The goal of the Maccabi VAC is to represent Hungary with a team of 100 athletes in the Maccabiah. Date: July 4-18 with flights to Israel from EL AL. Not breaking tradition, the 2017 Maccabiah Games will take place in all of Israel. The opening and closing ceremonies will be in Jerusalem. For the [...]
Dear future delegation members! We’ve begun to prepare for the 2017 Maccabi World Games! Location of the meeting: Israeli Cultural Institute (1061 Budapest, Paulay Ede utca 1.) Dates: 2016, June 16, 6:00PM 2016, September 18, 5:00 PM 2016, November 13, 5:00 PM 2016, December 18, 5:00 PM Further information: http://maccabi.hu/en/be-a-part-of-the-maccabis/
In the summer of 2017, the Maccabi VAC team will once again take part in the Maccabi World Games in Israel. So far, we’ve always achieved our very high goals, hopefully with no exception next year. We welcome all new ambitious athletes to join us, for youth, adult and masters categories at maccabiah2017@maccabi.hu. There [...]
A former European World and Olympic champion ( Montreal 1976) György Kenéz directs the preparation of the water polo team of Maccabi VAC from may 2015. Both the club and the water polo team are honored to have such a highly experienced trainer who will conduct the training. We are looking forward to achieve similar [...]
The Maccabi VAC, since 1906, has been an integral part in providing a fun, safe space, as well as many different kinds of sports for the Jewish youths of Hungary. The club's main goal is to help season Hungarian amateur and professional athletes. We join together the representation of Hungary with the Jewish athletes [...]
This April, with no exception, Budapest held their annual March of living. The Maccabi VAC played a very special part this year. The Hungarian Maccabiah delegation began their walk at the Dohany street synagogue, were we remembered all the fallen Hungarian Jewish Athletes whose lives were taken during the war. Zsuzsa Toronyi, the Hungarian Jewish [...]
This January and February, the Maccabi VAC introduced a Maccabiah exhibition and competition to the Lauder and Scheiber schools. The elementary school took part in the competition, and the coaches included the teachers as well. The program helps children understand and learn about the Maccabiah and Israel through art and drawing. It's wonderful to see [...]
This February, we held a fundraising dinner to fund the opportunity for a Hungarian team to participate in the 19th annual Maccabi World Games. Since our theme was "Israel", we wanted everything from the food to the environment to feel authentic, so we chose the restaurant Hummus Bar to host our dinner. The dinner started [...]