Maccabi Australia
| Purpose | Sports |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Region served | Australia and New Zealand |
President | Harry Procel |
Parent organization | Maccabi World Union |
| Website | www.Maccabi.com.au |
Maccabi Australia is a Jewish Australian sporting organisation. It is part of Maccabi World Union. Maccabi teams compete in many sports such as association football, Australian rules football, basketball, table tennis and more. Maccabi Australia is an affiliate of the Zionist Federation of Australia.
Junior Carnival
The Maccabi Junior Carnival is an annual Jewish sporting event in which Jewish youth from different Australian states and New Zealand compete against each other.
In 2007 it was held in Melbourne, Victoria and more than 1000 people participated. Teams from Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland and New Zealand competed.
The 2008 carnival was held in Auckland, New Zealand. It was in January and was the second carnival to be held in New Zealand.
The 2009 carnival was held in Sydney, Australia in January of that year.
The President of Maccabi Australia is Harry Procel and the Chairman is Barry Smorgon OAM. Robert Weisz is the Executive Director.