{"id":172826,"date":"2022-06-08T14:18:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewishexponent.com\/?p=172826"},"modified":"2022-06-09T09:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T13:40:18","slug":"kaiserman-jcc-opening-maccabi-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishexponent.com\/kaiserman-jcc-opening-maccabi-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaiserman JCC Opening Maccabi Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
Daniel Weiss is Jewish, but he\u2019s not very religious. For him, Judaism is \u201ca sense of family and culture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
So when the Kaiserman JCC board of directors member came up with a way to celebrate that sense of family and culture, he wanted to move on the idea. The longtime JCC Maccabi soccer coach\u2019s idea was a hall of fame honoring many of the great Philadelphia-area athletes who have competed at the games over the years.<\/p>\n
In February, when Weiss pitched the plan to Kaiserman CEO Alan Scher, the CEO did not say \u201cyes.\u201d He said \u201cwhen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Weiss said he would put together an inaugural induction ceremony in just a few months.<\/p>\n
On June 16, it will happen at the Wynnewood facility. The outdoor event will feature corn hole, most of the 13 inductees in the flesh and former Philadelphia 76ers announcer Marc Zumoff as emcee.<\/p>\n
The inaugural class is going to include two or three times as many athletes, teams and contributors as a normal class will in the future, Weiss said. He said you need a big first class to establish the hall.<\/p>\n