Sport
Team MGB unveil squad for 2017 JCC Games
Team Maccabi GB have confirmed their squad of athletes who will compete at the JCC Maccabi Games in Miami in August
June 26, 2017 14:07
Team Maccabi GB have confirmed their squad of athletes who will compete at the JCC Maccabi Games in Miami in August
June 26, 2017 14:07Featuring participants aged under the age of 16 to represent, the annual event sees the teenagers represent their country in America in a sporting environment, whilst experiencing social and cultural programmes with other young Jewish people from around the world.
The MGB squad will consist of 45 athletes, a management team of 13 and an artist who will perform in the Artsfest – a festival of performing arts which runs simultaneously alongside the Games.
They will be overseen by Heads of Delegation Janice and Ian Aarons. For many of the representatives it will be a chance to announce themselves to the Jewish sporting world as potential future European Maccabi Games and Maccabiah stars.
SQUAD:
U14 Boys Football
Ben Barnett, Jack Baruch, Joseph Bregman, Jake Frank, Scott Leslie, Sam Meisel, Dylan Phillips, Max Platter, Ruben Wapnick
Managers: Pinky Zimmer, Alex Elf
U14 Boys Football
Joshua Adams, Guy Appel, Mikey Charney, Harry Dryan, Sonny Fraser, Raphael Goldberg, Josef Marks, Gilad Newmark, Lucas Schreiber, Buddy Smith
Managers: Zack Lewis, Stacey Abendstern
U14 Boys Table Tennis
Samuel Klein, Samuel Nissim, Jacob Sobel
Manager: Tzippy Orenstein
U14 Boys Tennis
Alon Hannuna, Joshua Imber, Oliver Mosheim, Joseph Salt
Manager: Goldie Orenstein
U14 Girls Swimming
Romane Ferera, Anatole Ferera, Noah Stewart
Manager: Sarah Goodman
U16 Boys Football
Jimmy Barnett, Grant Birke, Harry Brodin, Joseph Franklin, Mitchell Jacobson, Liam King, Eytan Millan, Yaacov Sills, Elliot Smith, Teddy Sonin
Managers: Callum Stein and Joshua Pugh
U16 Girls Dance
Tali Orenstein
Manager: Rosie Cheyette
U16 Girls Football
Natasja Collis, Rio Rosenberg, Sophie Gill
Manager: Stacey Abendstern
Artsfest
Jay Turosfsky
Manager: Rosie Cheyette
Delegation Heads: Janice & Ian Aarons
General Team Manager: Alex Elf
Welfare: Simon Lee