LOS ANGELES – A group of Dodger baseball fans expressed concerns Friday with the organization for not declaring a Jewish community day while hosting events for other cultures, saying it could be an opportunity to bring people together.

At the corner of Scott Avenue and Elysian Park Drive with Dodger Stadium in the background, Rabbi Mark Blazer of Temple Beth Ami said they gathered to express their disappointment that a Jewish Community Day had not been scheduled, an event that had been held for many years in the past.

“Knowing that this team that I love doesn’t have my back hurts deeply and that’s something we can’t accept because we love this team,” Blazer said.

The Dodgers hosted other events for Armenians, Koreans, Japanese, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, Mexicans, African Americans and a women’s night, among others, Blazer noted. But there was no Jewish community night this year.

The Angels, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants, as well as other teams in California, hosted a community day for Jewish fans, according to the Blazer. Teams across the country have also held such events, including the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Mets.

Juan Dorado, a representative for the Dodgers, declined to comment when reached by phone by City News Service. He did not respond to a second call. The organization did not immediately respond to an email request for comment Friday afternoon.

“Last week the Oakland A’s had a Jewish community night on Sunday, and if you wanted to go to a Jewish community night as a Dodger fan, you had to go to the Oakland Coliseum,” Blazer said.

He noted that the opportunity for the organization to host such an event arose when it hosted a bobblehead night on Wednesday in honor of Jewish Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax.

“We are very disappointed that the Dodgers did not do what they should have done, which was to schedule a Jewish Community Day, and we ask them to do that now,” Blazer said.

Blazer said they have been in contact with the organization since March, but the organization has not committed to hosting a community day for the Jewish community.

Beverly Hills City Councilman John Mirisch was among the group and expressed his frustration with the organization.

“The LA Dodgers are one of those things that unites the Los Angeles community like nothing else,” Mirisch said. “We will continue to raise our voices and hope that the Dodgers are willing to include the Jewish community rather than exclude us.”