PolandPassport.com Founder Neil Kaplan Represents Poland at the Opening Ceremonies at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel

Jerusalem – July 15, 2022 - PolandPassport.com, the leading worldwide Polish citizenship and European Union (EU) passport advocacy agency for those with Polish descent, is proud to announce that its founder, Neil Kaplan, Head of Delegation for the Polish Maccabiah Team represented Poland at the Opening Ceremonies at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem on July 14, 2022.

President of Israel Isaac Herzog officially opened the 21st Maccabiah Games. President Joe Biden was also in attendance and welcomed the 10,000 athletes representing 70 countries.

The Maccabi Games are held every four years and began in 1932. Delegations from around the world send their best Jewish sportsmen and women to the competition.  

Held at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem in front of a crowd of 32,000, the Opening Ceremony began with the march of the delegations and ended with the host Israeli team arriving last. Kaplan’s son, Harry, had the honor of carrying the Polish flag at the Opening Ceremonies.

Neil Kaplan will be competing in the cycling time trial and road race competitions next week and Harry Kaplan, will captain the Polish fencing team which starts action later today.  Harry will compete in the Sabre competitions in both individual and team events.

Speaking about the Opening Ceremonies, Neil Kaplan said, “I am honored to represent Poland with my son Harry on such a fantastic occasion. Having been involved with Team Poland since 2017, I am proud to be part of the best of Jewish Polish athletes at the Games.  We are looking forward to competing this week.  Kudos to the Maccabiah organization who did such a tremendous job in creating a spectacular event that will be remembered for a lifetime.”

In 2017 in Israel, Team Poland garnered 2 Gold and 1 Bronze medals in what was a record setting performance for the Polish team.

Harry Kaplan said, “Carrying the flag last night on behalf of the Polish Jewish community and the Makabi Warsaw organization was such a great honor for me and even more exciting to share this great event with my Dad.  My sister, Julie Kaplan, is the only Junior medalist in Polish Maccabiah games history (bronze, 2017) and I will give my all to continue our family legacy in Polish fencing.”

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