The Jewish Play Project

Stephen Jacobs (1)

1 RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology

For over two hundred years, first in Germany and then in the United States, Jewish “Game Changers” shaped the Western Industrialized toy, game, pinball, and video game businesses. This paper will introduce this little-known history as a broad survey. It will examine the changes in the industrialized toy and game businesses since the 1800s by looking at a handful of key players out of close to one hundred key companies to inspire future, deeper research in the field.

Keywords: German Toy Industry; American Toy Industry; Jewish. Pinball; Video Games; World Wars

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences

Stephen Jacobs. The Jewish Play Project. 9th International Toy Research Association World Conference Toys Matter: The Power of Playthings, Aug 2023, Rochester, United States. ⟨hal-04667228⟩