Maternal Lessons in Politics from a Jewish Iraqi-American Ping Pong Champion

Democratic transformation generally comes from the ground up, not from foreigners bearing guns and gifts.

2 Sep 2021 · 7 min read

The author's mother, Amira Bernstein (Shohet), left, playing in the University of Baghdad ladies' table tennis championship final round in 1962.

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