The Third Seder

For decades, thousands of Workers Circle members gathered annually during or near Passover for a Third Seder (Drite Seyder). It was a grand event, featuring the full Workers Circle Chorus, a children’s chorus from the Workers Circle New York City area shuls (schools), a Workers Circle orchestra, professional dancers and actors from the Yiddish stage, conducting a fullystaged gala Yiddish seder reflecting the Workers Circle’s dedication to social justice and secular Yiddishkayt. Especially moving were the songs and recitations about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a revolt ignited on the first night of Passover on April 19, 1943. The evening always closed with everyone rising to sing the Partisan Hymn/Zog Nit Keynmol and a modern ballet enacting the traditional Passover song, Khad Gadyo (One Young Goat).