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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is very Christian — but it's had its Jewish moments

JL;DR SUMMARY Despite its predominantly Christian theme, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has featured notable Jewish moments over the years. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish HistoryJerusalemHanukkahSanta ClausDreidelThanksgivingMacy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeDaniel LobellChristian Pageant

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"The dreidel balloonicle at the 2013 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade"
Jerusalem, Israel
"The Israel press breathlessly reported in 2018 that in association with the famed Macys Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, a similar parade would proceed through the streets of Jerusalem."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"it was meant to encourage solidarity amid rising antisemitism and after the murder of 11 congregants earlier that year at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"she also produced live radio shows at WAMU in Washington, D.C., where she lives."

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