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Children's book For the mascot of the Israel national baseball team, see Israel at the World Baseball Classic § Mascot: Mensch on the Bench.

The Mensch on a Bench is a Hanukkah-themed book and doll set created in 2012 by Neal Hoffman, inspired by a joke he had made about the 2005 book and doll The Elf on the Shelf. In 2013 the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the marketing of the product started. The doll has appeared on Shark Tank, The Today Show, and The View.

The toy and book are sold together as a package, and the book relates a version of the story of Hanukkah.

In 2016, Team Israel adopted the book's Mensch character as their mascot for the World Baseball Classic.

References

  1. Kiefaber, Adam. "Move over Elf, the Mensch on a Bench is here". USA TODAY. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. "The Mensch on a Benchs media appearances". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. "The Mensch". Mensch on a Bench. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. Fairchild, Gregory B.; Apte, Gargi; McPhaden, Greer J. (2017). "Neal Hoffman and the Mensch on a Bench". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2974327. ISSN 1556-5068.
  5. Gloster, Rob (7 March 2017). "Team Israel scores another surprise baseball win – with a Marin pitcher". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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