{"id":300176,"date":"2026-10-05T16:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300176\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:04:09","slug":"philly-area-jewish-athletes-score-gold-medal-at-basketball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/300176\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly-area Jewish athletes score gold medal at basketball championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PENN WYNNE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; They were brought together by faith, and faith, they never lost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A group of Philadelphia athletes competed on the &#8216;Coast to Coast&#8217; 17U girls basketball team at the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/jccmaccabi.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 JCC Maccabi Games<\/a> in Toronto Canada. The team also included a few players from Alberta and Detroit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">After stumbling to an early 0-2 record, the girls fought back and reached the championship match against JCC of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In a close match, the Coast to Coast team secured a victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Local athletes, who are based at the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyjcc.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaiserman JCC<\/a>, recall the adrenaline, emotion, and friendships they formed on the road to a gold medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">They also embrace the shared camaraderie, rooted in Jewish faith, between themselves and their opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">But the gold medals aren&#8217;t the only things coming back to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Next year, The Kaiserman JCC will host the JCC Maccabi Games on August 1-6, 2027. Games will also be hosted at Shalom Austin in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Kaiserman JCC encourages everyone in the community to get involved to make the celebration of Jewish athletes a success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Watch the video above to hear more from the athletes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/students-shine-deaf-awareness-night-phillies-game\/19889140\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED: Students shine on &#8216;Deaf Awareness Night&#8217; at Phillies game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Students from the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf performed the National Anthem, showing how fans of all abilities can enjoy a Phillies game.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PENN WYNNE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; They were brought together by faith, and faith, they never lost. 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