Tal Brody: One of Ten Americans Who Have Impacted Israel

By Amy Samin

Tal Brody, one of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s greatest players, and the one who put Israel on the map, was honored by the prestigious New York Times newspaper when it named him one of ten Americans who have made the biggest impact on the State of Israel.
Tal shares this honor with Golda Meir, Stanley Fischer, David Appleboim, Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg, Shari Arison, Moshe Arens, John Medved, Professor Israel (Robert) Oman, and Matthew Bronfman.

The article states that Brody began his career with Maccabi Tel Aviv when he came to Israel as a member of the U.S. basketball team to play in the Maccabiah Games, even though he had been picked by Baltimore in the NBA draft of 1965.
Two of his greatest achievements were the victory over CSKA Moscow in 1977, and winning the European Championship.

This year, Tal Brody received many honors and awards of appreciation from the American Jewish community.
He was also the recipient of the annual prize awarded by the Better Business Bureau for his work on behalf of the public, in a ceremony which took place in San Diego.
Tal, together with Miki Berkovich, represented Maccabi Tel Aviv in a special exhibition honoring the team that took place at the Basketball Hall of Fame in America.
In addition, Brody was the honored guest of Rabbi Grossman at the annual gala event for Migdal Ohr, which was held in New York, in recognition of his contributions and help with underprivileged children.

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