Welcome friends and family!

Abby and I are so proud of Elana and thought we could use this blog to share information about her Maccabiah experience. I will post news as we get it about the US Team, the opening ceremonies, television coverage, and the gymnatics events specifically. We can then use this site to provide results, pictures and hopefully even video from Isreal in real time when we get there. Enjoy!

Drew

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Opening Ceremonies - Rehearsals Begin

The following post appeared on the Maccabiah Israel website yesterday. Preparations continue.

The Rehearsals for the 18th Maccabiah Opening Ceremony get underway!
7000 of the Maccabiah participants are about to become an active part of the opening show, which will be starting with a cycling grad scene with 200 cyclers. Amongst the artists which will take part in the show: Shiri Maimon, Avraham Tal and Kobi Aflalo.
33 days before the Opening of the 18th Maccabiah games, the rehearsals for the spectacular Opening ceremony, which will take place at the National Stadium in Ramat-Gan, in the presence of the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres, and the PM, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu,got underway in Rishon-Le'Zion's soccer pitch.
The show will be open with a grand scene of more than 200 cyclists on bicycles who will make demonstration shows. The 7000 athletes, which will enter into the stadium, will become a part of the show, directed by Jackie Bachar and produced by Gad Oron.
The Opening Show of the 18th Maccabiah is about to be youthful, contemporary and lively. The main artists which will perform at the show are Shiri Maimon that will renew Ofra Haza's song: "Chai", Avraham Tal, in a unique and surprising performance of Shoshana Damari's song: "Yamin U'Smol" (Right and Left), Kobi Aflalo and Ayala Ingadshat. The hosts of the show will be Galit Giat and Michael Harpaz.

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