Ron Jacosohn is at the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Maccabiah
So the big moment has finally arrived. Behind me are the 80 delegations that are about to march into Teddy stadium to officially open the 19th Maccabiah.
As the delegations got ready to march into Teddy Stadium it looked like a big Jewish United Nations with thousands of athletes eagerly waiting to proudly represent their home country for the first time ever.
And so the largest opening ceremony in Israel’s history is over and the biggest sporting event in Jewish history, the 19th Maccabiah is officially open.