Hall Of Fame
What is Hall of Fame?
The honour of being admitted to the Maccabi Western Australia Hall of Fame is restricted to those people who were eligible to be members of Maccabi Western Australia at the time of their activity recognizing that elite athletes may relocate, temporarily for the purposes of improving coaching or competition. It is also for sportspeople who have completed their sporting careers or are no longer competing at the highest level
The inaugural Maccabi WA Hall of Fame in 2009 was a milestone to recognise the contribution to the organisation of its best sportspeople and administrators. The committee comprising Maccabi stalwarts headed by Dr Marc Adonis organised a very successful celebration function on 8 March 2009 at the Art Gallery of Western Australia at which the successful nominees for the Hall of Fame were announced.
Hall of Fame Inductees 2017
Administration
Colin Rockman
Joan Hillman
David Saunders
Ruth Topelberg
Sport
Deborah Frankel
Michael Klinger
Rachel Krasenstein
Debbie Rhine
Russell Stein
Harry Gunzburg High Achiever Award
Ian Green
Peter Grynberg
Stephen Same
Justine Sharbanee
Jenny Simenson
Hall of Fame Inductees 2009
On the night each inductee was feted in a specially staged production. There were twenty two sporting inductees into the Hall of Fame, five administrators and ten international sportspeople. Two Legends were selected from the Hall of Fame. The classification of Legend was applied to those who immediately come to mind for their contributions to both sport and Maccabi in Western Australia.
The following were inducted into the Maccabi WA Hall of Fame at the Art Gallery of Western Australia on Sunday 8 March 2009. The names are listed in the order of presentation.
Administrators
Tony Tate
Joe Rosen
Mervyn Sharp
Marcus Adonis
Alan Breckler
International Roll of Honour
Carmel Cartoon
Swimming (South Africa)
Russell Stein
Table Tennis (South Africa)
Julian Kaplan
Soccer (South Africa)
Steven Baitz
Swimming (Rhodesia as it was then)
Steven Pearson
Chess (South Africa)
Sportspersons
Gerald Simenson
Gymnastics
John Freedman
Squash
Barbara Adler
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Shirley Shilbury
Bridge
Donnelle Rockman
Diving
Steve Herzberg
Cricket
Joan Touyz
Bridge
Shirley Bloch
Lawn Bowls
Min Freedman
Bridge
Tony Masel
Table Tennis
Michael Zusman
Lawn Bowls
Dadie Greenfeld
Bridge
Judy Freedman
Squash
Keith Silbert
Rugby
Tal Karp
Soccer
Jack Lever
Bridge
Abe Schneider
Speedway
Debra Majteles
Squash
Bonita Levine
Ten Pin Bowling
Lud Shilbury
Table Tennis
Dan Mossenson
Squash
Barry Silbert
Rugby
Legends of Maccabi
Alan Breckler
Joe Rosen
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