Yakir Maccabi Ceremony
MWU's "Yakir Maccabi" Award recognizes sustained & exceptional voluntary service to our Movement.
"Yakir" is awarded every 4 years at a ceremony during the Maccabiah. A maximum of 12 awards can be made and all recipients must be aged 60 or above at the time of the presentation.
The award is exceedingly rare. A committee considers nominations over a period of 3 years.
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1984 First Ceremony |
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1. Nahum Heth z”l Israel |
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2. Dr. Robert Atlasz z”l Israel |
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3. Mordechai Ben Dror z”l Israel |
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4. Herman Bochner Belgium |
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5. Eliezer Justice Dayan z”l Sweden |
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6. David Gluck z”l Sweden |
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7. Nat Holman z"l USA |
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8. Leon Kaplun z”l Chile |
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9. Dr. Alexander Rosenfeld z”l Israel |
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10. Lionel Schalit z”l Great Britain |
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11. Haim Wein z”l Israel |
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1985 Second Ceremony |
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12. Pierre Gildesgame z”l Great Britain |
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13. Isaac Fisher Brazil |
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14. George Flech z”l Israel |
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15. Manusia Gildesgame z"l Great Britain (Special Award) |
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16. Ken Gradon z”l Great Britain |
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17. Theo Hass z”l France |
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18. Arthur Hanak z”l Israel |
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19. Joel Haskel z”l Belgium |
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20. Benno Hess z”l Holland |
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21. Ian Maltz z”l South Africa |
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22. Rivka Netanel z”l Israel (Special Award) |
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23. Aron Netanel z”l Israel |
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24. Fred Oberlander z”l Canada |
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25. Massimo Della Pergola z”l Italy |
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26. Joe Rosen z”l Israel (Australia) |
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27. Dr. Emmanuel Simon z”l Israel |
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28. Avraham Tory z”l Israel |
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1986 Third Ceremony |
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29. Moshe Edelstein z”l Israel |
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30. Avraham Fieger z”l Israel |
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31. Carlos Fishbein z”l Mexico |
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32. Louis Gecelter z"l Israel (South Africa) |
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33. Lou Rose MBE z”l Australia |
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34. Moshe Tov z”l Argentina |
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35. Fred S. Worms OBE z"l Great Britain |
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1989 Fourth Ceremony |
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36. Israel Ben Nun z”l Israel |
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37. Benny Guggenheim z"l Switzerland |
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38. Miguel (Mechel) Grynblat Argentina |
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39. Herman Deutch z”l Israel |
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40. Yehoshua Hadari z”l Israel |
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41. Shalom Zysman z”l Israel |
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42. Harold Zimman z”l USA |
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43. Haim Cahanov z”l Austria |
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44. Erich Sinai z”l Austria |
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45. Alex Fisher Canada |
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46. Dr. Israel Peled z"l Israel |
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47. Dr. Shimon Kotliar Australia |
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48. Barny Kellen z”l South Africa |
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49. Eric Rayman z"l Great Britain |
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1991 Fifth Ceremony |
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50. Yehoshua Aluf z”l Israel |
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51. Moshe Gradinger z”l Israel |
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52. Werner Gronwitz z”l Sweden |
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53. Mordehai Yampolsky z”l Israel |
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54. Adolfo Mogilevsky Argentina |
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55. Monty Manoim z”l South Africa |
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56. Menachem Novitz z”l Israel |
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57. Salomon Fuchs z”l Israel |
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58. Harry Shapiro z”l Great Britain |
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1993 Sixth Ceremony |
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59. Sam Bulka z"l Great Britain |
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60. Moshe Gitlin z”l Mexico |
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61. George Horn z"l Holland |
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62. Wolfgang Wronkow z”l Sweden |
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63. Itzhak Caspi z”l Israel |
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64. Abe Luxenberg z”l Canada |
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65. Azrikam Milchan z"l Israel |
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66. Julio Pinco z”l Argentina |
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67. Yoshua Kipnis Mexico |
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68. Lionel Davidson z”l Great Britain |
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1997 Seventh Ceremony |
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69. Yitzchak Braz Israel |
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70. Lionel Davidson z"l* Great Britan |
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71. Mauricio “Tata” Furmanski z"l Israel |
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72. Jose Furmanski Argentina |
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73. Michael Kevehazi z”l Israel |
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74. George Mendelsohn South Africa |
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75. Moises Schnaider z"l Brazil |
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76. Max Sheldon z”l USA |
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77. Moshe Soloducho z"l Uruguay |
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78. Richard Urban z”l Great Britain |
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79. Julio Yasinovsky z"l Israel |
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2001 Eighth Ceremony |
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80. Rina Carmeli Israel |
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81. Arieh Cohen Israel |
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82. Rami Horwitz Israel |
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83. Juan Imel Argentina |
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84. Dov Levin z”l Israel |
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85. Elias London z”l Mexico |
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86. Jacob Nabel Argentina |
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87. Juan Ofman Argentina |
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88. Moshe Resch z"l Israel |
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89. Roy Salomon Canada |
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90. Robert Spivak USA |
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91. Jaques Springer z"l Holland |
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92. Zvi Warshaviak Israel |
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2005 Ninth Ceremony |
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93. Bernie Offstein z”l Canada |
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94. Jose Burstein Argentina |
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95. Bob Glatter Great Britain |
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96. Moises Weinstock Mexico |
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97. Mary Luxemberg z"l Canada |
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98. Uzi Netanel Israel |
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99. Shmuel Ezrati Israel |
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100. Louis Platus OAM Australia |
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101. Leo Kowarsky z”l Israel (South Africa) |
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102. Marcel Koster Holland |
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103. Alan Sherman USA |
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2009 Tenth Ceremony |
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104. Ron Carner USA |
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105. Jeanne Futeran South Africa |
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106. Ishie Gitlin Mexico |
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107. Bernie Gold OAM Australia |
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108. Michel Grun Belgium |
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109. Marcus Kaplun Chile |
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110. Stuart Lustigman Great Britain |
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111. Gideon Osterer Germany |
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112. Eli Roloff, Israel |
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113. Zvi Shur Israel |
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114. Ran Yegnes Israel |
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2013 Eleventh Ceremony |
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115. David Fleischer Argentina |
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116. Adolfo Finkelstein Israel |
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117. Allen Gerskup Canada |
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118. Tom Goldman OAM Australia |
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119. Miguel Litchi z"l Mexico |
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120. Harry Procel OAM Australia |
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121. Mervyn Tankelowitz South Africa |
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122. Jack Terpins Brazil |
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123. Motti Tichauer Germany |
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124. Victor Vaisman Argentina |
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125. Toni Wortman USA |
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2017 Twelfth Ceremony |
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126. Jordan Weinstein USA |
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127. Robert Croitorescu Venezuela |
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128. Ronald Bakalarz Colombia/USA |
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129. Igal Carmi Israel |
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130. Guiora Esrubilsky z"l* USA |
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131. Daniel Jonas Sweden |
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132. Ricky Reff USA |
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133. Tal Brody Israel |
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134. Benny Speckman Mexico |
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135. Amnon Inbar z"l Israel |
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2022 Thirteenth Ceremony |
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136. Tommy Bacher Canada |
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137. Daniel Belinky Argentina |
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138. Leo Dan Bensky Finland |
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139. Jeff Bukantz Usa |
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140. Jacobo Gitlin Israel |
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141. David Grace Australia |
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142. Stuart Greenberg Great Britain |
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143. Yair Hamburger Israel |
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144. Ittamar Herman Israel |
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145. Misha Mirilashvili Israel |
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146. Oudi Recanati Israel |
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147. Dagmar Gavornikova Slovakia |