{"id":4550,"date":"2024-05-31T14:36:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:37:21","slug":"maccabi-sa-chairman-wins-yakir-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.za\/site\/macabbi-sa-news\/maccabi-sa-chairman-wins-yakir-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi SA Chairman wins Yakir Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"4550\"\/><p>The Yakir Award for exceptional voluntary service to Maccabi is made every four years to a maximum of 12 persons.<\/p>\n<p>The Yakir Committee met at the recent <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">Maccabi World Union C<\/span>ongress in Israel to vote for the winners who will be recognised at the 2025 Maccabi Games in Israel. Mazel tov to Cliff and his fellow recipients!<\/p>\n<p>Cliff becomes the 8th South African to receive this deserving award:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1985: Ian Maltz<\/li>\n<li>1986: Louis Gecelter<\/li>\n<li>1989: Barney Kellen<\/li>\n<li>1991: Monty Manoim<\/li>\n<li>1997: George Mendelsohn<\/li>\n<li>2009: Jeanne Futeran<\/li>\n<li>2013: Mervyn Tankelowitz<\/li>\n<li>2025: Clifford Garrun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kol Ha&#8217;Kavod. Now that&#8217;s <span class=\"xv78j7m\" spellcheck=\"false\">#SportNachas<\/span>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Yakir Award for exceptional voluntary service to Maccabi is made every four years to a maximum of 12 persons. The Yakir Committee met at the recent Maccabi World Union Congress in Israel to vote for the winners who will be recognised at the 2025 Maccabi Games in Israel. 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