Our motto origins from 1920

Today it is a motto quoted from presidential speech in 1920:

“The anomaly of being a Jew as a refrain of ridicule and pity was eliminated by the action of Maccabi VAC. Behold the name of  VAC as Fencing and Athletics Association came up and said :we undertake a Jewish name, in fact, not only have been willing to take, but let the Hungarian society know about it, shout it out : who wants to see a real Jewish team this is the Jewish power and the real Jewish Look who created a real resource out of our heart and a single symbol. “

Jewish News 23. January 1920

On the 15th anniversairy of the establishment of the General Assembly of the VAC

Benjamin Beregi, engenieer, founder of Maccabi VAC

(Please see the Hungarian version below:) 

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