1935 Maccabiah Games

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Games of the II Maccabiah
Nations participating 28
Debuting countries  Belgium
 Free City of Danzig
 Estonia
 Hungary
 Italy
 Latvia
Libya
 Morocco
 Netherlands
 Turkey
 South Africa
Athletes participating 1,350
Events 18
Opening ceremony April 2
Closing ceremony April 7
Main venue Maccabiah Stadium

The 1935 Maccabiah Games was the second Maccabiah held. These games were held despite official opposition by the British Mandatory government. A total of 28 countries were represented by 1,350 athletes. Delegations from Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey, France and South Africa arrived for the first time. A German delegation of 134 Jews flouted Nazi Germany's order not to attend the games and the delegation refused to fly the German flag during the opening ceremonies. The games became known as the "Aliyah Olympics" because many of the athletes from the various countries chose to remain and settle in Israel. All 350 members of the Bulgarian delegation stayed in Palestine after the games, sending home their sports equipment and musical instruments.[1]

In boxing, Ben Bril, Olympian and eight-time national champion, won a gold medal for the Netherlands. During the Holocaust, he was later interned at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

In chess, Abram Blass won a gold medal for Poland, followed by David Enoch, Eduard Glass, Heinz Josef Foerder, Yosef Dobkin, Victor Winz, Moshe Czerniak, and Siegmund Beutum.[2]

In tennis, Karol Altschuler won a gold medal for Poland, previously winning Junior Champion of Poland in 1930.

The amazing Lillian Copeland (USA), who won gold medals in the discus (37.38 meters), javelin (36.92 meters) and shot put (12.32 meters) was unquestionably the superstar of the 1935 Maccabiah.

In the final scoring, Austria placed first with 399 points, followed by Germany on 375.3 points and Eretz Israel placed third on 360.5 points.[3]

Participating communities

The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed.

Medal count

1  Austria - - - -
2  Germany - - - -
3  Eretz Yisrael/Palestine - - - -

References

  1. ↑ Maccabiah Games
  2. ↑ Wolsza, Tadeusz (2007), Arcymistrzowie, mistrzowie, amatorzy. Słownik biograficzny szachistów polskich, tom 5. Wydawnictwo DiG, Warszawa. ISBN 83-7181-495-X
  3. ↑ http://www.maccabiah.com/ntext.asp?psn=5001

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