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Maccabiah poster. April 1935 
 
Stadium on Tel Aviv's coast 
 
Maccabi management 
 
First aid nurses 
 
Guests of Honor: High Commissioner Sir Arthur Wauchope and Lord Melchett  
 
Photo: Bitmuna
Bitmuna Photo: Bitmuna
 

 

Dr. Hirsch at the Maccabiah, part 2

Dr. Hirsch and his wife Lilly had a common interest – sports. The two visited the Land of Israel to take part in 2nd Maccabiah Games. Take a peek at the young athletes on their way to Israel and at the opening ceremony

Nadav Man, Bitmuna
Published: 02.16.07, 14:42 / Israel Travel

Paul Hirsch was born in Moravia (the Czech Republic). He immigrated to Israel with his wife Lilly and their two children in 1939, four years after his previous visit to the Holy Land as a member of the Czech delegation to the 2nd Maccabiah Games.

 

Some 1,350 athletes from 28 countries took part in the 1935 Maccabiah, competing in 18 fields. Dr. Hirsch documented the Maccabiah experience with his camera.

 

Here is a peek at the photos taken on the way to Israel and at the opening ceremony held at the Tel Aviv port stadium:


 

The ship 'Rome' which brought the Maccabiah delegations from Europe. It weighed 33,000 tons and carried 1,650 passengers.


Keeping fit on the ship


Getting a suntan on the deck


 

Waving the Maccabiah flag on the ship


 

Arriving at the Haifa port


 

Czech delegation enters stadium


 

Young Maccabi delegation


Israeli delegation


Maccabi Egypt delegation


 

Danzig delegation


 

Group demonstration


 

  • Photo collections provided by Ruthie Cohen, Dr. Hirsch's daughter.

 

  • To visit last week's trip to the past click here

 

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