Object numberM2019/036
DescriptionSeal stamp of the Jewish Amateur Sports Association (JASA) used during the 1960s-70s prior to the name change to New South Wales Maccabi in March 1971. The stamp was used by Tom Wolf for domiciling raffle tickets and was in his possession as the Assistant Treasurer at the time of the change of name. Tom Wolf (Tamas Wolf) was born 7 August 1946 in Hungary, to Gyula and Klara Wolf. The Wolf family, including Tom’s sister Zsuzsa, travelled to Australia in 1957 on the ship Flaminia, under the Hungarian Refugee Assisted Scheme. Tom’s wife Sandra (nee Katz) is the daughter of a “Dunera Boy,” Alfred Felix Katz.
The Jewish Amateur Sports Association was formed in August 1946 in NSW with the goal to promote Jewish identity, continuity and to connect the Jewish community through sport. Previously the Maccabean Sports Association of NSW, under the parent body of the NSW Jewish War Memorial, the creation of JASA responded to the boom in Jewish sport and the establishment of many new independent clubs. Similar organisations existed in other states, such as the Judean Sports Club of Queensland and AJAX in Victoria. Annual interstate Jewish sports carnivals had been popular since the 1920s and continued to be an important event for JASA.
At the annual general meeting of JASA on 19 March 1971, a new constitution was adopted and the name changed to the NSW Maccabi. In the years preceding this, the South Australian, Queensland and Western Australian Jewish Amateur sporting bodies had also adopted the Maccabi name.
The Jewish Amateur Sports Association was formed in August 1946 in NSW with the goal to promote Jewish identity, continuity and to connect the Jewish community through sport. Previously the Maccabean Sports Association of NSW, under the parent body of the NSW Jewish War Memorial, the creation of JASA responded to the boom in Jewish sport and the establishment of many new independent clubs. Similar organisations existed in other states, such as the Judean Sports Club of Queensland and AJAX in Victoria. Annual interstate Jewish sports carnivals had been popular since the 1920s and continued to be an important event for JASA.
At the annual general meeting of JASA on 19 March 1971, a new constitution was adopted and the name changed to the NSW Maccabi. In the years preceding this, the South Australian, Queensland and Western Australian Jewish Amateur sporting bodies had also adopted the Maccabi name.
Production placeAustralia
Production date 1960 - 1971
Object nameseals
Dimensions
- width: 49.00 mm
height: 45.00 mm
depth: 22.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mr Tom Wolf