Yaarit Rahamim, member of the European Maccabi Confederation’s Future Leaders Forum wrote a book about the participants and contributors to the Maccabiah. Titled “The Hall of the Maccabiah”, the photo album will debut as a tribute to the Macabbi’s 20th, united Israel’s 50th, the Balfour declaration’s 100th, and the Zionist World Congress’ 120th anniversaries. Miss […]
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Jewish Sports heroes at the IKI
Gyorgy Szepesi, the legendary radio reporter and sports manager, once a basketball player for the VAC, stood for a speech about Jewish Hungarian sports legends at the Israeli Cultural Institute. Many managers and athletes participated in this event, including all time women’s champion Agnes Keleti and champion Gyorgy Gedo. The president of the VAC, […]
Maccabiah Forum on September 18
We welcome all our members to the next Maccabiah 2017 forum! Date: 2016, September 18 at 5:00 PM Location: Israeli Cultural Institute, Budapest, 1061 Paulay Ede street 1.
Maccabi Night Run in Jerusalem
Travel with EL AL to Israel and stay in a 3 star hotel! Date: 2016, September 19 Cost: 120,400 HUF Costs include: plane tickets with large carry on bus transfer to Jerusalem to and from Ben Gurion Airport 2 night stay and breakfast registration Information: info@smart-travel.hu
Be a part of the Hungarian Team at Maccabiah!
The goal of the Maccabi VAC is to represent Hungary with a team of 100 athletes in the Maccabiah. Date: July 4-18 with flights to Israel from EL AL. Not breaking tradition, the 2017 Maccabiah Games will take place in all of Israel. The opening and closing ceremonies will be in Jerusalem. For the […]
Water Polo Cup: Second Place
This year, we organised the 3rd Maccabi Water Polo cup at the Honved pool. 4 teams participated in the championships. Among the Maccabi VAC team was Gabor Rajna, the Oscar winning producer of son of Saul, who is an active member in the Maccabi community. After the matches, our team proudly accepted second place. The […]
New Sporting Equipment for the Scheiber School
The Maccabi Fencing and Athletics club received a large amount of financial support for providing new sporting equipment to Scheiber Sandor School. They bought many sporting accessories, basketball, floor ball equipments, new balls and bats for the students. The program started by the Maccabi VAC promoting the furthering of sports education and training proved to […]
Maccabi VAC at the camp at Kishunhalasi
This year, the Maccabi VAC took part for the second time in the Kishunhalas summer camp program! The Jewish community camp hosts about 50 children each summer, this being the 7th year of its operation. Through athletic programs, the Maccabi VAC introduced the history and function of the organisation. They introduced the history of the […]
Maccabi Fun Run went global (Newsletter)
The Maccabi VAC hosted it’s 6th annual Fun Run in the Jewish District of Budapest! More than 450 runners participated in the Charity Fun Run. Children, adults, and older people all took part in the annual race, where the theme of Tzedakah was prominent. This year, 11 organisations were supported by the registration fees […]
Breaking records at the Fun Run Community and Charity Day!
A record-breaking amount of volunteers participated in this year’s Fun Run! More than 450 participants and just as many supporters showed up to our event. This was the sixth annual Fun Run in the Jewish District of Budapest. This year, we had a specific goal for our runners: Run for a non-racist world! More than […]
Basketball Sectional at the Lauder Javne School
The Maccabi VAC Fencing and Athletic club’s basketball team successful took part in Lauder’s 2010 end of the year ceremony! We held sporting competitions where the children received many wonderful awards. One of Lauder’s young bright students, Daniel Stern, will compete this simmer in the United States at the Omaha JCC Maccabi games. The introduction […]
The Israeli Screening of Son of Saul
The Maccabi World Union invited the producers of Son of Saul, Gabor Sipos and Gabor Rajna to the annual MWU Congress. The leaders of the Maccabi World Organisation and the youth of the EMC leadership programs watched the Oscar winning movie together in an Israeli theatre. After the screening, the leaders of the MWU […]
Supporting Szombat Magazine
The NKA has unfortunately pulled funding from Szombat magazine. Due to this, we call on our members to join us in solidarity! Suscribe to the print version for a year for at least 5950 HUF, or the digital version for 5400 HUF. The contributors to Szombat eagerly await your help and donations! Bank Details: […]
Maccabiah Forum appoitments
Dear future delegation members! We’ve begun to prepare for the 2017 Maccabi World Games! Location of the meeting: Israeli Cultural Institute (1061 Budapest, Paulay Ede utca 1.) Dates: 2016, June 16, 6:00PM 2016, September 18, 5:00 PM 2016, November 13, 5:00 PM 2016, December 18, 5:00 PM Further information: http://maccabi.hu/en/be-a-part-of-the-maccabis/
Unearthed Relics
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Fun Run Community and Charity Day 2016
The Fun Run Community and Charity Day will take place this year on June 5th, in Budapest’s Jewish quarter, the same day as the Judafest. This year will be the 5th annual Fun Run hosted by the Maccabi VAC. Upon paying the registration fee, runners have a chance to choose the charity they will be […]
Kibic Day in Debrecen
The Kibic hosted a conference, along with a film screening and Klezmer concert festival in the second-largest Jewish city in Hungary, Debrecen. It was important to liven the community and to share with the non-Jewish community our Jewish culture through the programs of the Kibbutz Union. One of the prominent groups was at the Maccabi VAC. […]
Jerusalem Day
This year, the Maccabi Fencing and Athletic team successfully competed in the American School’s Jerusalem day open day. There were many games to choose from, including throwing, soccer, table tennis, and krav maga, where the children could win prizes. All 20 of the school’s children participated in the games. The event proved a success! The […]
Be a part of the Maccabiah!
In the summer of 2017, the Maccabi VAC team will once again take part in the Maccabi World Games in Israel. So far, we’ve always achieved our very high goals, hopefully with no exception next year. We welcome all new ambitious athletes to join us, for youth, adult and masters categories at maccabiah2017@maccabi.hu. There […]
15. Tennis Tournament in Bratislava
This year, the European Maccabi Group and Slovak Maccabi Organizaton are organising the 15th annual European Maccabi Tennis Tournament! We wholeheartedly welcome all Jewish tennis players to the following events: Date: March 17-19 2016 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Arrival: Before noon on March 17 Game times: Start: March 17, Thursday afternoon End: March 18, Friday afternoon […]
Invitation for VAC board meeting
Invitation to the meeting for the Maccabi Fencing Athletics Club 2016, March 10. Location: The Israeli Cultural Centre, Paulay Ede Street 1, Teva Room Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 5:00 PM In the event if something is unable to decide, the next meeting will be in the same place at 5.30 PM. This meeting […]
1. EMC Ski Trip
The European Maccabi Committee is organising a nationwide ski trip between March 16-20 in Bulgaria. The ski resort in Bansko is home to a wonderful skiing paradise, where skiers are greeted by fresh, crunch snow, even during the spring. The camp is made up of two programs: The first night, the skiers will be […]
Open discussion about the EMG 2019 on 02.18
The organizers of the Maccabi European Games invite everyone for an open discussion about the Maccabi European Games. Location: Balint Jewish Community Center, 16 Revay Street, Budapest, 1065 Date: February 18, 2016 at 6:00 PM At the event, the president of the Maccabi VAC, Adam Jusztin, will recount the joyous moment in which Budapest was […]
Son of Saul: Oscar Winner
This award marks the first Golden Globe to be received by Hungary. We are immensely proud of the whole staff and crew of the movie, Son of Saul. We were lucky enough to listen to producers Gabor Sipos and Gabor Rajna, who shared detailed behind the scenes looks with the future leaders of Maccabi. […]
Agnes Keleti Celebrates her 95th Birthday!
Agnes Keleti, five time Olympic winner and champion gymnast received the Prima Primissima award this December. The Olympian is a symbol and role model to the Jewish Athletic world. She has always been active in the programs of the Maccabi VAC. Recently, she campaigned in support of the 2019 European Maccabi Games being held in […]
Regional Budapest Basketball Championships
This year, the Maccabi VAC’s basketball team participated in the regional Budapest championship games. The year was met with a very exciting and close match. The second half of the season will be continued with new players, and they welcome any and all new players’ interest as well.
Gabor Zavadszky’s Day of Remembrance
The Maccabbi VAC futsal team was invited this past December to Gabor Zavadszky’s annual event of remembrance. During the first round, the team made 3rd place. The tournaments were won by many athletes and active NB1 players, as well as MTK professionals. The players had an amazing time playing against MTK veterans, among them being […]
European Maccabi Games in Budapest
Budapest is hosting the 2019 European Maccabi Games, which is Europe’s largest Jewish sporting event, announced Motti Tichauer, manager to the European Maccabi Confederation. Many Olympic and world champions will participate in the games. The list of Hungarian names included those of Judit Polgar, all time champion, as well as Adam S. Kovacs, world […]
Fruhauf, the destined MTK player
Coming from a real MTK family, the blue and white team became the Alfred Brull Academy sponsored fencer Benjamin Fruhauf’s second home. We interviewed him about everyday goals and successes. “Your father is quite popular in the MTK club. Do you think your direct journey to the Csomori street fencing club is thanks to […]
Attention Fencers!
Calling all fencers who participated in the European Maccabi Games! The photographs of the matches are available on an online website on the following link: http://www.berliner-fechterbund.de/images/content/projekte/EMG2015/Mag/index.html# The Berlin Fencing Team will print their own collection on a 48 page, A4 sized booklet, which can be bought at 6 Euros plus shipping from Germany from the […]
Community Hike in Matrafured!
We’ve formed the Maccabi Hiking community! We proudly invite all nature lovers to the following event: Route: Budapest – Gyöngyös – Mátrafüred – Mátraháza – Kékestető Theme: Hanukah and famous Jewish athletes All the hikes will have a theme of a Jewish holiday, and due to the date, the first hike will be about […]
The Second “Start of Spring” Futsal Cup brings home 3rd place!
The Maccabi VAC futsal team participated in the second “start of spring” cup, hosted by the “Hegyvidek” League. After the team building exercises, as well as the matches, the team won second place. During the final match, however, they suffered a loss, placing them at third place. Thankfully, during the Bronze match, we won […]
Informative Meeting about the European Maccabi Games
As a part of our third informative session about the European Maccabi Games, we invited junior as well as adult athletes to participate in the worldwide Jewish competition, many of which, for their first time. The informative meeting was led by Adam Jusztin, the president of the Maccabi VAC, Vice President Andras Knopp, and the […]
Mini Fun Run: Jump in to Spring on Margaret Island!
Taking advantage of the end of February sunshine, the Maccabi VAC’s recently formed athletics department decided to once again venture out and stretch their legs in the outdoors! It’s the second time we’ve met on Margaret Island, where we’ve not only engaged in inspiring activities but also created a wonderful community event. There were […]
At ATV and the Mazsihisz website: Maccabi Business forum and charity event
The Maccabi Business Forum and charity event was greeted by a plethora of press. ATV conducted a report on the event, in which the European Maccabi Games were in the spotlight. It was no coincidence, as the host of Berlin is at once inspiring and thought-provoking, as it will be the host of the […]
Our condolences to the family of Daniel Uzan and the Danish Jewish community
Our condolences to the family of Daniel Uzan and the Danish Jewish community 2015 February 16 The Maccabi world community and the Maccabi VAC of Hungary offers its sincere condolences to the 38 year old Hakoah København athlete, Daniel Uzan, who participated multiple times in the European Maccabi games and the Israeli Maccabiah athletic games. […]
Sport talks with Agnes Keleti and Judit Polgar
In 2014, the Maccabi VAC and the Balint Jewish Community house hosted their first co-organized program series. The series is made up of 6 talks, all leading up to the start of the European Maccabi games in Berlin. It is also an opportunity to learn about promising new Hungarian Jewish athletes, who are or […]
Remembering the Holocaust: We, Jews, belong to Europe
The Maccabi VAC wholeheartedly agrees with the statement of the European Maccabi Confederation which they gave on Holocaust remembrance day, quoted below: “Even 70 years after the Holocaust, we can still feel the rise of antisemitism in Europe. It is our responsibility to fight against the hate and racism directed towards Jews. We cannot […]
Mini Fun Run – Let the marathon start!
The newly formed Maccabi VAC athletic team has begun to organize free athletic programs on Margaret Island. The first event was on January 11, where we ran a lap around the island on that windy, cold winter day. Not only is Margaret Island a wonderful place to do our runs because of the newly […]
Hanukkah with the VAC
The Maccabi VAC celebrated Hanukkah this year with all its sports departments. The event was made memorable by multiple games and candle lighting. It brings us so much joy to see our teammates celebrating Hanukkah together. The children’s teams received new equipment as a gift this year.
19. Maccabiah with the Hungarian Delegation
The Maccabi VAC, since 1906, has been an integral part in providing a fun, safe space, as well as many different kinds of sports for the Jewish youths of Hungary. The club’s main goal is to help season Hungarian amateur and professional athletes. We join together the representation of Hungary with the Jewish athletes […]
2012-13 Basketball Championships
The Maccabi VAC basketball team will once again take part in the 2012-2013 season’s Hungarian championships. The team is represented by both Hungarian and Israeli players. The team carries on the legacy of the VAC, where famous names like Ralph Klein played as well. Before the war, the VAC team played a huge role […]
III. Fun Run: Run For What You Believe In!
This June, we organised the third annual community fun run. This year, 12 non-profit Jewish organisations participated, among them both Jewish schools, as well as the Jewish Pre-K. We had 410 participants running for all different causes, resulting in 690,000 HUF in donations. The runners could choose 1, 5, or 10 kilometres. The […]
March of living in Budapest
This April, with no exception, Budapest held their annual March of living. The Maccabi VAC played a very special part this year. The Hungarian Maccabiah delegation began their walk at the Dohany street synagogue, were we remembered all the fallen Hungarian Jewish Athletes whose lives were taken during the war. Zsuzsa Toronyi, the Hungarian Jewish […]
Slovakian Tennis Tournament
The Maccabi VAC took part this year in the Slovakian Maccabi hosted tennis Tournament! The tournament took place in Bratislava, organised by both the Slovakian Maccabi and the European Maccabi Confederation. This is the only sporting event in the European Maccabi that has been going on uninterrupted for 12 years since the Second World […]
Soccer Practice in Amsterdam
This April, we joyfully accepted an invitation from the Maccabi Nederland for an international soccer tournament! The Maccabi VAC was represented by 8 players. The Sunday tournament was made up of 12 teams: 9 Danish, one Gibraltar, one Moroccan and one Hungarian. The Maccabi VAC team did not participate in the game for 5-6th […]
Independence Day Performance
This April, the Maccabi VAC took part in the Israeli Cultural Institute’s open-air Yom Haatzmaut, Israel’s Independence day program. At our stand, people could learn about or charity fun runs, and on the main stage, our Maccabi VAC gymnastics group performed a 15 minute show for guests. The event was a big success! […]
II. Purim Basketball Games
This February, we held the second annual Maccabi VAC Purim Basketball Games, with 4 participating schools: Lauder, Scheiber, Kerek and Radnoti. The event was opened by Rabbi Tamas Vero, who held a brief speech about Purim, followed by the games, where all the teams had a chance to play against each other. The games were […]
Maccabiah Exhibition at Lauder and Scheiber
This January and February, the Maccabi VAC introduced a Maccabiah exhibition and competition to the Lauder and Scheiber schools. The elementary school took part in the competition, and the coaches included the teachers as well. The program helps children understand and learn about the Maccabiah and Israel through art and drawing. It’s wonderful to see […]
Hanukkah Games with the Pre-K
The Maccabi VAC celebrated Hanukkah this year with many clubs. All the clubs held sporting events and candle lightings, making it a memorable day for all who attended. For the first time, the Pre-K were also included in the festivities. It makes it all the more memorable that our waterpolo team won their match and […]
2nd Hanukkah Futsal Practice
The Maccabi VAC held its second annual Hanukkah futsal practice this year. 8 teams participated in the games at the indoor soccer field. The teams played all afternoon until they came to the finals, and the victors were rewarded with awards and a Hanukkah cup. This was the first year the practice was international, […]
Students and Teachers at the Jewish Athletes Exhibit
This September, we opened a temporary exhibit featuring Hungarian Jewish athletes. In addition to the artifacts, the Maccabi VAC provided many stories and information. Thousands came to visit our exhibit these past months. The entirety of the exhibit was presented with interactive methods and professional guides to the Jewish schools’ students and teachers.
Remembering Hanna Szenes
This November, the Maccabi VAC took part in the initiation of the Hanna Szenes park, organised by the Zionist Organisation. Many other groups and leaders of other Jewish groups attended as well. The Maccabi VAC believes that in addition to sporting events, events like this are incredibly important as well.
3rd Place for Hungary in Speed Stacks!
The Maccabi VAC introduced Speed Stacks to the Scheiber school this January and February. Their very first competition took place this November on International Speed Stacks day, were thousands of children played with the cups. With the help of the Maccabi VAC, the Jewish schools could participate as well, with fantastic results. This year, the Maccabi […]
Jewish Athletes Exhibit
This September opened the special new temporary exhibit featuring Hungarian Jewish athletes. The Maccabi VAC, as well as providing the objects, shared multiple pieces of vital information and stories about the pieces. We hope in the next few months, many can come visit and see the objects on display. Next year, we plan on […]
Hungarian Basketball Championships with Maccabi
The Maccabi VAC basketball team will once again play in the Hungarian Championships. Both Hungarian and Israeli players on the team will take part in the games. The team will continue the VAC’s basketball traditions, like many before them, including Ralph Klein, and many more. Before the war, the VAC team played among the greatest […]
II. Fun Run: Run For What You Believe In!
This year, we hosted our second annual Community Fun Run! 14 wonderful organisations took part, which is 4 more than last year! We almost doubled last’s year’s attendance with 477 runners, and 763,500 forints in donations to charity. The runners could participate in 1, 5, or 10km races. The race was opened by the Israeli […]
Match with the Hakoah Vienna team in Vienna!
This May, we spent the day with the Haokah Vienna team! The Lauder and Scheiber schools had a basketball match with the Austrian team. The match was won by the Hakoah team, but all had fun participating in the game. After the game, the children enjoyed replenishing drinks and snacks, and visited the Vienna […]
Judafest Children’s Day at the Lauder School!
The Maccabi VAC took part in the Children’s Day program at the Lauder school this April. There were many fun games to choose from: volleyball, basketball, speed stacks, and table tennis. They included both parents and children in the events. Volunteers helped look after little ones too small to play, and gave awards and […]
New Star Anointed in Honor of Yom Hazikaron
In collaboration with the Lauder School’s students and teachers, Adam Jusztin, president of the Maccabi VAC, lit a candle for the remembrance of Yom Hazikaron. The event was a perfect example of a wonderful traditional remembrance. All who attended the Lauder school, children, teachers and friends alike held in high esteem the state of Israel, […]
Hungarian Victory at the Slovakian Tennis Competition
The Maccabi VAC’s tennis club took part this March in the Slovakian Maccabi Tennis Competition! The competition took place between March 8 and 10, in Bratislava, organised by both the Slovakian Maccabi and the European Maccabi Group. This is the only even that, since the Second World War, has been able to occur annually […]
Our New Waterpolo Club!
The new Maccabi VAC waterpolo team has newly formed this April, on the day of the Hungarian Holocaust Remembrance. It was a special day for the Maccabi VAC, as waterpolo has tremendous history in not only Hungarian heritage, but Jewish as well; the sport was also very popular among Jews before the war. Our […]
Maccabi Orienteering Cup in Homokhat
The last weekend of March was the host of the International Maccabi Cup in Homokhat, and the Regional Northern Championships near Balotaszallas. In spite of the bad weather forecast, more than 400 participants took part in the orienteering race. We received runners from 11 different countries: England, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Romania, […]
Dressage – Show Jumping in Pest
This spring, our club entered one competitor and her horse in the National Stables at the Show Jumping Competition in Pest. The Maccabi VAC rider, Miss Szandra Parragh and her horse Baroness achieved outstanding results. We were also represented in the dressage competition by Miss Zsuzsana Kemeny in Paty. The girls showed their spirit with […]
19th Maccabiah Games Fundraising Dinner
This February, we held a fundraising dinner to fund the opportunity for a Hungarian team to participate in the 19th annual Maccabi World Games. Since our theme was “Israel”, we wanted everything from the food to the environment to feel authentic, so we chose the restaurant Hummus Bar to host our dinner. The dinner started […]
Ganz Cup: Tibor Fekete wins!
The Ganz Cup took place this February where the FTC-Maccabi VAC competitor, Tibor Fekete, surprised the crowd with a first place win in the 66kg category. We are so proud of Tibor and will continue to support him in the future! http://www.birkozoliga.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=370:felntt-koetoettfogasu-rangsorverseny&catid=47:bl-hirek
First Maccabi VAC Youth Basketball Practice
The first annual VAC Youth Basketball Practice took place this February! In addition to the Lauder and Scheiber schools, the Kerek and Radnoti schools also participated in the games. The children were offered drinks and snacks to refuel during turns, and they also received new basketball equipment, courtesy of the Maccabi VAC. The games were […]
Speed Stacks Skill Development program
The Maccabi VAC has introduced Speed Stacks this January as a new skill development program. The introduction included all the elementary grade children, and the trainers included the teachers as well. The program made it possible for individuals, not just classes and schools to obtain this fun teaching game. This sport has a 28 country […]
Riding Success with Baroness and Kikelet
Our 2011 founded horse riding department took part this year in the National Riding Hall’s country wide qualification competition this November with our horses Baroness and Kikelet. In December, the Maccabi VAC’s rider Szandra Parragh participated in the Pest County’s competition, where miss Parragh and her horse Baroness achieved perfect scores. We plan to be […]
1st Hanukkah Soccer Cup!
This December, the Maccabi VAC organised its first Hanukkah soccer cup with the support of the Hungarian Zionist Group. Three teams took part in the amateur Hanukkah tournament, which was held in the Lauder Javne school’s gymnasium. They played all afternoon, and were rewarded by the Maccabi VAC with prizes and a Hanukkah cup. To […]
Maccabi Holland in Budapest!
This December, Maccabi Holland visited Hungary! The team had a chance to visit Budapest’s Jewish historical sites, and also visited the Scheiber Sandor Jewish school where they held a joint demonstration and learned about krav maga, wrestling, boxing, and karate. Even though their visit was short, we set aside time to discuss the cooperation between […]
2011 General Hearing
This December, the Maccabi VAC held their yearly mandatory general hearing. All the members of the Maccabi VAC and its leaders received an invitation at the Israeli Cultural Institute, at the Maccabi VAC offices. Our members listened to the president’s 2010 and almost all of 2011’s past itinerary, which included the financial and professional details of […]
18th Maccabi Women’s Gymnastics Cup
The Maccabi VAC’s 18th cup was organised by our gymnastics department. This was the third time we invited our Israeli friends as guests! This year, we organised the cup with 6 participating countries and almost 80 gymnasts. Ours is one of the largest women’s competitions. This was the first year we presented to our gymnasts […]
Inauguration of the new office
This September, the delegation of the European Maccabi Games 2011 celebrated together the successes and memories of the year. Many photos and videos commemorate the day. The Hungarian team had a chance to watch the 19th Maccabi inspirational video, and we talked about future sporting events as well. We celebrated the new year together and […]
26th Nike Half-Marathon
Juli Imre, one of Maccabi’s track members, took part in the 26th Nike Half marathon this September. This was the third half-marathon in her career. There were more than a thousand participants, whose challenging ask was to run in 31 C summer weather. Juli finished with 1 hour, 52 minutes and 30 seconds, placing her […]
5 Day Homokhat Hungaria Cup in Szeged
The Maccabi VAC organised the Homokhat Hungaria Cup international orienteering race, with more than 2000 runners from 20 different countries, with the most from Poland and Russia. Monspart Sarolta, the first world champion and International Leisure Group president opened the race at 8pm. The runners had a chance to see the beautiful Szeged synagogue, which […]
Success at the European Maccabi Games
The newly formed Maccabi VAC took part in its first international competition this June in Vienna, for the European Maccabi games. The Maccabi VAC was represented by a Hungarian delegation of 45 people, athletes and coaches, in 7 different departments. The Hungarian team achieved 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal. We are very […]
First Fun Run in Budapest
This June, we organised the first Fun Run community race, with almost 250 runners! We had those who ran, jogged, walked, even with strollers and dogs. We raised 389.500 forints for many different charities:Maccabi VAC, Israeli Cultural Institute, Bet Shalom, EMIH, Jewish Meeting Point, Bálint house, Manora, Jaffe, Misko Foundation. The Fun Run was met […]
Hanna Kereszturi, Maccabi Karate Star
Hanna Kereszturi is a frequent supporter and participant in the Maccabi games and the Maccabi VAC. This year, she once again became a Hungarian champion in many international sports competitions. The Maccabi VAC holds in high regard the support of new, talented athletes and is very proud of those who help popularise sports like karate which […]
63rd Independence Day Celebration
This March, we organised the 63rd Independence Day celebration in collaboration with the Israeli Cultural Institute in the Gozsdu courtyards. The krav maga and gymnastics departments showed a demonstration and an open training, the bridge department was introduced, and we held an open table tennis match for all who wished to play. We opened the […]
Moving to Our New Office!
2011 was a huge milestone in Maccabi VAC history, since due to the laws during the II. World War, the Maccabi VAC has not had an office. This year, the office was successfully completed, furnished, and ready to go! We had a tremendous amount of help to achieve this goal, from Jewish and non-Jewish groups […]
10th Slovakian Maccabi Tennis Cup
The Maccabi VAC tennis department took part this April in the Slovakian Maccabi Tennis cup. The competition was organised in Bratislava in the Slovan Bratislava tennis club between March 31st and April 2nd. There were 25 international players, from Germany, Austria, Czeh Republic, Bulgaria, and England. This was the 10th Slovakian Maccabi tennis cup, which […]
Riding Department’s Open Day
Our new riding department held an open day this April in the Bellandor centre in Paty. The families who attended had a wonderful time! Many children had experience riding horses, but only now familiarised themselves with the beauty of riding. After the show, we treated our young riders to snacks and drinks. The department welcomes […]
Maccabi San Diego in Hungary
This April, the San Diego Maccabi team visited Hungary! The team visited Budapest’s beautiful sights, inculding the famous Jewish quarters, the Vac Jewish communities, Szentendre, and the Szanto house. They learned about Hungary’s and the Maccabi VAC’s past, present and future. More specifically, they learned about Alfred Hajos, the first Hungarian Olympic Champion at the […]
Maccabi Purim Trainings
This March we held the Maccabi Purim trainings. This year, the krav maga and ping-pong departments held the games together. After the games, we offered hamentaschens and drinks to our players. Our goal is to inspire more and more people to participate in out Purim games, so we can showcase out many departments, and […]
Hungaria Cup in Homokhat
This April, we held out traditional Maccabi Cup regional orienteering races in Ruzsa, in the Mergesi forest. The open, daytime, normal length, regional race was run by about 200 people. The international (there were Finnish and Serbian racers as well) sector had the opportunity to compete in different categories. The race was perfect practice for […]
Mini Basketball Championships at Lauder
The Maccabi VAC’s basketball department took part in the Lauder School’s mini basketball championships. In spirit of the games, the children received sport accessories and prizes. Many student from the Lauder school participated, and were coached by Kati Bekes. Hopefully they will join us this summer for the basketball games with the Maccabi VAC-Lauder teams. […]
Support Maccabi Wrestling!
So far, the Maccabi VAC does not have a wrestling department, but in 2011, it decided to support an outstanding wrestler, who attends the Wesselnyi street Jewish School, and is a promising new athlete. The Maccabi VAC holds in high regard the support of promising new athletes, and would like to popularise wrestling in the […]
Hanukkah with the Maccabi
This December we held our traditional Hanukkah event. All the departments were represented. We invited guests and athletes to snack on doughnuts and sandwiches, whilst enjoying some live music.
Sports day: Bouncy Castles and Gymnastics Shows
Without exception, we held the Maccabi Sport and Family day this winter. There were many fun programs to choose from! Children and adults alike could find sports they already know and love, as well as learn about and play new sports. Among the many programs, we had a bouncy castle, ping-pong, tennis, bridge, poker, skating, […]
13th Hungarian Amateur Thai Box Championship
This November, we held the 13th Hungarian Amateur Thai Box Championship! This was the most successful championship, as this event was highly attended by the most clubs and competitors in the history of the event. There were more than 50 matches, and even though the rules were according to amateur matches, we were able […]
Jeurosport in Bulgaria
The Maccabi VAC soccer team took part this year in the 2010 Jeurosport games in Bulgaria. The team arrived in Borowetz with 12 players, and came in first, surpassing the Serbian and Bulgarian teams. The Maccabi VAC holds in high regard the 2010-2011 soccer championships, as it is practice for the upcoming 2011 European […]
Maccabi Cup at the Elek Matolay Remembrance Games
This year, from November 12-14, within the Elek Matolay Remembrance games, we held our traditional Maccabi Cup in Szazhalombatta. About 100 athletes participated in the games, from 12 different countries (Iceland, France, Jordan, Belgium, Israel, Luxembourg, Holland, Norway, Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia). The Israeli team was hosted by the Maccabi VAC. The Hungarian […]
Star Chess at the Limmud Conference
The Maccabi VAC took part in the Limmud Conference from October 30 to November 1! This year we introduced out star chess department, their third debut after the Theodore Herzl games and the Youth World championships. The program was so successful, that not only did many interested people visit our group, but about 30-40 […]
JCC Maccabi Games in Omaha
The Maccabi VAC took part this August in the JCC Maccabi Games in Omaha, in the US. The Maccabi VAC Hungary produced fantastic results at the event, where more than 1,000 participants competed. Our athletes represented Hungary, Europe, and the Hungarian Jews spectacularly. Our team: Lisowsky Luna Nagy Dávid Stern Dániel Galambos Máté Szepesi […]
At Home and International Star Chess Success!
The Maccabi VAC’s Star Chess department successfully took part in the home and international games. This year was special because we dedicated the games to Theodore Herzl. In this spirit, this summer, as a part of the closing ceremony, Laszlo Polgar, the head of the department and organiser of the event made a special […]
Bankito Festival with the Maccabi
This year the Maccabi VAC took part in the Bankito festival, organised by Marom on August 6th. We were counting on about 1500 attendees, but unfortunately due to the cold rainy weather many were unable to come, and we had to reorganise many programs as well. With our original plan, we would have had an […]
Half Marathon in Tel Aviv with Maccabi VAC Hungary!
The Maccabi Fencing and Athletic club’s runner successfully competed in the 2010 half marathon in Tel Aviv! Our racer, Julianna Imre took part in the half marathon on May 14, which according to Israel’s Gregorian calendar is their day of independence. The race started bright and early at 6:30 AM, because even though the […]
School Soccer Competition
The Maccabi VAC’s soccer department took part this April in the interschool soccer games with the Scheiber school in the Zuglo cup. 14 teams took part in the games, and our team played 3 games. We won once and lost twice, so our team did not proceed to the finals. The winners were mainly soccer players […]
New Tatami for the Karate team
The Maccabi VAC Karate team is one of the oldest groups in our organisation. We now have more than 50 participants who attend our program, with practices twice a week. We’ve had many combat coaches, among them karate, wrestling and Brazilian Ju Jitsu coaches. Our goal is to expand to the Lauder Javne School […]
South Plain Regional Championships
With no exception to tradition, this year we held our South Plains Regional Race in Asotthalom. We had 134 runners, among them some Serbian participants as well. There were other races going on at the same time in the country, but ours was the only one with more than 100 participants. Our group won Hungary’s […]
Maccabiah Drawing Exhibit
This January, we organised the Maccabi VAC children’s drawing exhibit. The exhibit began in Israel, where the children were prompted to draw inspired by the Israeli Maccabi Games. The exhibit has been organised in many countries! Following Austria, Budapest held it in the Israeli Cultural Institute. At the same time, we posted old Maccabi Games […]