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No Mets? No problem. NYers get their Jewish Celebration Day in Brooklyn.

JL;DR SUMMARY With the recent absence of the New York Mets' Jewish Heritage Night, Brooklyn's minor league affiliate, the Cyclones, filled the void by hosting their Jewish Celebration Day at Maimonides Park. 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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BrooklynJewish CommunityHolocaust SurvivorsConey IslandKosha DillzMetsJewish Heritage NightJewish Celebration DayBrooklyn CyclonesIsrael Related Events

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor league affiliate of the Mets that hosted its Jewish Celebration Day on Sunday."
Coney Island, New York, United States
"So on Sunday, Tribuch made the trip down to Coney Island for a different day of Jewish-themed baseball."
Long Island, New York, United States
"station hosted by Brooklyn Seltzer Boys and one selling tickets for an upcoming Israel Elite Hockey League game being played on Long Island."
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
"Kaye is a Minnesota Twins fan originally from Minneapolis."
New York, United States
"I think thats silly that they, for whatever reason, decided to opt out of doing it, he said. What reasons do you have to not do it? New York is like the most Jewish state in the country."
Vienna, Austria
"Trudy Tajerstein, who fled Vienna as a teenager, said that it was very nice to have been invited to the game."
Israel
"Fans who purchased Jewish Celebration Day tickets were entitled to one of a number of hats resembling the Israeli flag, as well as a free kosher hot dog."

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