Mah-jongg is most definitely having a moment, and it is safe to say that it hasn’t been this popular since the roaring ’20s! Who knew that we would be playing this game 100 years later?
Well, in 1937, a small group of Jewish women in New York worked hard to make sure that this would be possible, and Jewish Americans are largely credited with keeping the love of mah-jongg alive when others started to lose interest in the game.
What was it about mah-jongg that kept the Jews engaged and committed to playing? What was it about the Jews that made the game of mah-jongg so important to them?
Presenter: Alissa Landau, Mahj Life Instructor
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