The 1st Maccabiah was a dream come true. The 2nd one had to deliver on the promise of that dream and prove there is substance to the claim that Jews can be great athletes and can stand on their own merit. #Sport #Inclusion #Max

In his famous "Muscle Judaism" speech, Max Nordau envisioned strong, brave and fearless people - in the image of Bar Kochba and the Maccabim. Within a few weeks Bar Kochba Berlin was founded as a Jewish Sport club. #Sport #Inclusion #Max

Hakoah Vienna Hockey team represented Austria in the 1st Maccabiah winning a gold medal at the games. #Sport #Inclusion #Max

The 1st #JewishSport club was formed in Turkey in 1895 - by Jews of German and Austrian extraction who had been rejected from participating in other social sport clubs because they were Jews #Sport #Inclusion #Max

The orchestra that performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2nd Maccabiah was from Maccabi Bulgaria - all players stayed to the last man; at the end of the games only their instruments were packed up and shipped back. #Sport #Inclusion #Max

Sport was literally live saving in the 2nd Maccabiah - Jewish athletes that came to compete in Mandatory Israel stayed on and escaped the horrors of the Nazis #Inclusion #Sports #NFT

In his famous "Muscle Judaism" speech, Max Nordau envisioned strong, brave and fearless people - in the image of Bar Kochba and the Maccabim. Within a few weeks Bar Kochba Berlin was founded as a Jewish Sport club. #Inclusion #Sports #NFT

Hedy Bienenfeld was an Austrian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1927 European Aquatics Championships. She was one of the best swimmers of Hakoah Vienna club. #Inclusion #Sports #NFT

The Maccabiah games are the 3rd largest sport event in the world - it was designed with the vision of the Olympic Games and held every 4 years since 1932 #Inclusion #Sports #NFT

Hakoah Vienna (Hakoah is strength in Hebrew), was founded in 1909 after a law was passed forbidding Austrian sports clubs to admit Jews #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

The Maccabiah celebrated the spirit of sports, since for Jewish athletes at that time playing sports was not that easy - it was not about who is a better athlete but rather about your religion and race. #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

Hakoah Vienna team had to be tough - as a Jewish Soccer group, they faced a violent game from their opponents and lacked defense from judges #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

The stadium, the first of its kind in Eretz Israel, was completed on the eve of the first Maccabiah games in 1932 #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

In 1895 in the city of Constantinople, Jews were not allowed to participate in regular sports clubs and were forced to form one of their own - this is how Maccabi movement came to be #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

Riding on a white horse, Meir Disengof, the mayor of Tel Aviv, led the 1st Maccabiah athletes in a parade through the streets of young Tel Aviv #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

Sports is a force of good - the 2nd Maccabiah led to the establishment of the first swimming pool in Israel in 1935. The 50 meters long pool was built in Haifa and was used until the 4th Maccabiah in 1953 #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

Judith Deutsch was one of the top 10 women swimmers in the world at her time and held every Austria women record between 1933 to 1935 - but she said no to hate and refused to participate in the Nazi Olympics in 1936 #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

Sigmund Freud and Franz Kafka, were among Hakoah Vienna soccer league’s fans. #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

"Hakoah" began as a football team and it was this team which brought its greatest success - winning Austria championship and even beating England's West Ham United 5:0 #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion

In his famous "Muscle Judaism" speech, Max Nordau envisioned strong, brave and fearless people - in the image of Bar Kochba and the Maccabim. Within a few weeks Bar Kochba Berlin was founded as a Jewish Sport club. #UnitedInSports #Crypto #Inclusion