Vol. U00(1
No. 48
Omaha, NE
1 Elul, 6762
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Over the yeare, Omahals Civic flags, the Portland team all wore hat Auditorium has hosted a multitude of umbrellas-one member carrying a events, high school graduations, giant rain cloud. When-the Israeli indoor football, and auto shows. What delegation was announced the entire the Civic hosted laet Sunday night audience gave them a standing ovawas far different. It waa the sight of tion and cheered. The flashes of camthe opening ceremonies of the 2002 eras beamed throughout the arena. The crowd cheered loudly again when Maccabi Games. Ae the crowd walked in, one couldn't the Omaha team, the last to enter, help but notice the Omaha city police' paraded to their seats. When the athletes were all seated, care and other aecurity personnel. The offxere' presenaa is to ensure the.. .Co-chairwomen of the games, Jodi shock and ~ a r s h a Pitlor ed the many people who helped on the games. They even promthem American, Canadian and Israeli. ised their husbands that after this m.Oiant ecreene allowed the close week they wouldn't even utter the to WOll in attendance to get a better word "Maccabi!" Bdbre the competition even began, view,* crowd formed a eemick.de the warnan annotmced their own stab: 915 athhtee, 300 A, chaperone8 a d d$egath heads, 26 JCC staff, ',h parade of atht&taa. bdarter of '5000credentials, 300 hoet families, 400 W b L , t y d lo'd t d e q p wtdon *.t-,mtahirte, 1 9 , m t ~ ~ ~ d m d i t y Dave t f f & b e. F e u T&a-Cola, 1126 medale to be awaided,
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gine traded. Following the co-chairs remarks the two acretens showed a video of t h e leadere of Maccabi World Union, Maccabi USA and Maccabi Canada welcoming wetryone to the gamuo, while John Iannon'a Irncrgine played in fihe backgmmd. . Rabbi Arieh Azriel of Wnple Israel gaye an ownin# invocation noting,
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