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A fact from Alvin Kass appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 November2025(check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that rabbi Alvin Kass helped end a hostage crisis with two pastrami sandwiches?
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... that rabbi Alvin Kass helped negotiate the end of a hostage crisis by trading two pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli for the gunman's pistol?
Source: "In 1981, Kass successfully negotiated with a purportedly Jewish man who had taken a woman hostage. In exchange for the hostage-taker’s guns, Kass traded two (count ‘em) pastrami sandwiches from the Carnegie Deli." The Forward
Overall: Looks good. Nice work. That is very interesting. @Thriley: I wonder though if the hook would sound more intriguing if shortened, e.g. ... that rabbi Alvin Kass helped end a hostage crisis by using two sandwiches? What do you think? BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:23, 15 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Looks good. Nice work. That is very interesting. @Thriley: I wonder though if the hook would sound more intriguing if shortened, e.g. ... that rabbi Alvin Kass helped end a hostage crisis by using two sandwiches? What do you think? BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:23, 15 November 2025 (UTC)