The 13th Maccabiah Games opened as 4,350...
The 13th Maccabiah Games opened as 4,350 Jewish athletes from 44 countries marched in the ceremonies near Tel Aviv.
The games torch was lighted by Hanoch Budin, a 1988 Paralympic gold medalist.
The American delegation of 502 athletes, the second largest at the games, includes 1988 Olympians Ken Flax, a hammer thrower, and Sherri Cassuto, a rower.
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