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Sandy Koufax Proud Jew - Media Responses
Sandy Koufax Proud Jew
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Added: 20th January 2008
Posted By: Yarden
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On October 6, 1965, Sandy Koufax, the overpowering lefty for the Los Angeles Dodgers, did not pitch in the first game of the World Series against the Minnesota Twins because game day fell on Yom Kippur. Sandy Koufax went to shul that day. He fasted. Sandy Koufax did not hide his Jewishness. He...

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