WORLD MACABÍADAS (1969 TO 2022):

CONSTRUCTION OF BELONGING AND REPRESENTATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF PORTO ALEGRE/RS

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Abstract

The study seeks to understand the identity construction and cultural maintenance in the Jewish community of Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil, through participation in the World Maccabiah Games, from 1969 to 2022. The method used was Oral History, with interviews with Maccabiah athletes, as well as information from newspaper reports, with the sources being analyzed from the perspective of Cultural History, mediated by a bias of Sports Sociology. In Brazil, the Maccabiah Games have been taking place since 1953, participation in this event provided representations for the cultural preservation and strengthening of the Jewish community of Porto Alegre, not only at the local and regional level, but also on the national scene.

KEYWORDS: World Maccabean Games. Judaism. History of Sports.

 

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Andréia Luciana Ribeiro de Freitas, Secretaria de Educação do Estado de Minas Gerais (SEE-MG)

Master’s in history from the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes). Degree and bachelor's degree in Physical Education (Unimontes). Basic Education Teacher at the State Department of Education of Minas Gerais (SEE-MG).https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4175-4437;e-mail: andreialucianar@gmail.com.

Ester Liberato Pereira, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (DEFD/Unimontes)

PhD in Human Movement Sciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor of the Postgraduate Program in History (PPGH/Unimontes). Professor Department of Physical Education and Sport at the State University of Montes Claros (DEFD/Unimontes). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6193-9132; e-mail: ester.pereira@unimontes.br.

Eduardo Figueiredo Maciel, Colégio Israelita Brasileiro

Master’s in human Movement Sciences (UFRGS), Specialist in Futsal Sports Coach (PUC), Professor at Colégio Israelita Brasileiro, Professor at Colégio Leonardo da Vinci Gama, Professor at the RS State Education Network, Coach of the Brazilian Futsal Team Macabi category under 16 and under 18. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1467-8952; edufmaciel1@hotmail.com

Janice Zarpellon Mazo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

PhD in Sports Sciences from the University of Porto, Portugal. Full Professor at the School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance (ESEFID) and the Postgraduate Program in Human Movement Sciences (PPGCMH), at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8215-0058; e-mail: janice.mazo@ufrgs.br.

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Published

2025-12-10

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2025)

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