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The Workers Circle condemns the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil and demands his immediate release.
We unequivocally condemn the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian American permanent resident and Columbia University graduate student, by ICE without demonstrating a warrant, and we demand his release and the reinstatement of his green card immediately.

The Workers Circle Responds to Biden-Harris Administration Executive Action Capping Asylum-Seeking Refugees at Southern Border
The Workers Circle Responds to Biden-Harris Administration Executive Action Capping Asylum-Seeking Refugees at Southern Border

The Workers Circle Honors Henry Winkler and Zoe Winkler Reinis with Generation to Generation Jewish Culture and Activism Award
The Workers Circle Honors Henry Winkler and Zoe Winkler Reinis with Generation to Generation Jewish Culture and Activism Award

Congress Must Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Without Delay
Upon the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act into the Senate today, Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle released this statement:
The Workers Circle applauds the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate and urges Congress to pass this bill without delay. I release this statement from Selma, Alabama, where we have gathered with civil rights, voting rights, and democracy organizations to remember civil rights leaders whose sacrifice gave birth to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). Today the generations-long gains in voting access and representation from that law are being rolled back.

To mark Black History Month, Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle released this statement:
Black History Month is a model for how commemoration, celebration and education can inspire us to deepen solidarity and catalyze justice. Our own Workers Circle history — complete with all the moments of pride, struggle and challenges — is a vital resource allowing us to reflect on and renew our commitment to the cause of racial justice.

The Workers Circle Announces 2024 Winter/Spring Yiddish Classes, Beginning in February
World’s Preeminent Yiddish Program Announces its 2024 Winter/Spring Yiddish Semester

The Workers Circle Calls for Upholding International Law and for the Cessation of Violence to Stop Humanitarian Catastrophe
The Workers Circle again condemns the heinous attacks by Hamas that have left more than 1,400 people dead and thousands injured. Nearly 200 people, most civilians, many children and elderly, including Holocaust survivors, are still being held as hostages. We urge the international community to work for their immediate and safe release.

World’s Preeminent Yiddish Program Announces its 2023 Fall Semester
World’s Preeminent Yiddish Program Announces its 2023 Fall Semester

The Workers Circle Resigns from the Conference of Presidents
The Workers Circle resigned from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on August 2, 2023.