1933 Maccabiah Games

The 1st Winter Maccabiah (Hebrew: מכביית החורף הראשונה; Polish: Pierwsza zimowa Makabiada) was held in Zakopane,[2] Poland from February 2 to 5, 1933.

[1] Coincidentally, the opening ceremony took place two days after Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor (January 30, 1933).

Following the successful games of the 1st Maccabiah in 1932, there was a growing interest in winter sports among the European nations.

[3] In the 1930s, that federation was strongest pillar of the Maccabi World Union, consisting of 30,000 Jewish athletes members.

[1] Lord Melchett, honorary president of the World Maccabi Organization, did not attend the ceremony; instead he sent his blessing and an apology - a large statue depicting the persecution of Jews resistance to antisemitism through the ages.