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.[1] 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.[2]
The toy and book are sold together as a package, and the book relates a version of the story of Hanukkah.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Kiefaber, Adam. "Move over Elf, the Mensch on a Bench is here". USA TODAY. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "The Mensch on a Benchs media appearances". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "The Mensch". Mensch on a Bench. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ 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.