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Why Sandy Koufax sitting out a World Series game still matters 50 years later, Sports
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Sandy Koufax honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium - The Jerusalem Post
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Jewish baseball legend Sandy Koufax immortalized with a statue
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Op-Ed: They say you shouldn't meet your heroes — but they weren't talking about Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Times
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BiblioVault - Books about Baseball players
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The Baseball Reliquary
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Accidental Talmudist - It's been 50 years since Sandy Koufax became a hero to American Jews by refusing to pitch in the World Series on Yom Kippur. The stakes could not have
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Sandy Koufax responded to a higher calling on Yom Kippur in 1965
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50 Years After Koufax, Students Take Rain Check on St. Louis Cardinals' Yom Kippur Game - Jewish university students to attend services on ballpark's “College Night” and plan new event on anniversary
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Sandy Koufax and Yom Kippur: The link that lasts forever - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Op-Ed: They say you shouldn't meet your heroes — but they weren't talking about Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Times