Mahjong; Musa Al-Gharbi; Tannaitic Tech; Allan Gerson; Holocaust Deepfakes; the German Green Deal; Tovah Feldshuh

[View this email in your browser]( May 9, 2021 • Iyar 27, 5781 [MOTHER’S DAY]( # [How Mahjong Became American—and Jewish]( The women behind the ‘national’ version of the Chinese game [BY ANNELISE HEINZ](#) # [‘The Nazis Are Already Dead’]( Before he could embark on a job prosecuting Nazi collaborators, a prosecutor first had to convince his parents that it was a good idea [BY ALLAN GERSON](#) # [Is Musa Al-Gharbi the Last Academic Who Can Tell the Truth?]( The superstar Columbia grad student was canceled by Fox, an experience that only strengthened his belief in convincing his opponents [BY B. DUNCAN MOENCH](#) # [The Rabbinic Network]( Using new digital techniques to unravel foundational questions about the Talmud [BY MICHAEL SATLOW](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # ANXIOUSLY [Ep. 14: Our Mothers, Ourselves]( Tovah Feldshuh joins Lisa and Aimee to discuss ‘Lilyville,’ her memoir about her complicated relationship with her mother MAY 5, 2021 # [Preparing for a World of Holocaust Deepfakes]( Combating the mother lode of misinformation—Holocaust denial—reveals that the problem is not simply detecting lies, but figuring out what’s true [BY CLAIRE LEIBOWICZ](#) # [Joe Biden’s German Green Deal]( The inspiration for the president’s infrastructure plan is Angela Merkel, not FDR [BY MICHAEL LIND](#) # [Call Me ‘Mom’]( A word that used to be tinged with condescension and snark has been rehabilitated as a marker of female solidarity [BY MARJORIE INGALL](#) # [How Motherhood Changes Mother’s Day]( My mother and I used to be at each other’s throats; now everything is different [BY TOVA COHEN](#) # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](