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New Jersey family sought $20,000 to name baby girl
Tom Wright-Piersanti religionnews.com LAKEWOOD, N.J. (RNS) Taking their cue from a tried-and-true fundraising technique, one New Jersey family tried to sell the right to name their baby. The post on the Central Jersey Craigslist, which appeared Jan. 23, said a Jewish family had just given birth to their ninth daughter, and they were taking bids on the new name, starting at $20,000. “This is an excellent opportunity for someone who did not have children, or someone looking to honor a relative, or even to honor someone who was killed in the Holocaust,” read the ad, which has since been removed for violating the site’s terms of service. Though no personal details are given in the ad, the man who posted it reached out to Jewish news service JTA.org to verify that it was a real offer. He identified himself as a schoolteacher in Lakewood, and sent the site a picture of a hospital band dated Jan. 22, 2014, according to the report. to read more: religionnews.com
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