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Mah jongg was a Jewish grandmother thing. Now teens are getting in on the game.

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026Jesse Orine

This article was produced as part of (JR)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For generations of Jewish Americans, the clacking of mah jongg tiles was the soundtrack of a social and sometimes raucous table game associated with their mothers and […]

A massive mah jongg festival is coming to New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026Jesse Orine

This article was produced by the events team at 70 Faces Media, the non-profit organization that publishes (JR) and the New York Jewish Week. It’s no secret: Mah jongg is having a major moment. The historic Chinese game — first popularized in the United States more than 100 years ago, then nurtured by Jewish women starting […]