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How to be an Effective Advocate
Each month, Effective Advocate provides a chance for us to gather with a warm community for updates on how current events are affecting our democratic system, learning about key federal legislation, and training on concrete actions you can take as an advocate for a better and more beautiful world.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Phone Banking
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for Common Ground as we phone bank to reach Black residents of Wisconsin with crucial voter registration information ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election on April 7.
This week, we will be training you to run your own phone bank with members of your community. Can't make it to Monday nights? Host your own phone bank when it fits into your schedule!
Build Power: Start a Democracy Circle
Join the Workers Circle to learn how to build grassroots power to demand the democracy we need.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Phone Banking
Join the Workers Circle and the Center for Common Ground as we phone bank weekly to reach Black residents of Wisconsin with crucial voter registration information ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Election on April 7.
Let There Be Yiddish / Zol Zayn Yidish Presents: An Online Purim Sing-Along
Join klezmer musician Deborah Strauss and Yiddish teacher Kolya Borodulin for a Purim get-together with songs, stories, and dance in Yiddish and English.
Return to Selma with the Workers Circle
Mark your calendars and prepare to join us in Selma for the 61st Jubilee Bridge Crossing, March 5–9, 2026. This isn't just an event; it's a pilgrimage to the place where the world changed.
East End Jews: Curious Tales from London
Between 1884 and 1954, the London Yiddish press published hundreds of feuilletons (urban sketches) by local writers concerning Yiddish immigrant life in London's East End. These short sketches range from satirical and funny to poignant and moving. They cover a variety of themes, such as war between the sexes in the home, political arguments in cafes, and torah scrolls on the streets. Some of the sketch writers were well known in the Yiddish literary community, but others were only locally popular.
In this talk, Vivi Lachs and Sheva Zucker will perform some of the feuilleton sketches and mull over their themes.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Radical Yiddish Song For This Moment: Beatmaking and Sampling as Politics with DJ Chaia
What does a techno groove have to do with a hundred-year-old Yiddish recording? Join DJ Chaia as she walks us through the world of Kleztronica, where Yiddish samples become vehicles for radical politics in the modern day.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
What's Cooking: A Community Food Club Pickling Workshop
A dill-icious way to celebrate Jewish culture. Join the 14th Street Y and Workers Circle CEO Ann Toback for a discussion on the culture and history of Jewish pickling and stick around to make your own quick pickles.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Radical Yiddish Song For This Moment: Anti-Authoritarian Yiddish Sing Along with DJ Chaia
Want to learn about revolutionary Yiddish music? Join DJ Chaia and Daniel Carkner for a sing-along meets historical adventure.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Yiddish Sing-Along with Cindy Paley
Wrap up your day at Winter in Yiddishland with a joyful Yiddish Sing-along with Cindy Paley.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
The Workers Circle Annual Lorraine Buch Yiddish Concert
Join us for the Workers Circle Annual Lorraine Buch Yiddish Concert.
Winter in Yiddishland
Join us at Winter in Yiddishland for online Yiddish classes, lectures, workshops music, and more!
Remembering the Holocaust
Join us for a discussion of the new bilingual Yiddish-English translation of Hersh Smolar's Yidn on gele lates — Jews Without Yellow Stars — a collection of actual and semi-fictional short stories of Jews trying to escape the Minsk ghetto and those who did escape and were able to join up with Soviet partisan groups.
Our panel includes Dr. Gennady Estraikh, together with the book's translator Ruth Murphy and editor Catherine Madsen.
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Callais and the VRA: The Fight for Voting Rights
Right now, the Supreme Court is preparing to decide Louisiana v. Callais, a critical voting rights case that directly threatens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the central safeguard against racially discriminatory redistricting.
Join the Workers Circle and Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD) for a mass education call to get informed, get ready, and stand up for the future of the Voting Rights Act!
With so much on the line, this call will educate and mobilize people across the country to understand what’s at stake and what comes next!
Preserving Democracy — NYC: Weekly Vigil
These weekly gatherings bring together anyone who wants to join with others to oppose the threats to our democracy, rights and well-being from the Trump Administration's attacks. Together, we say, democracy, not autocracy! Each week will feature different speakers. Come with your sign and an electric candle or cellphone as we light the way for our democracy in this crucial hour. Look for the Workers Circle “Demand Democracy” sign when you arrive. If you can, let us know you plan to join us.
Vigil at Alligator Alcatraz
The Workers Circle has been organizing Florida people of faith and conscience to hold weekly vigils outside Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious state-run detention camp that has been headlining news for its inhumane conditions. Join us for this important moral witness.
Poem by Poem, Fable by Fable, Discovering My Father and Learning His Language
In this presentation, Anna Miransky will speak about her book, Poem by Poem, Fable by Fable, Discovering My Father and Learning His Language. This book has just won the 2025 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in the category of Yiddish. Anna Miransky’s father was the poet and fabulist Peretz Miransky, a member of Yung-Vilne, the last important Yiddish Literary group in Eastern Europe.
How to be an Effective Advocate
Each month, Effective Advocate provides a chance for us to gather with a warm community for updates on how current events are affecting our democratic system, learning about key federal legislation, and training on concrete actions you can take as an advocate for a better and more beautiful world.
ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action
On Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen, Renee Nicole Good, was killed by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities.
The Workers Circle is joining with a broad coalition of groups across the country for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action on Saturday, January 10th, and Sunday, January 11th, to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Navigating Social Justice Careers: A Panel with Avodah and the Workers Circle
Join Avodah and the Workers Circle on for a panel discussion on navigating social justice careers. You'll hear from alumni of Avodah's Jewish Service Corps and the Workers Circle College Network on their career trajectories, guidance for young people entering the organizing and non-profit field, and what it means to do this work rooted in Jewish values.
Workers Circle at Yiddish New York — Intermediate Yiddish with Kolya Borodulin: World Travelers and Distinguished Literary Figures
Join the Workers Circle at Yiddish New York, where Workers Circle Director of Yiddish Programming Kolya Borodulin will teach an Intermediate Yiddish course — World Travelers and Distinguished Literary Figures: Peretz Hirshbein and Esther Shumiatcher.
Online Khanike Celebration with the Workers Circle
Celebrate the joys of Khanike and Yiddish with the Workers Circle’s vibrant international community!
Workers Circle Virtual Auction
This season, we invite you to help spread the light by taking part in the Workers Circle Online Auction, now officially live! Your bids will support our essential work to advance social justice, protect our multiracial democracy, and sustain vibrant Jewish life rooted in Yiddish culture and progressive values.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Freedom Vigils: National Host Support and Training Call
Join us for a national support and training call for organizers and hosts of Freedom Vigils — the growing network of community-led actions outside immigrant detention centers, courthouses, and other sites complicit in Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda.
Special Encore Performance — Living History: Voices from the Call Archive
Back by popular demand for a special encore performance!
Across a century, the Call chronicled the Jewish experience in America — from presidential elections to labor and civil rights, from debates on assimilation and secularism to reflections on the Holocaust and the plight of Jewish refugees.
This November, we’re opening the doors. We’ve built a fully digitized, keyword searchable Call Archive that will be accessible to all.
Join us for Living History: Voices from the Call Archive — a one-hour event featuring dramatic readings by acclaimed actors.