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The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation continues its support of the Gaza strip border communities as today (Thursday) Joris van Overeem accompanied by his partner and club officials, travelled to the Dead Sea.
The Dutch born midfielder met with residents who were evacuated from Sderot and Kvutzat Sa’ad to the hotels following the October 7th deadly attacks on the South of Israel. Van Overeem met the kids, had his picture taken, signed autographs and handed official club merchandise as gifts.
Our beloved Gal,
You were taken from us at the age of 23 as all you did was to go to a party with your closest mates.
You were a charming and loved child who grew-up to be a man amongst men; charismatic, smiling, kind and generous with a heart of gold. You used to light-up the room when you entered as your presence was impossible to be ignored. You were a man who magnetized everyone who came by you, gathered and kept your friends along the way. Boyhood friends, fellow mates from your military service, from football and work.
You had a seven-year-long relationship with the charming, Coral, as you moved in with each other at the unit you loved and cultivated so nicely. You raised the cute dog Kika that you brought together, as we all waited for your marriage proposal.
You completed your military service as a Golanchik and soldier in the 51st Battalion of the Golani brigade. You finished your big trip around the world, as we all thought that the dangers were over, and we could all relax. But then you decided to go to that damned party.
You had so many plans and we have no doubt that you would have achieve them all. You worked at Harel Insurance and as usual you magnetized everyone to you there as well. You enrolled for a bachelor’s degree in insurance as your professional path was undoubtedly in that field.
Maccabi Tel Aviv was your first and biggest love with your father Yaniv and uncle Hanan introducing you almost at berth. It was your pastime with dad, a father and son time. You both had a season ticket for Gate 13, while in your childhood you spent many a year at Gate 11 with your childhood mate Gal Shahak. We would drive you to Bloomfield Netanya and even Kiryat Shalom to prepare banners for matches, until you received your driving license and began traveling with dad or by yourself. We laughed so much when you were caught on camera amongst the fans during matches. There is no family event where the microphone wasn’t in your possession as it always came to Maccabi’s songs.
Our loved one, we honor your memory in so many ways but all we want is to have you here with us as we miss you so much. We all miss you so much.
Rest in peace in our life and soul, thank you for 23 years of love and happiness.
We will remember you forever ❤️
In the aftermath of the horrific October 7th Hamas massacre on their kibbutz Kfar Aza, which is one of the hardest hit communities, Shualei Kfar Aza uses football to try and find some comfort and even made a comeback to playing the beautiful game. The players from the kibbutz which was one of the many Israeli communities devastated by the October 7 Hamas massacre, lost teammates, family members and friends. On Friday however, they all met for a team activity that unites the entire kibbutz which sits five kilometers east of the Gaza strip, was infiltrated by around 70 terrorists and had more than 70 members murdered with around 20 taken hostage.
The Shualim (Foxes) football team participated in the first communal activity organized by The Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council since 7.10 as they played in the traditional Kibbutzim football tournament which was hosted in Kfar Sava.
The foxes, who are the Regional Council’s reigning champions lined-up alongside 11 other kibbutzim before comfortably winning their group. A defeat in the quarter finals at the end of a penalty shoot-out surprisingly ended their run in the regional tournament which was highlighted by the support they received from the fans, the Maccabi Tel Aviv Foundation and sponsor ISRAEL CANADA.
Team captain, Idan Berman whose two brothers Ziv and Gali are held hostage in Gaza, said: “It is not even regarded as a little dent, feels like a defeat in the Toto Cup. We fielded some youngsters and are just happy to be here and meet everyone. Football, the togetherness and the support we receive just gives us a bit of light in these difficult dark times we are all experiencing.”
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation continued its’ community work during the war in the South and North of Israel as this week Eyal Golasa and Roi Mishpati visited soldiers who were injured in action.
Golasa and Mishpati visited the Beilnson hospital at Rabin Medical center and met with Omer and Roei who are soldiers from the same military unit and friends from their national service. The duo went into Gaza together, fought side by side and were injured during battle. During the visit, the two soldiers handed Golasa a set of Tefillin they carried with them throughout their duty in Gaza and despite the fierce fighting and injuries, carried it back from the battlefield.
We also met with Yitzhak, a soldier from a combat unit who made Aliya from Chicago as part of Garin Tzabar – a program that facilitates service in the IDF with a support system for Israelis and diaspora Jews who do not have parents in Israel. The October 7th ‘Black Sabbath’ caught Yitzhak in Chicago where he spent a short holiday with his family, but he was quick to hop on a plane and report for duty. Finally we visited Itamar, a Maccabi fan from Gate 11 who was also injured during in the Gaza strip. Golasa and Mishpati visited Itamar and presented him with a match-worn shirt from the victory over Zorya in the Conference League.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation continues its relentless work to boost morale during the war as on Thursday Eran Zahavi and Yonatan Cohen travelled to Eilat where they met with residents of the Gaza strip border communities who were evacuated to the hotels in the southern city.
Maccabi’s players arrived for two intense days during which they are expected to visit 9 hotels in Eilat, meet and have their photos taken with kids from the south. Zahavi and Cohen will hand out official Maccabi gifts and products on behalf of the club.
A moment that placed a smile on the faces of many took place at the tournament for the kids of the Gaza boarder communities which is staged in Eilat. Eran Zahavi surprised all those in attendance as he joined and was happy to have his photo taken with the kids.
Zahavi said: “We met with lots and lots of kids from the Gaza border communities all evacuated here. We were so happy, and we got the impression the kids were happy as well. We have a new day tomorrow and will rest a bit tonight before continuing to visit kids in other places.”
Cohen added: “We just love everyone and embrace everyone during this time: the families, the entire Israeli nation and especially the Israel Defense Forces. We hope everyone joins in as it is our privilege to try make people happy and wish only good for everyone.”
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation continued playing its part in strengthening the residents of the South as today (Tuesday) the activity saw representative reach 8 different locations across the country. First team players, staff members, Youth Academy coaches all met with residents of the South who were evacuated up north, had their photos taken, signed autographs and handed out official club gifts.
Dor Peretz, Gabi Kanichowsky, Or Yitzhak, Dan Biton and Ofir Dsvidzada all visited wounded victims at Tel Hashomer hospital. Davidada continued to another location in Tel Aviv where he teamed up with Sheran Yeini.
Eran Zahavi accompanied by Internet celebrity Nir Benilush, entertained kids at Hertzliya while Eyal Golasa and Yonatan Cohen did the same at Netanya. Nir Bitton and Roy Revivo met with kids who were evacuated to Ramat Gam. Daniel Tenenbaum, visited kids at the Nahsholim kibbutz before teaming up with Golasa, Sayid Abu Farhi and Youth Academy coaches at Hadera as all guided the kids at a training session.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation continued its bid to strengthen the residents of the South as more activities involving first team members and Youth Academy staff took place today in a bid to raise morale.
After last week Or Yitzhak visited families who were evacuated from Gaza border communities to hotels near the Dead Sea, today was the turn of Ofir Davidzada who arrived to meet the residents of Sa’ad. The 32-year-old left-back entertained the kids of Sa’ad, signed autographs and handed some gifts on behalf of the club before heading to meet kids from Be’eri kibbutz.
Elsewhere, Maccabi’s Youth Academy coaches met with residents of Kibbutz Karmia who were evacuated to Tel Aviv. The coaches guided the kids through a training session and played some mini matches that supplied a destruction from their day to day ordeal they are experiencing.
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC foundation continues its efforts to strengthen residents of the South as it initiated on Thursday activities involving the first team players.
Dor Peretz and Gabi Kanichowsky arrived at one of the Tel Aviv centers where families of security forces were evacuated from Gaza strip border communities. The players met with kids, had their photos taken, signed autographs and handed out gifts on behalf of the club. Perez said: “On behalf of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, we wish for better, safer, quieter days. Let’s hope for peace and quiet, our hearts are with you, our thoughts are with you and we will do everything we can in order to make you feel better during these difficult days.”
A similar activity took place at Kfar Maccabiah which was attended by Yonatan Cohen, Ido Shahar and Osher Davida who met with the kids while Ofir Davidzada, Dan Biton, and Idan Nachmias were at Glil Yam. All players spoke to the kids, heard their experiences and handed out official Maccabi merchandise as gifts.
The state of Israel is in a state of war, and we are all experiencing extremely tough days. Despite all that, one of the bright spots of these days were the extensive volunteering by the public, as well as the Maccabi Foundation and the first team players. All came forward to strengthen the residents of the south thus raising the national morale.
As part of the Maccabi Foundation activities, players accompanied by members of Maccabi’s Youth Academy visited several centers with Eran Zahavi, Yonatan Cohen, Dor Peretz and Eyal Golasa arrived at Kibbutz Shfayim where residents of the Gaza strip border communities were evacuated to following the horrors of the war. The players played football with the kids, had their photos taken with them and obviously handed out some gifts on behalf of the club.
A similar activity involving kids from the south took place on the Tel Aviv beach with Sheran Yeini, Ofir Davidzada and Dan Biton took supplying the entertainment and distraction. Gabi Kanichowsky played his part as well with the midfielder meeting kids from Gaza border communities at Netanya.
Maccabi’s captain, Sheran Yeini, said: “It is a privilege to be able to give these boys and girls from the Nir Am Kibbutz as good a feeling as I possibly can. The situation is just heart breaking and we would all prefer to return to normality as fast as possible. In the meantime, we could do some good deeds and there are few young talents we might consider signing at Maccabi Tel Aviv.”
Ofir Davidzada added: “We must understand that our strength is in our unity. The more we stick together the stronger we will be as a nation, as a military and everything else we do.”
Dan Biton summed up: “We came to strengthen them and were strengthened ourselves. Let us just hope we experience better days in the future.”
The Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Foundation continued its’ long tradition of visiting hospitalized kids at the Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh) ahead of Rosh Hashana.
Five first team players: Eran Zahavi, Idan Nachmias, Nir Bitton, Daniel Tenenbaum and Osher Davida arrived this morning (Tuesday) at the hospital where they visited children in the various wards.
The players spoke with the children, had their photos taken and handed them gifts on behalf of the club.
“Our aim is to put a smile on the faces of all the children who are here” Maccabi’s central defender, Nir Bitton, said. “On our day to day we spend time chasing trivial things compared to what they have here which puts things in perspective. One can really understand the important things in life. As far as we are concerned, if we manage to put a smile on a child’s face – it is worth the world to us” he added.
“As athletes and people that kids look up to in admiration, our decision has some weight and influence. We must set an example, and this is the least we could do to contribute. There are five of us here now, but we represent the entire club and the Maccabi foundation that do a lot in the community. We are here to do our share and wish everyone involved a happy and healthy new year”.
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