Maccabiah
The Maccabiah World Union (MWU) was founded in 1931 as the successor to the Jüdische Turnerschaft, which had been founded at the third Zionist Congress in 1903.
The first Maccabiah Oylmpiad was held in 1932, and Winter Maccabiahs were held in 1933 and 1936. Ice hockey was featured in the program both times.
Ice hockey re-entered the Maccabiah in 1997 with Canada winning the gold medal. The United States team was able to secure a silver place position. Ice hockey was not included in subsequent games but returned in 2013 as part of the 19th Maccabiah. The countries represented in three divisions were Canada, Israel, Russia, Ukraine and the USA. Canada won the Gold Medal in the Open Division after crushing USA 7-1. Canada also won the gold medal in the Juniors Division defeating USA 3-2. USA, however got some payback in the Masters Division as they defeated Canada 7-4, winning USA's first ever gold medal in Maccabiah ice hockey history.
1933 results
The tournament was held from February 2-5, 1933, in Zakopane, Poland. Six teams, divided into two groups, were slated to play, with Czechoslovakia, Germany, and Hungary making up one group, and Austria, Poland, and Romania playing in the other. The three teams in the latter mentioned group played a round-robin, but the final between the top two teams was cancelled due to poor ice conditions.
Polish Qualification
A tournament was held in Lwow, Poland, from January 14-15, 1933. It was played in order to determine the Polish roster for the Maccabiah tournament.
- Scores
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hasmonea Lwow | 2 - 0 | Dror Lwow |
| Makkabi Krakow | 2 - 1 | ZASS Warszawa |
| Makkabi Krakow | 4 - 0 | Dror Lwow |
| Hasmonea Lwow | 2 - 0 | ZASS Warszawa |
| Hasmonea Lwow | 4 - 1 | Makkabi Krakow |
| ZASS Warszawa | 0 - 0 | Dror Lwow |
- Table
| Club | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hasmonea Lwów | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:1 | 6 |
| 2. | Makkabi Kraków | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:5 | 4 |
| 3. | ZASS Warszawa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:4 | 1 |
| 4. | Dror Lwów | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:6 | 1 |
Note: Hakoah Bielsko withdrew prior to the tournament.
Scores
| February 1933 |  Austria
|
2-0 |
 Poland
|
| February 1933 | Austria
|
3-0 (3-0, 0-0, 0-0) |
 Romania
|
| February 1933 | Poland
|
2-0 (0-0, 0-0, 2-0) |
Romania
|
The final scheduled for the last day was cancelled due to bad weather.
Final standings
| Pl. | Team | GP | W | T | L | Goals | Pts |
| 1. |  Austria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:0 | 4 |
| 2. |  Poland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 2 |
| 3. |  Romania |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | 0 |
Austria, represented by SC Hakoah Wien, was champions of the 1933 tournament.
1936 results
The second Winter Maccabiah was held from February 18-24, 1936, in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia. Three teams were slated to participate - Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Germany - but due to inclement weather, only one game between Czechoslovakia and Germany was played.
The German team was known as the "Maccabi-Auswahl" officially, as the Nazis forbade the use of the country's name in this Jewish competition.
Scores
| February 1936 |  Czechoslovakia
|
2-0 (1-0, 0-0, 1-0) |
 Germany
|
References
- Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.