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This NY Jewish breakfast staple will appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

JL;DR SUMMARY The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will once again feature the whimsical balloon-tricycle hybrid characters Lox and Java, representing popular New York Jewish breakfast items: a bagel with lox and a cup of coffee. 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 FoodNew York CityJewish ImmigrationCultural HeritageMacy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeBagel And LoxLox And JavaEastern European OriginParade EntertainmentMacy's History

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New York City, New York, United States
"Now far, far from its humble shtetl beginnings a cartoon-ified balloon version of this Jewish classic will make its way down Central Park West, just six blocks away from the citys lox capital, Zabars gourmet grocery, as its broadcast to millions across the country."
New Jersey, United States
"From concept to production, our elements take, on average, six months to create at our Macys Parade Studio located in New Jersey, Coss said."
Central Park West, New York, United States
"Our team is always looking for new and creative ways to delight Parade fans on Thanksgiving morning, he added, and we saw the opportunity to include Lox and Java as a way to highlight quintessential New York delicacies in one of the Citys most beloved events."

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