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A Jewish Mouse on an Xmas Stocking (Screen shot from YouTube) What’s a nice Jewish cartoon character like Fievel Mousekewitz doing in places like these? The rodent star of Steven Spielberg’s new animated film “An American Tail” is the centerpiece of two major Christmas sales promotions, both apparently with Spielberg’s blessing. At more than 7,000 McDonald’s restaurants across the United States, Fievel is pictured on four facsimile-stocking Christmas tree ornaments, each given free to purchasers of a $5 book of gift certificates. The books also contain a coupon for $5 off a $25 Fievel doll at 801 Sears department stores nationwide. Sears has exclusive rights to sell merchandise based on the movie’s characters, according to James Podany, director of marketing communications for Sears Roebuck and Co., Chicago. ....