Mah Jongg in New York
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Fans of Mah Jongg will be happy to know that the Museum of Jewish Heritage (MJH) – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust , will open ‘Project Mah Jongg’ on May 4th, 2010, and continues through December. Mah Jongg, ever since the 20′s has ignited the imagination with its beautiful tiles, communal spirit and mythical origins. The project explores the history and meaning of this well played game, which has not only been a favorite game in Asia, but has become a well established Jewish-American tradition. Its more than curious that this ancient Chinese table game, which is attributed to Confucius in 500 B.C., but the true origins are uncertain, would become a tradition among American Jews.
The National Mah Jongg League has made this exhibition possible with generous support, and with additional support by Sylvia Hassenfeld. This exhibit promises to be a dissecting cultural examination of the game and a destinctive opportunity to engage with the ritualistic practice of Mah Johgg, which has had an exciting resurgence through Mah Jongg social groups and on the Internet.
The ‘Project Mah Jongg’ exhibition, which was designed by Abbot Miller, will be in the 1,000 square foot hexagonal gallery of the MJH in Battery Park, and will include games, printed material, scorecards, photographs of people playing Mah Jongg, tiles, aprons, packages and an audio component relaying the clatter of plastic tiles and random chattering. The game itself, will be played in the middle of the gallery.
So, if you are a Mah Jongg fanatic visiting and staying in one of the New York luxury hotels , or if you are a local Mah Jongg fanatic, check out the exhibit, where, if only for a time, you’ll get your Mah Jongg fix and be amongst fellow Mah Jongg admirers.
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