Some 4,000 Israeli fans flocked to the Greek port city of Salonika to watch Maccabi Tel Aviv’s basketball team, which made its way to the European Cup finals by beating Spain’s Barcelona 65-51. The Lubavitch movement reportedly flew in 2,000 matzah balls for a seder that 1,000 of the fans were expected to attend.
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