Honored: 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Sidney Greenberg was president of Maccabi Canada from
1985 to 1993,
with responsibilities that included the selection of
athletes and
funding of Canadian participation in the 1985, 1989
and 1993 World
Maccabiah Games in Israel. During that same period,
he served as
vice-chairman of Maccabi World Union.
For twenty years, 1983 to 2003, Greenberg was a
Board member of the
Canadian Olympic Committee, and he served 1990-1998
as president of
Basketball Canada, the association that governs Canadian
amateur
basketball. From 1994 to 2004, he was a Board
member of the Toronto
Raptors (NBA basketball team) Foundation.
In 1989, the Montreal-born corporate entertainment
executive-sportsman
underwrote and was responsible for the participation
of the first
Russian team of athletes in the World Maccabiah Games
in
Israel. Shortly thereafter, he effected the
formation of Maccabi
Russia. Greenberg is also one of the founders
of the North American
Youth Games.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually,
honoring those individuals who have made significant
contributions to the State of Israel and society
through sports.