A unique sports event in memory of the journalist Amos Carmeli was held last night at the Sports Hall in Haifa. The past stars of the year 1977 in basketball from the legendary Maccabi Tel Aviv team and among them the players, such as Tal Brody, Mickey Berkowitz, Olsi Perry, Eroasti, Boaz Yanai, Adi Gordon, Oded Ketch, Kozikro and more . And many fans came from the north and the south came to see the stars of Maccabi Tel Aviv and the players and teams from Haifa and the north
A group photo of the Haifa national teams and the past with Haifa journalists and the Carmeli family
The crowd of residents who came to the templeThe guests of honor: Shimon Mizrahi, Guy Godes, Pini Gershon and many more. The teams Maccabi Haifa, the former stars of Maccabi Tel Aviv, the working settlement, the Castel Moriah team, Beitar Ochaza, the Haifa journalist team, the Paul Haifa team and the veterans played in the basketball tournament.
The casts of the stars of the past and the settlement and the sailorThe tournament was organized in cooperation with the Municipality of Haifa and in the capacity of Mayor Yona Yahav, in partnership with Carmeli's family, the Haifa Sports Authority, Radio Haifa and the Haifa Journalists' Team
The late Amos CarmeliAmos Carmeli was born in Haifa. He began his journalistic work at the age of 17, he then wrote in the sports sections of several newspapers bearing several names. His path as a radio broadcaster started in the sports department. In the late 60s, Carmeli was one of the founders of the Israeli television branch in Haifa, and served for many years as a television reporter in Haifa and the entire northern region. He used to open many of his writings with the famous sentence "Here is Amos Carmeli from Haifa". During his 60 years of work, he created about 3000 articles and documentary films. for his activity on Israeli television. At the beginning of 2000, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Haifa and North Journalist Chamber for his many years of journalistic activity. Amos Carmeli was married to Tamar (Frankel) and the father of Ran Carmeli, a film director, and Alon.
The stars of Maccabi Tel Aviv of 1977, the stars of the Israel national team, the stars of the past of Maccabi Haifa, the stars of the past of the working settlement and the basketball team of Haifa journalists participated in the tournament. Among the journalist players were Eliran Tal from Channel 1, Lior Hai from Mediadiot Ahronoth, Eli Levy from Channel 10 and other reporters who amazed their game on the floor and dominated most phases of the game. The journalists gave a basketball presentation to the glory of Haifa journalists. The volunteering of the great Oded Ketch along with the journalist team ensured a notable victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv
Haifa Journalist TeamThe greatest Israeli basketball players of all time participated in the tournament, among them Tal Brody, Miki Berkovic, Moti Eroasti, Boaz Yanai, Oded Ketch, Erez Hazan, Ido Kozhikro and Tomer Steinhauer. Alongside the stars of the Israeli national team, six fighters from the 13th Fleet played, and the guest of honor at the tournament was the former commander of the Navy - Major General Zeev Almog,
The Israeli team with the Navy teamThe finals were reached by the veterans of Maccabi Haifa who defeated the working settlement 15:34 in the first game and the strengthened team of journalists who defeated the veterans of the Israeli team 32:37. In the decisive game Maccabi Haifa veterans won 17:19.
We will also be waiting for groups of young people who came to cheer and warm up on the floor
Groups of teenagers on the floor
Young actresses with Mickey Berkowitz
Cheerleading with Mickey BerkowitzTal Brodi's sentence "We stay on the map and will stay on the map" was heard this time again and this time in Haifa in front of an audience of 1500 people who were in the hall,
Former star Tal Brody with the Israeli national team and the Navy
The veteran security man Reuven Frizi who was responsible for the security system of the star battery of Maccabi Tel Aviv and the actor Tal BrodyThere was also a surprise from the basketball artist Eyal Horn who made the audience jump and make them happy
and holds two world records and thrilled the spectators with his ball stunts from small ball to basketball in different variations
Eyal Horn is a dosel artist and holds two Guinness recordsIn the Haifa journalists' team, Lior El Chai, Kobi Mandel, Eliran Tal, Eli Ashkenazi, David Ratner played, the game ended with the victory of the Haifa journalists over the veteran Maccabi Tel Aviv 37:32
The team of Haifa journalists on the floor
Alon Carmeli - son of the late AmosThe event is very exciting and brought together the stars of the past for their generations from the center and the north and the south with Haifa, and there was a basketball atmosphere and a sports event, I am very happy that you were able to organize such an event in memory of father and there is no doubt that the event we passed here tonight and will hold next year as well
Eliran Tal - Channel 1 journalist and the initiator of the eventEliran Tal: Believe me, it was not easy to pull off such an evening. 1,500 people in the stands and on the floor the greatest basketball players of all time. It started from a childhood dream of Lior El Hai), and thanks to the press box in Haifa, the municipality of Haifa headed by Yona Yahav, Avi Shmol and Ofer Amar, and of course the Carmeli family - the dream came true. And those who don't come - miss out, but this is just the beginning of a tradition, of an important commemorative project like no other. Thank you to everyone who played, encouraged, organized and initiated
His uncle Elharer is a singer and a close friend of the familyThe singer and friend Dodu Alharar eulogized in his speech: this moving event, although Amos Carmeli is not here for our young man, but the main thing is that he and his gardens are still with us in the hall and his sons and grandchildren are with us here in the hall and he bequeathed them to his sons, and here in the hall Amos is alive and well
The singer's uncle Elharer and family friend with Amos' grandchildrenAt the end of the evening, the veterans of the groups and the volunteers who contributed to the event received certificates of appreciation
It's fun to see such a sports celebration in Haifa and an event like Dusal that reminded us that we are Haifaites and are still on the map
And we cherish the memory of Amos and his contribution to the city and society in Israel and may his memory be blessed.
Written and photographed: Ben Ofir, Reuven Frizi and Dodi Mayblom assisted in the preparation of the article
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