{
  "id": 4747700,
  "title": "Toy story: From teddy bears to Tiddlywinks, how Jews helped shape American childhood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/toy-story-from-teddy-bears-to-tiddlywinks-how-jews-helped-shape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:37:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
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    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/toy-story-from-teddy-bears-to-tiddlywinks-how-jews-helped-shape-american-childhood/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New book 'Playmakers' by sociologist Michael Kimmel looks at how children of Jewish immigrants built the dolls, games, books and comics that became cultural touchstones in the US The post Toy story: From teddy bears to Tiddlywinks, how Jews helped shape American childhood appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-08-31T18:54:39.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/growing-backlash-against-data-centers-in-american-cities-as-poll",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:47:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}