Paul Lurie: Taking Maccabi Gold

For this episode of Pull Up A Chair, we meet Paul Lurie, chief operating officer for the Jewish Community Centers in Park Heights and Owings Mills. Paul rose to that position by way of his work in the JCC Maccabi games.  This five day Olympic style sporting event held each summer in several north American cities promotes community involvement, teamwork and cultivates a deep connection with Jewish pride. Paul started out with Maccabi coaching, baseball and inline hockey. Then he oversaw the Maccabi program at the JCC for more than a decade, which included being at the helm when Baltimore hosted the games in 2007. But Paul was just a teenager when his trajectory into the world of Maccabi sports launched like a story that only Hollywood dreams are made of.   Learn more about The Associated: associated.org/   Learn more about Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore: jcc.org/   Support our community: associated.org/give/