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MACCABI-ZBT PARTNERSHIP

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THE MACCABIAH IS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE WORLDS LARGEST

JEWISH EVENT, ISRAELS BIGGEST TOURISM EVENT, AND THE

PLANETS 3RD LARGEST SPORTS EVENT.

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Maccabi World Union (MWU) expands on its uniquefunction as the worlds only international Jewish sports

organization to develop and influence modern Jewish

identity, lifestyles and aspirations through extensive

educational, cultural and charitable work in over 400

Jewish communities. Guided since 1895 by its famous

mission statement of Sound Jewish Minds in Healthy

Jewish Bodies, MWU is one of the largest Jewish and

Zionist organizations, with 400,000 members spreadacross the globe on 6 continents.

No other organization features anything like the

mass appeal and success of Maccabis Olympic-style

Games, sports and cultural festivals that are the worlds

largest Jewish events. Annual JCC Maccabi Games in

partnership with the JCC Association in North America

attract thousands of teen athletes, volunteers and

spectators. Regional Maccabi Games in Latin America,Europe and Australia are even larger. Staged every 4

years in Israel, the Maccabiah is simultaneously the

worlds largest Jewish event, Israels biggest tourism

event, and the planets 3rd largest sporting event. 9,000

athletes (Summer Olympics have around 11,000) in

more than 50 national Delegations will compete in 110

tournaments in 36 types of sports at the mammoth 19th

Maccabiah over nearly 3 weeks in July 2013. MaccabiUSA organizes athletes to compete in Maccabi Games

worldwide, Team USA at the Maccabiah holds the record

for the largest Delegation in international sports.

The enthusiasm, enterprise and dedication of Maccabi

volunteers makes MWU a prime training ground and

source of Jewish leadership. Maccabi is a leading

force in informal Jewish-Zionist youth education and

a top organizer of seminars and study-tours to Israelfor Jewish educators. MWU enrolls more than 1000

Jewish Diaspora and Israeli international businesspeople

and executives into its global Maccabi Business Forum

(MBF) network, engages in extensive grassroots pro-

Jewish and pro-Israel public information and diplomacy

campaigns, and streams Jewish philanthropy into

significant and effective family food security, new

immigrant educational support, elderly care and othersocial-uplift causes in Israel. In NY, LA, and Miami, MWU

operates Young Leadership Committees (YLCs) of highly

motivated and talented young professionals who share a

passion of Israel and Maccabi values. Mentored by MWU

supporters drawn from numerous business fields, their

purpose is to increase the visibility of Maccabis global

initiatives and raise funds to support MWU activities.

ABOUT

MACCABI

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With similar founding principles and missions, MWU and

ZBT are natural partners: both began as Zionist clubs

dedicated to social justice, Jewish unity and fellowship.

ZBTs Circle of Brotherhood, including Alumni, Service,Education, Athletics, Social and Bonding directly parallels

MWUs mission and programs in Diaspora and Israel.

Maccabis flagship sports & cultural events epitomize the

educational values of athletics, fair play, social interaction

and bonding. Maccabis volunteers and Maccabi Tzair

Youth Movement members distribute food parcels

to thousands of needy Israeli families and elderly folk

throughout the country in annual Rosh Hashanah andPassover campaigns, enabling them to celebrate in

dignity and freedom from want. Maccabi Tzairs young

adults volunteer a gap year before military service to

mentor, help educate and keep at-risk youth in school,

off the streets and out of trouble.

The Maccabi-ZBT partnership opens new horizons for

both organizations, yielding extensive access to manyconstituencies. Early awareness of its activities spread

among thousands of JCC Maccabi Games teen athletes

- all potential fraternity recruits - benefits ZBT and its

chapters. Likewise, tens of thousands of JCC Maccabi

Games and USA Maccabi Games and Maccabiah

alumni, and MWUs YLC and Business Forum networks

in Maccabis unrivalled global spread provides highly

effective networking opportunities for ZBT brothers andalumni and vice-versa. It is a partnership for Tikkun Olam

(repairing the world) and for the Jewish Future.

PARTNERSHIP

MACCABI-ZBT

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ZBT Alumnus Talbot Brody (Rho, Illinois,65) passed up an NBA

Draft selection by the Baltimore Bullets, competed for Team USA

at the Maccabiah, and famously put Israel On the Map! by

captaining Maccabi Tel Aviv to win the European Basketball Cup

in 1977. He was recently appointed as Israels first-ever official

Goodwill Ambassador.

IVE ALWAYS DEEPLY VALUED AND

CONTINUED MY FRIENDSHIP WITH MY

FRATERNITY BROTHERS; NOW IM VERY

EXCITED BY THE NEW RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN MY ZBT BROTHERS IN THE

USA AND MACCABI WORLD UNION, AND

IM LOOKING FORWARD AND HOPE TO

VISITING YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE

Tal Brody

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In summer 2011, Maccabi World Union in partnershipwith JCCA will host the first-ever-in-Israel JCC Maccabi

Games and Artsfest, in which over 1,000 Jewish

teens aged 14-17 from North America and from other

continents will participate, along with 300 Israeli teens.

For all of them, it will be an exciting once-in-a-lifetime

experience, a meaningful and formative engagement

with Jewish heritage, history and tradition.

MWU proudly offers ZBT members the opportunity toearn a trip to these inaugural Games. As a part of the

Maccabi-ZBT partnership, Maccabi offers one full all-

expenses-paid trip (flights, hotel, excursions, Games)

to a ZBT member for each $7,000 raised by his or her

Chapter!

Each $7,000 gift raised by ZBT Chapters will enable

Maccabi to do a true good deed by subsidizing

participation of 5 gifted athletes from socio-economicallydisadvantaged communities in the life-changing

experience of the JCC Maccabi Games in Israel. For

many, it will be their first and most powerful introduction

to Jewish culture.

Take up the challenge: Fund as many brothers as youcan for a life-changing Israel experience! Be a part of

history in the making - on us!

Some great ways to earn your trip:

Get On The Ball

Coordinate a charity sports tournament

Host a charity concert on campus

Sponsor a youth carnival

Raise funds through social functions

And many more!

CALLING ALL ZBT

BROTHERS:

EARN FREE TRIPS TO ISRAEL WITH MACCABI!

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