Mah Jongg Tov (Re-Release)

For the last of our summer re-releases, we're taking you back to an episode from 2017 about mah jongg, an ancient Chinese table game that’s embedded in Jewish culture. 

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Released August 12, 2025
  • The Mah Jongg Tov Club

    A Mah Jongg game of the Mah Jongg Tov Club in progress. Left to right: Leora, Barb, Marilyn.

  • Mah Jongg Game in Swimming Pool (1924)

    Photo from the National Photo Company, captioned: "Warm weather Mah-Jong, photo snapped at Wordman Park Pool." Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

  • The Mah Jongg Tov Club
  • Mah Jongg Game in Swimming Pool (1924)

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Mah Jongg Tov (Re-Release)." (Viewed on September 11, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/podcasts/canwetalk/mah-jongg-tov-re-release>.