chongi & the Smokers". The amazing location and the superb musicperformance represented one of the best highlight of the event. On Sunday, two different buses were planned to come back to Sofia.The first one left Bansko at 9am in order to bring the participants that had an early flight to Sofia Airport.The second one leaved at 2pm, allowing people to ski in the morning and having luch before thedeparture. The event received very positive feedback from all the participants and has created a solid networkbetween the group that enjoyed the friendly atmosphere.The first EMC Ski Trip in Bulgaria could be considered the initial step to build a Emc ski event tradition forthe following years.



15TH EMC TENNIS TOURNAMENT INBRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA March 1719, 2016 the tournament took place for the 15thconsecutive time in Bratislava, Slovakia, with participants formseveral European countries. The tournament was organized byDagmar Gavornikova, the President of Slovak MaccabiOrganization. Program included visit to the Opera, Shabbatservice in the synagogue, and Kabbalat Shabbat.

TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT, ATHENS, GREECE The Table Tennis Tournament on December 19th was very successful. There were a lot of nice games,and a lot of fun. Players from 3 age groups participated in the tournament: kids from 7 10 (6); kids from1115 (6); masters from 30 ...65!!! (12)There was also a judo tournament that joined 20 kids.

MACCABI GREAT BRITAIN CANINE CHORA! Maccabi GB and the Israel Guide Dog Centre take the lead by launching

the Community Dog Walk 2016

12 th April 2016 Maccabi GB (MGB) the largest provider of Jewish sport, health & wellbeing



programmes in the UK today launches one of the most fun and unique events in the communal

calendar, the Maccabi GB Community Dog Walk (MGB CDW) 2016. For the first time, the event will partner

with the Israel Guide Dog Centre.

Community's female athletes hold court at Maccabi GB & JC School Badminton & Table Tennis

Tournaments

4th March 2016 a number of young, female athletes highlighted the depth of Jewish, sporting ability

within the Community at the Maccabi GB (MGB) and Jewish Chronicle (JC) Secondary Schools Girls

Badminton and Table Tennis Tournaments. Following the increasing interest in other sports, particularly

MGB's Girls Football Development Sessions, the attendance and performance at the dualcompetition

underlined the fact that sport is growing in popularity with Jewish girls.

The event, at JFS, welcomed five schools who brought a total of 120 girls to compete.

Sinai are the top School at latest Maccabi GB & JC School Sports Tournament

3 th February 2016 Over 250 young, Jewish footballers took part in the Maccabi GB (MGB) & TheJewish Chronicle (JC) School Sports Tournament, with Sinai Primary School coming out on top as the

Primary School Years 3 & 4 Football Champions.

The event, at Mill Hill PowerLeague, saw 26 teams from 14 schools take part one of the bestattended

tournaments for this age group in the Academic Year.

Three is the magic number for Jewish Basketballers at Maccabi GB's Streetball Tournament

1 st February 2016 Maccabi GB, the Community's key provider in Jewish sport, health & wellbeing

activities and programmes, hosted the first Community Sports event of the year as 30 Jewish



athletes of all ages took part in the MGB 3v3 Streetball Tournament.

The tournament, at JFS in Kenton, welcomed eight teams consisting of athletes of varying ability

levels. The participants enjoyed the opportunity to compete in the smaller version of the usually fivea

side game.

JFS & Jcoss bounce into the New Year with MGB & JC Basketball tournament win

20th January 2016 JFS and Jcoss bounced into action as they came away with the Years 7 & 8 and

Years 9 & 10 winner's trophies from the Maccabi GB and Jewish Chronicle Secondary School Girls

Basketball Tournament. The former was won by the JFS Year 8 'A' team with the combined Jcoss Years 9

& 10 team taking home the latter prize. The event, at JFS in Kenton, was the first School Sports

Tournament of 2016 and welcomed three Secondary Schools who brought 10 teams between them. In

total, over 80 girls took part in the competition.

Nicola Sturgeon helps 71st Maccabi GB Chanukah Torch Relay ignite Community's festival spirit

13th December 2015 Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, got into the Chanukah Spirit as she heldthe 71st Maccabi GB Chanukah Torch Relay light the candles at the Chanukah Electric Light Parade inGlasgow. The event was the culmination of a tendaytour for the group made up of six Israeli teenagersand their leader who have travelled across the UK teaching about the meaning of Chanukah.Theteenagers (aged 16 and 17) were chosen from hundreds of applicants all over Israel to representMaccabi Tzair the educational division of Maccabi World Union as special guests of Maccabi GB for thetrip. Throughout their time in the UK the Delegation visited schools, synagogues, retirement residences,care homes and communal organisations including Langdon, JW3 Jewish Community Centre, TheZone in Leeds, Maccabi GB Scotland and the Maccabi GB offices in London teaching BritishJewry aboutthe meaning of Chanukah and the Maccabi spirit.



MACCABI GIBRALTAR Maccabi Gibraltar has entered a record three teams in the Gibraltar National Futsal League. The fourdivision national league sees Maccabi Alef play in the 2nd Division, Maccabi Bet play in the 3rd Divisionand Maccabi Gimal play in the 4th Division. Maccabi Gimal was set up as a development team for the teenagers and is aimed at giving them all agood amount of playing time in the league. The aim of this team is to give the youngsters as muchplaying time as possible within a competitive league. This will help develop the players to be able to goon and represent Gibraltar at European and World Maccabi Games. A number of the teenagers haveimproved tremendously and have been called up to the Maccabi Alef team for this season. Maccabi Alef is currently only 6 points off the top of the 2nd Division at the midway point of the season with4 wins, 1 draw and four defeats. Three of those defeats have been by one goal only so the team isproving competitive.



MACCABI LITHUANIA

A book about the history and the present of Maccabi Lithuania was published recently in Lithuania,dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the organization. The book was very well received by the JewishCommunity and the public in general in Lithuania. There was a presentation of the book in the JewishCommunity, in the presence of numerous journalists; it was shown on the central TV. The book had verygood critics in the media. An interview with Semion Finkelstein, Chairman of Maccabi Lithuania, andsome other members of the Jewish Communuity, was published in a polular magazine "Veidas" underthe headline "Being a Jew in 2016".

The Ambassador of the State of Israel to Lithuania, Mr. Amir Maimon, held a welcome reception Itwas a day of a very special importance for Maccabi of Lithuania, during which Lithuanian Maccabisportsmen and Maccabi winners were honoured. The Ambassador awarded them with diplomas fortheir great achievements in the European Maccabi Games and the Maccabiah Games, since theirhistoric participation in the 13th Maccabiah in 1989.

Greetings sent by Maccabi World Union were read at the reception.

The following dignitaries participated in this event: Honourable Madame President of the NationalOlympic Committee of Lithuania Mrs. Daina Gudzineviciute; Honourable Madame Chairwoman ofLithuanian Jewish Community, Mrs. Faina Kukliansky; Honourable President of the LithuanianOlympic Academy, Honorary President of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania, Mr. ArturasPoviliunas; Honourable Director of Vilnius Solomo Aleichemo ORT School Misa Jakobas; Maccabimembers and guests.

MACCABI ITALY Maccabi Leaders meet the Pope, story by Claudia De Benedetti On Sunday January 17, 2016 Pope

Francis made his first visit to a synagogue as pontiff, greeting the Jewish Community of Roma, the oldest

of the Diaspora, and the representatives of the Italian Jewish communities in LungotevereCenci as his

two predecessors did. The papal visits began with John Paul II in 1986 and continued with Benedict XVI

in 2010. Francis began his visit by laying a wreath at the plaque outside the synagogue marking the area



where more than 2.000 Roman Jews were rounded up by the Nazis in 1943. He stopped silently

wherethe two years old boy Stefano Gay Tachè was killed in the Palestinians attack in front of the

synagogue in 1982.He met with members of the boy's family and survivors of the attack before entering

the synagogue. When the ceremony began Francis joined the tribute to Shoah survivors wearing striped

scarves reminiscent of their camp "The hatred that comes from racism and bias or worse which uses

God's name or words to kill deserves our contempt and our firm condemnation," said Ruth

Dureghello,the president of theJewish community of Roma in her introductory remarks, followed by the

speech of Riccardo Di Segni the chief Rabbi of the community of Roma. During his speech Francis called

for "maximum vigilance" and early intervention to prevent a second Shoah; he also rejected all forms of

antiSemitism and violence committed in the name of God. Evoking "the unbreakable bond between

Jews and Christians," the Pope delivered a message of interfaith friendship."Violence against men is in

contradiction with any religion worthy" he said. During the ceremony Psalm Alleluja and Ani Ma'amin were

sang marvelously by Rabbi Funaro and choir. Vittorio Pavoncello, President of Maccabi Italy and myself

representing the European Maccabi Confederation attended the event.

Screening of a documentary about the Holocaust January 2016 Maccabi is not only a sportorganization, but also one based on a common historical and social background, having special culturaland psychological concepts that have been preserved to this day, resulting in a strong recognition ofcollective belonging.Aimed by this ideal, Vittorio Pavoncello, President of Maccabi Italy, organized a screening of thedocumentary "The Lessons of Survival. Conversations with SIMON WIESENTHAL" by Inna Rogatchi,followed by a discussion panel with participation of the author and special guests. This documentary art film is based on many friendly and intimate conversations that Inna Rogatchi hadwith legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal during many years of their friendship. In these personaltalks, Simon Wiesenthal shares his views on psychological, physosophical, and social aspects of theHolocaust and postHolocaust in the unique way of establishing his legacy delivered firsthand.To close the event, the touching witness of Holocaust survivor Alberto Mieli, whose words have deeplymoved the room.

MACCABI MADRID

Winter Camp, February 1214, 2016Maccabi Tzair Spain held its annual Majane Joref (Winter Camp) in Segovia, 100 km away from Madrid. About 65 people, between 620 years shared a weekend full of peulot, games, laughes and Maccabispirit. The chanichim are already waiting for the next annual camp to keep building our Movement, tokeep sharing this unique moments. We are so proud of our madrichim and chanichim, they are ourfuture!



CHANUKAH TORCH RACE IN MADRID, SPAIN During Chanukah 75 runners of all age groups ran a 5 km race, with the torch of Maccabees. It was the6th edition (the first one took place in 2010).

MASTER CHEF FOR KIDS, MADRID, SPAINJanuary 2016 more than 100 kids gathered at the Jewish school to cook and have fun with theirmadrichim, at an amazing Master Chef event.Most kids were making their own chef's hat, while older participants baked a delicious chocolate cakewith cookies. When everyone finished, the jury tasted all the cakes and chose the winner.

MACCABI VAC HUNGARY

Maccabi VAC Budapest Chanukah Futsal Cup

Maccabi VAC Hungary Futsal Department held for the 4th time the Maccabi Futsal Cup on the 13th ofDecember 2015. There was a large number of participants at the tournament, a total of 8 men teamsfrom different Jewish organizations. This year for the first time Maccabi VAC's team took the 1st place inthe tournament. After the greetings, the Rabbi said nice words and talked about the Chanuka holiday, andwe also lighted the candles together and sang Chanukah songs. The teams were happily eating thetraditionally prepared donuts. Like in the previous years, also this time the partner in the event was BalintHouse Budapest (JCC ).

Maccabi VAC Budapest FutsalCupThe Maccabi VAC men futsal team on December 27, 2015 had an invitation to a rememberancetournament of Gabor Zavadszky former Hungarian National team player on behalf of MTK Sports Club. Wehave reached the great 3rd place. It was very touching how all the teams showed great respect to each



other. We played against Hungarian celebrities, supporters, ex proffesional players and evenprofessionals. It was a great opportunity for our Jewish community to pay the respect to the tragic fate ofthese young sportsmen. We have an invitation this year as well, so we will do our best and hope to gethigher in the rank in the end of this year.

Maccabi VAC Hasbarah SeminarMaccabi VAC and Kidma organised in cooperation a conference at the Israeli Cultural Institue in

Budapest on the 17th of February. The main topic was the 25 years of diplomatic relations between the

State of Israel and Hungary, and these relations can be still developed in the future. The invited

presenters gave speeches, which were impressive and of high standard.The invited lecturers were: Ohad N. Kaynar, Deputy Ambassador (Embassy of Israel, Budapest);CsabaRada,Head of Department of Middle East and Eastern Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs andTrade; Peter Kreko, Political Analyst; Laszlo Koranyi, Previous Deputy President of Hungarian Research,Development and Innovation Office, Chief Executive Officer of Technopolitan plc. The presenters wereanalysing the relationship between the states in the field of diplomacy, economy, technology andeducation.

Approximately 70 guests participated in the seminar and it was really succesfull. In our plans we would

like to continue the cooperation with Kidma and we are planning to organise more conferences about

and in connection with Israel.

MACCABI UKRAINE

Maccabi "A healthy mind in a healthy body" March 2027 a number of sports and educational activitieswere held in Zaporozhye, in the framework of the program "Judaism through Sport", with the support ofMWU, the EMC and the Jewish Humanitarian Fund. The events included a regional seminar and matchmeeting on boxing among women's teams from Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.The seminaron the topic "The Role of the Maccabi Movement in attracting young athletes to the community life" wasattended by representatives of Jewish organizations, athletes and coaches from Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Melitopol and Berdyansk. The participants learned about the history of the Movement,Maccabi origins in Ukraine, and the role of the Movement in the development of a multifacetedcommunity life.The seminar was also attended by the Melitopol dance group "Ma'ayan", whose leaderMarina Kucherenko gave a masterclass on the Israeli dance. The group members also shared with theaudience the impressions of their performances in Israel.



Activists Seminar and Chess tournament in Kharkov, Ukraine A regional seminar on the subject "TheRole of Physical Culture and Sports in improving the quality of life of members of the Jewishcommunities" was held April 810, 2016 in Kharkov. The participants were activists from Kharkov, Poltava,Myrhorod, Lubny, Sumy and Zaporozhye. They discussed contemporary approaches to sports activitiesamong members of the Jewish community. During the seminar a Chess Tournament "White Castle" washeld among the Jewish schools.

The participants of the seminar noted that Chess has always enjoyed great popularity in the Community,as the "Jewish favorite game."In the history of Chess the following names are forever inscribed: Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker,Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Garry Kasparov, and many others, who were creators of Chess schools andconductors of new Chess ideas.The role model of these outstanding players is a powerful motivator for the young participants in thecurrent competitions.The participants of the seminar assisted in organizing this exciting event; they also spoke about the longhistory of the Maccabi movement. All the participants of the tournament were awarded with diplomas, memorable gifts and sweet prizes.

Regional Seminar in OdessaMarch 46, 2016 Maccabi Ukraine held in Odessa a regional seminar for activists of youth organizationsof the south region of Ukraine. The seminar was organized with the support of MWU, the EMC and theJewish Humanitarian Foundation, in the framework of the program "Judaism through sport". The themeof the seminar was "The role of Maccabi Movement in attracting young athletes to community life."The seminar was attended by 25 representatives of Jewish organizations and athletes from Zaporozhye,Odessa, Nikolaev, Kherson, and Izmail.Among the participants were Chairman of the Board of Maccabi Ukraine, Victoria Dyakova; President ofMaccabi Odessa, Alexander Bromfman, and representative of Hillel Odessa, Victoria Delimarskaya.Victoria Dyakova spoke about the history of the Movement, and the birth of Maccabi in Ukraine; sheemphasized the aims and objectives of the Maccabi Movement. Victoria also spoke about the currentstate of sport in Ukraine and in particular the sports life in the community. The participants shared their experience of recruiting athletes to active community life throughparticipation in Maccabi sporting events. Here is a quote of a feedback received from one of theparticipants: "I just realized that my personal example in promoting a healthy lifestyle is important not onlyfor me, but also can help others to change their attitude towards their health. It is already three years,since I gave up travelling by public city transport, and I just walk 10 km in any weather. I will encourage myfriends and community members to lead a healthy way of life. Thank you for the interesting materials, Iam now using it in my community ".



Physical training a way to improve the quality of life of community membersA seminar of youth leaders of Jewish Communities of Ukraine was held in Kiev February 2021, 2016.The seminar dealt with the issues of popularization of physical culture among Jewish youth. MaccabiUkraine was the initiator of the event. The Maccabi Movement has gained a lot of experience in bringingmembers of the Jewish communities of different age groups closer to physical culture and sports. One ofthe priorities is promoting a healthy lifestyle among children and young people.The participants discussed the issues exchanged their views. The Chairwoman of Maccabi Ukraine,Victoria Dyakov, presented specific action plans at various levels regional, national and international,which will be carried out with the support of MWU and the EMC this year. Other speakers at the seminaremphasized the importance of the systematic work in Jewish communities while recruiting leadingathletes and coaches.Following the discussion, adjustments were made to the current work plans of territorial organizations.

Maccabi Zaporozhye and the Community "Together we are strong"Successful cooperation of Maccabi clubs of Ukraine with local Jewish Communities continues. MaccabiZaporozhye, together with the Jewish community "Yahad" organized a SHABBATON program on February67,2016 for pupils of the Sunday school and their parents.Chairman of Maccabi Ukraine, Victoria Dyakova gave a lecture about "Judaism through sport". The lecturewas followed by a discussion and lively debate that raised most of the pressing problems in workingtogether and ways of solving them. The panelists particularly emphasized the support of MWU, the EMC,the Jewish Humanitarian Foundation, and the AllUkrainian Jewish Congress, in Zaporozhye region andin Ukraine in general.The event was attended by over 120 people, among whom were students and young people, adults andolder people. The participants watched a film about the history of Maccabi, and heard the story of the lifeof Dr. Max Nordau, his work and his role in the birth of the Maccabi Movement. Everybody agreed that thecall of Max Nordau one of the leaders of the Zionist Movement "Judaism with muscles", is still relevanttoday.The participants of the program said that they got a powerful spiritual "charging", and they are already inanticipation of new meetings.

Maccabi Kharkov respects the TraditionJanuary 1517, 2016 the first stage of the traditional annual table tennis tournament took place inKharkov, as always, with great success. This tournament is been held for the 11th year by MaccabiKharkov, with the support of the local representative of the JDC, the regional federation of table tennis,



and Maccabi Ukraine.Despite the fact that this year (because of the obvious reasons), the tournament was attended by only twoJewish athletes from Israel, the competition was attended by a record number of athletes not only fromKharkov, but also from other cities of Ukraine This was made possible thanks to the enormous efforts ofMaccabi Kharkov activists led by its President, Honored Coach of Ukraine Leonid Fatalevich.As always, at the first stage of the tournament competed athletes of the older age categories. They havetraditionally set the tone for the next stage of the tournament in June this year, which will involve moreyoung athletes, including active athletes as well as children and young adults.The educational part of the program of the tournament, which is mandatory almost in all activitiesorganized by Maccabi Ukraine, included a lecture on the role of Maccabi in community life, stories ofMaccabiah participants and screening of a film about the history of Maccabi.All participants were awarded with diplomas; prizewinners got valuable gifts and awards.

Chanukah tournament for young female Volleyball players in ZaporozhyeDecember 1011, 2015 Maccabi club of the Jewish community "Yahad" in Zaporozhye organized aChanukah Volleyball tournament among girls, students of the Jewish Sunday school.Four teams participated in the competition. Their names correspond to the symbols of the holiday "S'vivon", "Candle", "Menorah", "Chanukiah".As a result, two teams "S'vivon" and "Candle" finished with the same number of points. The winner of thetournament "S'vivon" was decided only on goal difference.The young volleyball teams had an excellent game and practice, and have shown that a good volleyballteam is growing in the community.The winners were awarded with a cup and diplomas, and all participants got sweet gifts. The winnerstraveled to the main Chanukah event in Kiev.

Maccabi Odessa, Chanukah Dance FestivalDecember 12, 2015 a festival of Jewish dance, dedicated to the holiday of Chanukah, took place inOdessa.The festival was attended by a large number of amateur dance groups of different ages.The festival performers had to present Jewish folk and modern dances.The festival was organized by Maccabi Odessa with the assistance of Hillel Youth Center and with thesupport of the Israeli Cultural Center.Given the positive experience of this first event, the organizers decided to make it a tradition.



MACCABI RUSSIA

April 10, 2016 the traditional futsal tournamnet among students of 50 Jewish Schools took place in

St.Petersburg. The tournament was organized by Maccabi Russia with the support of the Yesod

Foundation and the JDC.

April 5, 2016 the traditional 5th Open Judo Tournament took place in St.Petersburg, with 45 participants.The tournamnet was organized by the Association of Judo Veterans, Maccabi Russia and VadimPoliansky.

March 2016 a Maccabi open table tennis tournament was organized in Kaliningrad by GeorgyRubinshtein, the multiple champion of European Maccabi Games and Maccabiah Games.

February 27, 2016 the 4th stage of the world cup in winter swimming took place in Tallinn with 200

participants from 20 countries. Maccabi Russia was represented by the veteran Boris Ratushnyj and

Vadim Poliansky, who won the gold medal in 5o meters free style.

January 2229, 2016 Vadim Poliansky took part at "The World Peace Buddhist Conference" in Sagain,Mandalay, Myanmar. He was invited to attend by the Head of Buddhist monks, Dr.Ashin NanissaraSitagu(International Buddhist Academy), among participants from 80 countries. Vadim said a prayer for peace.



December 9, 2015 the Maccabi Moscow Ice Hockey Club was inaugurated.

The team started its preparations to the Maccabiah 2017.

Maccabi Basketball team became the champion of the Tolerance Cup for the 4th time in a row.

A Masters Basketball match took place in the framework of the Maccabi Chanukah Festival inSt.Petersburg, with some players over 70 years old.

Chanukah Party with veterans in St.Petersburg.

Fencing Tournament in St.Petersburg.



Table Tennis Tournament in St.Petersburg.

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