Ka cika wannan magana: Wasannin Maccabiah na farko da aka yi a shekara ta 1932 da 1935 hanya ce ta kawo Yahudawa zuwa Isra'ila ba bisa ƙa'ida ba kuma ta guje wa iyakantaccen ƙaura na Yahudawa da hukumomin Britaniya suka ba da izini a wannan lokacin. Saboda wannan dalili ne, da
2nd Maccabiah an yi wa lakabi da "Aliyah Olympics". Wasu sanannun wakilai zuwa 2nd Maccabiah gaba ɗaya sun zauna a ƙasar Isra'ila bayan wasannin. Mafi mahimmanci, tawagar Bulgaria da ta kawo Yahudawa 350, 'yan wasa, danginsu, da ƙungiyar makaɗa, waɗanda suka isa Jaffa Port, sun koma Sofia, Bulgaria babu komai, suna dawo da kayan aikinsu kawai. Yana daya daga cikin dalilan da hukumomin Burtaniya a lokacin suka ki yarda a gudanar da Maccabiah na 3 a cikin bazara na 1938. Al'adar yin Aliyah ta ci gaba a cikin shekarun 1950 tare da wasannin Maccabiah na 3 da na 4. A yau, yahudawa da suke son yin Aliyah zuwa Isra'ila sau da yawa suna yin hakan a lokacin Maccabiah.