European Maccabi Games 2015 in Berlin – EMG 2015 // Opening Ceremony

The first highlight of the EMG2015 is the spectacular Opening Ceremony on July 28, 2015, at the “Waldbühne Berlin”.

The moderator Palina Rojinski will host the evening, which will begin with a speech of Federal President Dr. h.c. Joachim Gauck. In the presence of 15,000 spectators, the sportspeople will walk solemnly into the Waldbühne representing their country.

For the first time a group of motorcyclists will light the traditional Maccabi flame. This commemorates the motorcyclists, who, in 1931, carried the message of the first Maccabiah into the world on a tour through the whole of Europe.

As a symbol of the 50th anniversary of German-Israeli relations, a youth orchestra consisting of 50 people, half of them Germans and half of them Israelis, will play at the Opening Ceremony.

Jewdyssee, a Jewish band from Berlin, will spread the Maccabi spirit with the official EMG2015 song “Maccabi Chai” and get the audience to dance.

The absolute highlight will be the joint performance of the German-Muslim singer Adel Tawil and the American-Jewish artist Matisyahu.

The Opening Ceremony will find culminate in a spectacular firework.

Our media partner Haupstadtsport.tv will stream the entire Opening Ceremony here.

Admission: 5pm // Start: 8pm // Tickets

Source:  European Maccabi Games