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Lennox Kalifungwa

2,000+ Jewish Teens Converge In Florida For JCC Maccabi Games

Maccabi Games - Aug 2, 2022. 2,000-plus teens worldwide to descend on Florida for JCC Maccabi Games. The number of participants has expanded three-fold since Access successfully launched at last year’s games in San Diego. © ALAN HESS.

Following the historic JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, the world’s largest Jewish youth sports event continues with the JCC Association of North America’s 41st JCC Maccabi Games and Access events in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Aug. 6-11, hosted by the David Posnack JCC.

Nearly 2,000 Jewish teens comprising 64 delegations from the United States, Canada and six other nations will gather for the week-long events. For the first time, delegations from Argentina, South Africa and Ukraine, which also sent a delegation to the recent Israel-based games, will participate. Israel, Great Britain and Mexico—countries that regularly participate in the games—will also be represented.

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