1953 Maccabiah Games

4th Maccabiah
Host cityTel Aviv, Israel
Nations23[1]
Debuting countries Brazil
 Chile
 Rhodesia
Athletes890
Events18 branches of sports[2]
OpeningSeptember 20, 1953
ClosingSeptember 29, 1953[3]
Opened byIsraeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi
Main venueRamat Gan Stadium

Eight hundred ninety athletes representing 23 countries competed in the 1953 4th Maccabiah Games, held September 20 to 29, in 18 branches of sports.[1][4][2]

Israeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi opened the Games at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, in front of a crowd of 50,000.[1] American Olympic wrestling champion Henry Wittenburg carried the US flag for Team USA.[5] At the closing ceremony Prime Minister David Ben Gurion addressed the collected athletes, saying: "Come back to us for the next Maccabiah, and bring along representatives of Romania, Hungary, and Russia," as a crowd of 50,000 cheered.[3]

History

The Maccabiah Games were first held in 1932.[6]

Israeli postal stamp

Notable medalists

Ben Helfgott, a concentration camp survivor and later an Olympian, won the weightlifting gold medal in the lightweight class for Great Britain for the second Games in a row.[7]

In gymnastics, Olympian Abie Grossfeld of the United States won six gold medals.[8]

In tennis, U.S. champion Anita Kanter won gold medals for the U.S. in women's doubles with partner Toby Greenberg of the US, and mixed doubles with Grant Golden, and the silver medal in women's singles.[9][10] Toby Greenberg also won the silver medal in mixed doubles with partner Pablo Eisenberg. Angela Buxton of Great Britain, who three years later was to win the doubles title at Wimbledon, won the gold medal in women's singles, defeating Kanter in the final.[11] On the men's side, Grant Golden, who was ranked # 2 in the US that year, captured three gold medals in the men's singles (over South African Davis Cup player Syd Levy), the men's doubles with partner Pablo Eisenberg, and the mixed doubles with Kanter.[12][13][14] Eleazar Davidman competed in men's singles in tennis for Israel.[15]

In boxing, Abraham Rosenberg, a concentration camp survivor, won the heavyweight division gold medal. Rozenberg fighting for France lived to that time in Germany, but Germany didn't have a team in that Maccabiah, so Rozenberg fought for France. American Olympic champion Henry Wittenberg won a gold medal in wrestling.[16] Olympian León Genuth of Argentina won the middleweight wrestling championship for the second Games in a row.[11] Fred Oberlander of Canada, former world champion and Olympian, won the Greco-Roman wrestling heavyweight gold medal.[3]

In fencing, 3-time Pan American Games gold medalist Allan Kwartler of the US won a gold medal in foil.[17] British Olympian and world champion Allan Jay won three gold medals, in foil and epee (in the epee final, he defeated America's Ralph Goldstein).[18][19][20] Ralph Cooperman was a medalist for Great Britain in fencing.[21][22][19] Canadian David Silverstone won a bronze medal in epee.[23]

Harry Kane of Britain, a future Olympian, won the 400 meter with a games record time of 50.5.[24] World record holder Henry Laskau of the United States won a gold medal in race walking.[25][26] American Olympic discus thrower Vic Frank competed.[27][28][29] American Olympian and world record holder in the hammer throw Marty Engel won a gold medal in the hammer throw and a bronze medal in the shot put.[30][31] Israeli Olympian Arieh Batun-Kleinstub (Naveh) won the gold medal in the high jump.[32]

The US basketball team won a gold medal, with future NBA player Boris Nachamkin and Ed Weiner playing, and coached by Tubby Raskin of Brooklyn College.[29][30] Israel won the silver medal, with Olympian Abraham Shneior playing on the team.[33]

In swimming, future Olympian Shoshana Ribner of Israel won the gold medal in the 400 m crawl, defeating Olympian Zsuzsa Nádor of Great Britain.[33] American Bernie Kahn won a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke.[33] Israeli Olympian Yoav Raanan won a gold medal in high diving, as two-time Olympian Peter J. Elliott of Great Britain won the bronze medal.[33]

It was decided to change the duration after this Maccabiah to once every four years, to gain Olympic recognition.

Participating communities

First-time entries included Brazil, Chile, and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia). The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that community contributed, with 23 countries fielding delegations.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2 October 1953". Jewish Post.
  2. ^ a b "MACCABIAH GAMES WILL START TODAY; Athletes From 23 Countries to Compete in the 10-Day Program in Israel". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c "CEREMONY CLOSES MACCABIAH GAMES; U. S. Gets Most Prizes of Any Visiting Nation -- Premier Voices Hope for Future". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "MACCABIAH TEAM LEAVES; Jewish-American Athletes Will Compete at Tel Aviv Games". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Jewish Athletes From 23 Nations Attend Maccabiah Games Opening". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "The 20th Maccabiah Games: A brief History (Part 1)," The Canadian Jewish News.
  7. ^ "Ben Helfgott". jewishsports.net.
  8. ^ "Maccabi USA: History". maccabiusa.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ "October 2, 1953 · Page 3". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle.
  10. ^ "ANITA KANTER-KAPPEl; Tennis - 2014". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
  11. ^ a b "GOLDEN CAPTURES THIRD TENNIS TITLE; Tops Levy to Complete Sweep of Maccabiah Games Honors -- Miss Kanter Loses". The New York Times.
  12. ^ "GOLDEN AND LEVY IN TEL AVIV FINAL; American Beats Dr. Geller in Maccabiah Tennis as South African Tops Eisenberg". The New York Times.
  13. ^ New York Times September 30, 1953
  14. ^ New York Times September 25, 1953
  15. ^ "U. S. TRACKMEN SET 2 ISRAELI RECORDS; Rittenburg and Kiwitt Score but Host Squad Adds to Maccabiah Games Lead". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Henry Wittenberg[usurped], National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed February 3, 2011.
  17. ^ "⁨8 Jewish fencers in U.S. Team⁩ |⁩ | 23 November 1956 | the National Library of Israel". ⁨The Australian Jewish News.
  18. ^ "U. S. TENNIS TEAMS TRIUMPH IN ISRAEL; Golden Shares in Maccabiah Doubles Titles With Miss Kanter and Eisenberg". The New York Times.
  19. ^ a b "The Canadian Jewish Chronicle". news.google.com.
  20. ^ "Allan Jay". jewishsports.net.
  21. ^ "In Memoriam".
  22. ^ "Ralph Cooperman – A distinguished Jewish fencer 1927-2009". Esra Magazine.
  23. ^ "Canadian Maccabiah Team". The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. 16 Oct 1953. p. 10.
  24. ^ "Eight Jewish Athletes at BEG". The Canadian Jewish Chronicle. July 30, 1954. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  25. ^ "Henry Laskau". jewishsports.net.
  26. ^ "LASKAU IN ISRAEL MEET; Enters 1950 World Maccabiah Games Sept. 27-Oct. 8". The New York Times. August 6, 1950.
  27. ^ "U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29". The New York Times.
  28. ^ "U. S. TRACK SQUAD NAMED FOR MEET; 8 Collegians Complete Team for Maccabiah Games in Israel Sept. 20-29". The New York Times.
  29. ^ a b "78 LOCAL ATHLETES ON MACCABIAH LIST; 102 From Metropolitan Area Will Compete in Games at Tel Aviv This Month". The New York Times.
  30. ^ a b "U. S. Wins Five Maccabiah Events But Israelis Lead by 14 Points; Engel, Laskau and Goldberg Set Records During Second Day of Meet -- Lampert, Spitzer Also First at Tel Aviv". The New York Times.
  31. ^ "ISRAEL SHOWS WAY, WITH U. S. SECOND; Host Nation Leads Maccabiah Games With 50 Points -- Two Marks Fall to Americans". The New York Times.
  32. ^ "Americans Take 5 Events in Maccabiah Games; U.S. TEAM LEADS IN MEN'S DIVISION Stieglitz, Rittenberg, Engel and Herman Triumph for Americans in Israel Coach Urges Switch Rittenberg Double Victor". The New York Times.
  33. ^ a b c d "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". The New York Times.
  34. ^ "4th Maccabiah Games". Maccabi Canada.

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