Playing sport together does not require a shared religion.
A club’s name and Jewish history may prompt curiosity, but they do not establish a religious admission restriction. MAKKABI explicitly describes Jewish and non-Jewish people playing sport together. The question tests this openness.
Read each answer for an exclusion. “Only Germans”, “only Israelis” and “only religious people” each impose a restriction. The matching answer removes those blanket barriers.
The other three answers
None of the answers beginning with “only” describes the stated openness.
only Germans
German citizenship is not the blanket boundary for membership. Origin and nationality do not categorically exclude people.
only Israelis
A Jewish club is not a club exclusively for Israeli citizens. Jewish identity and Israeli citizenship are also different concepts.
only religious people
Membership is not limited to people who practise a religion. MAKKABI explicitly states openness regardless of religion.
Open membership is different from eligibility for every competition.
The question concerns local clubs. The association lists specific eligibility rules for certain international competitions such as the Maccabiah. These should not be confused with ordinary membership of a local sports club.
“Approximately 40” is retained as part of the existing original question. It is not presented as a newly verified current club count. The learning point concerns openness to people; actual activities and ordinary club rules remain matters for the individual local club.
Open local clubs · MAKKABI Germany ↗Jewish tradition, open membership.
The club’s name does not imply a restriction to one nationality or religion.
Three words for this question
- der Ortsvereinlocal club
- A local organisation within a wider association.
- die Mitgliedschaftmembership
- Belonging to a club under its rules.
- unabhängig vonregardless of
- Here: without blanket exclusion based on a particular characteristic.