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The Mensch on a Bench finds a perch in Jewish homes

When it comes to visual impact, it's hard to compete with the glow of the Christmas tree. Now, though, the menorah has backup. Meet the Mensch on a Bench, a jovial little prayer-shawl-and-fedora-wearing fellow named Moshe from some unnamed shtetl (or, perhaps, Williamsburg) to inspire good behavior among the Jewish set.

Josie Schwartz, 4-1/2, holds the family's Mensch, posing with her mother and father, Jon and Courtney Schwartz, in their Haddonfield living room.
Josie Schwartz, 4-1/2, holds the family's Mensch, posing with her mother and father, Jon and Courtney Schwartz, in their Haddonfield living room.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
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