Judges compete at 2022 Maccabiah Games

FROM LEFT: Ido Petel '24 with back to camera, holding the US Flag, at the pool; Melissa Rothenberg '21 and Sydney Goldman '22 at the softball field, holding a silver and gold medal, respectively; Tati Wainer '25 with her family at the volleyball venue; Seth Edelstein '26 with his gold medal at the fencing venue.

Brandeis student-athletes represented the Judges well at the 2022 Maccabiah Games throughout Israel between July 14 and 25, 2022. 

Here are some of their stories, as told on social media - click images to go to the social media pages!

Ido Petel '24, of the Swimming and Diving team, was selected to carry the American flag into the venue at the opening ceremony for swimming.

In softball, Sydney Goldman '22 played for champions Israel, while Melissa Rothenberg '21 represented second-place USA

 

Tati Wainer '25, played for Team USA in volleyball. They finished in 4th place, going 2-1 pool play before losing to Ukraine and Brazil in the tournament (click image for link to Instagram Stories)


Seth Edelman '26, Fencing, represented the USA and won bronze in individual junior men's sabre, gold in men's team sabre (click image for link)