Why the King of Jordan’s Visit to Washington Matters—to Israel and to the U.S.
Beset by challenges, Amman needs the assistance of its allies.
July 20, 2021
How Mahjong Helped Jews Become Americans
From Shanghai to the Borscht Belt.
In Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture, Annelise Heinz tells how this game, which originated in China during the 19th century, made its way to the U.S., and became especially popular with Jews—who, as Menachem Wecker notes in his review, often lived “cheek-by-jowl” with Chinese immigrant communities. Wecker writes:
July 20, 2021
The “Malaysian Troll Army” Shows How Hamas Conducts War on Social Media
Not only cyberbullying but sophisticated hacking.
The British Government Has Condemned a Two-Year-Old Jewish Girl to Death. Her Parents Are Fighting Back
The courts are certain that keeping her alive isn’t in her best interest.
One Great Hebrew Writer Memorializes Another
Y.H. Brenner “sanctified his life through his death and his death through his life.”
How Mahjong Helped Jews Become Americans
From Shanghai to the Borscht Belt.