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Moriya Almkiass
מוריה אלמקיאס
Born (1995-04-15) April 15, 1995 (age 29)
Haifa, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materOpen University of Israel
Occupation(s)news anchor, television presenter, journalist
Years active2017–present
EmployerThe Israel Deaf Sports Organization [he] (Asach)

Moriya Lee Almkiass-Hafif (Hebrew: מוריה לי אלמקיאס-חפיף; born April 15, 1995) is a Deaf Israeli woman, who was a model. She serves the news of the The Israel Deaf Sports Organization [he] (Asach).[1][2]

Biography

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Almkiass was born in Haifa to both Deaf parents. She learned in the ‎Carmel Zvulun Regional High School [he] in Yagur, and served in the Israel Defence Force in the Israeli Navy.[3]

Since July 4, 2024, she has been married to Shafir Hafif,[4] a Deaf goalkeeper of the Ashdod Dolphins [he], who plays vs Hearing teams,[5] as well as in the Deaf Champions League [he] games.[6] Haifa Deaf Sports Club[7] is a perpetual opponent of the Ashdod Dolphins.[8][9][10]

Almkiass has Endometriosis.[11]

Career

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In 2017 Almkiass was a player in the Deaf women's beach volleyball north league.[12]

In 2019 Almkiass won the Miss Deaf Israel contest[13] and participated the Miss & Mister Deaf World (MMDW) contest in South Africa when she was single.[14][15][16] Her sister, Gal Almkiass (born 1992), also participated at another international Deaf beauty contest. Gal participated also the Miss Deaf Israel 2019 contest, and lost to Moriya.[17]

In the Haifa Deaf Sports Club, Almkiass served as a project manager. Afterwards, she became a media woman.[18][19][20]

She interviewed Lev Briman, the Haifa Deaf Sports Club manager.[21] She interviewed also Rudolf Gonçalves Steinmetz, a futsal player from Brazil. He told her that he was ill before the game against Ashdod, and was taken the the hospital. In the evening of the same day, he played against Ashdod.[22]

In June 2020, Almkiass applied the Clalit pharmacy at Nesher, for serving her with a mask upon the face of the staff woman.[23]

After serving in the media group of the Haifa club, Asach took Almkiass to serve its news.[2] Bar Vanunu, who is a professional Hearing interpreter, responded to the video: "Extra Excellent".[24] Michael Kadosh, who is a Deaf sportsman and is shown in the video, is married to Shirly Pinto.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ President Herzog hosts Israeli delegation to the Deaflympics
  2. ^ a b Asach News Release, Decembrer 17, 2024
  3. ^ Almkiass in the Navy, October 28, 2013
  4. ^ The proposal, October 23, 2023
  5. ^ Shafir Hafif, 2024/2025
  6. ^ Shafir Hafif, UEFA website
  7. ^ "מ.ס.ח חיפה – מועדון ספורט חירשים חיפה".
  8. ^ "18 reactions | אמש נערכה גמר פיינלפור(אליפות)בכדורגל אולמות של ארגון הספורט של החרשים בישראל - Israel Deaf Sports Organisation דולפיני אשדוד נגד מס"ח חיפה! המשחק... | By ‎מועדון ספורט חרשים אשדוד Ashdod Deaf Sports Club‎ | Facebook" – via www.facebook.com.
  9. ^ Tenth championship for the "Ashdod Dolphins" team, August 1, 2023
  10. ^ "Lions Haifa" vs "Ashdod Dolphins" 0:1, March 14, 2024
  11. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  12. ^ Natalie Assa, Lotem Grabois ​​and Lizi Shalom vs Moriya Almkiass, Heike Kiss and Hodaya Almkiass 42:0, May 27, 2017
  13. ^ "Moriya Almkiass - Miss deaf Israel 2019".
  14. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  15. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  16. ^ Almkiass and Assia Uhanany, May 20, 2013 (five years before Uhanany won the 2018 MMDW contest)
  17. ^ Moriya and Gal in the 2019 contest in Israel, January 4, 2019
  18. ^ Moriya Almkiass – A Media Woman – An International Sign Language Interpreter, February 5, 2020
  19. ^ Left: an Israeli Sign Language, Right: an International Sign Language with Almkiass, April 22, 2020
  20. ^ Almkiass (left) interviews Roy Atar (hearing), a coach of the Haifa Deaf Sports Club after the DCL games, May 1, 2020.
  21. ^ An interview with Lev Briman, August 10, 2023
  22. ^ An interview with Rudolf Gonçalves Steinmetz, August 9, 2023
  23. ^ Moriya Almkiass: "I am deaf and came to buy a medicine. The receptionist made no effort to make herself accessible, and refused to take off her mask even though there has already been a glass wall separating us." June 4, 2020
  24. ^ Bar Vanunu response, Decembrer 17, 2024

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