“Playmakers,” reviewed: The race to give every child a toy

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/16/playmakers-the-jewish-entrepreneurs-who-created-the-toy-industry-in-america-michael-kimmel-book-review

#HackerNews #Playmakers #ToyIndustry #ChildrensToys #Entrepreneurship #BookReview

"I decided not only to tell the bigger story, about all those #creators and #entrepreneurs and the world they built, but also to ask why: Why them? Why then? Why here?

“#Playmakers” is the story of an idealized #childhood imagined into existence by people who never got to live it themselves, poor, often #Yiddish-speaking, tenement-dwelling children of #immigrants from #Russia and Eastern #Europe. They pictured a world in which other #children could have the experiences they lacked, and by trying to give that gift to others, they ended up transforming #America. They didn’t just change the way we understand childhood. In many ways, they created it.

“Playmakers: The #Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America” by #MichaelKimmel will be released on February 17, 2026."

https://stljewishlight.org/jewish-history/how-first-generation-jewish-americans-created-childrens-favorite-toys-and-childhood-itself/

Conoce a los nuevos Playmakers de PlayStation #PlayMakers #PlayStation @PlayStation_LA

https://portalgeek.co/videojuegos/conoce-a-los-nuevos-playmakers-de-playstation/

🎯 Midfielders:

Sofyan Amrabat
Casemiro
Christian Eriksen
Bruno Fernandes
Scott McTominay
Mason Mount
Facundo Pellistri
Donny van de Beek
Midfield maestros who will control the game's tempo and create magic in the midfield! 🎩🎯 #MUFC #Midfielders #Playmakers