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ALT1: ... that Shlomo Levinger's career took off after performing card tricks in the Angel Stadium parking lot for Mike Trout and other baseball players? Source: VIN NewsMLB.com
ALT2: ... that a magician's career took off after baseball player Mike Trout followed him on Instagram? Source: VIN NewsMLB.com
ALT3: ... that a yeshiva student turned magician went from practicing card tricks in his free time to performing for major league baseball teams? Source: VIN News
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Comment: Anyone is welcome to suggest a better hook or mix any of them. The image is awaiting confirmation from VRTS, there are also other images which may be used listed on the talk page.
Created by Yeshivish613 (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Overall: Looks good. All hooks are interesting besides ALT 0. Gonna leave the descision up to promoter. Also AGF on the VRTS ticket wrt to the image (since I cannot see it). Sohom (talk) 14:10, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Possible images
I emailed Levinger after creating this article and he released the following photographs which may be used. I only added two of them but here are all seven for future reference:
Would you be interested in collaborating on a project to improve underdeveloped Jewish articles on Wikipedia, including those about Rebbeim, Israel-related topics, etc?
Many gedolim currently have only brief biographies, and there’s a lot we can accomplish! Hebrew Wikipedia often contains much more detailed information that could be translated and expanded for the English Wikipedia. Let me know if you’d like to get involved! YosefLishansky (talk) 21:10, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]