Most people associate Jewish holidays with food and reading the Torah. Well, this one is all about drinking and playing dress up! And also food. Come join GLYK, New York’s newest, hottest, and gayest Yiddish theatre troupe for our Purim show, co-sponsored by the Workers Circle, as we read sacred texts and profane texts. Come dressed as your favorite Yiddishist to get a prize! For young people, and the young at heart!

Join the Workers Circle College Network in Harlem for Kleztronica, a performance from Chaia of amazing electronic Klezmer Music like you’ve never heard before!

Join the Workers Circle with other members of the United for Democracy Coalition for an in-person rally outside the Supreme Court to call out the relentless power grab by the extreme right-wing majority on the Court to impose an unpopular agenda on behalf of their wealthy benefactors.

We are excited to announce that our 2023 Annual Benefit: Democracy: The Power of Partnerships, will be held on Monday evening, December 4, 2023, at Tribeca 360.

Learn how to mobilize your community and organize direct actions in 36 hours for impact.

Join the Workers Circle Manhattan School and local author Jen Kostman for a day of celebrating Yiddish culture.

Join the Workers Circle at the historic Unveiling of the Triangle Memorial honoring the victims and legacy of the Triangle Shirt Waist Fire of 1911. This is one of the only memorials in America dedicated to workers

After a summer of dangerous decisions and rife with scandal, we cannot allow the Justices to return under a pretense of “business as usual.” We have not forgotten their harm and we will make our voices heard until Congress reins in the Court. That’s why the Workers Circle is joining with other members of the United For Democracy Coalition for an in-person protest Monday, October 2 in front of the Supreme Court.

The Brooklyn Workers Circle School helps our children develop Jewish identities as part of a welcoming, diverse community that comes together to explore Yiddish language, culture, and activism through interactive, experiential learning.

The Manhattan Workers Circle School helps our children develop Jewish identities as part of a welcoming, diverse community that comes together to explore Yiddish language, culture and activism through interactive, experiential learning.

In this workshop/walking tour through the Workers Circle section of Mt. Carmel Cemetery, we will learn about Jewish history and how to perform the soul candle rituals using translated Yiddish ethnographic studies and memoirs.

With voting rights and our democracy under attack at a speed and scope not witnessed in our lifetime, it is more important than ever to join with civil rights leaders and organizations to continue the fight for voting rights and equality. Join the Workers Circle delegation in Washington, DC on Saturday, August 26, as we march again to continue the fight for democracy, voting rights, and equality together with civil rights and democracy groups.

Join the Workers Circle on Sunday, June 26 as we march in the NYC Queer Liberation March.

Learn about how to plan and carry out an impactful direct action.

Join us on Wednesday, June 14 at 7:00 PM in New York’s Central Park to celebrate the rich cultural legacy of Yiddish music at SummerStage.

Due to traffic and security issues — this event on June 4 has been cancelled.

Spend a day golfing at the beautiful Fenway Golf Club in upstate NY, all for a good cause!

In this session, we'll explore the power of storytelling and how to use one's own strengths to organize for such change. The needs of young people are often underrepresented and unheard in society. Storytelling can break through political and social boundaries and give voices to the voiceless. This session aims to equip you with helpful tools and resources to speak to the societal problem(s) you care about.

Join the Workers Circle, Labor Unions, and lawmakers as we commemorate the 112th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire onsite in NYC.

In this session, we'll explore the power of storytelling and how to use one's own strengths to organize for such change. The needs of young people are often underrepresented and unheard in society. Storytelling can break through political and social boundaries and give voices to the voiceless. This session aims to equip you with helpful tools and resources to speak to the societal problem(s) you care about.

Are you a college student or young adult ages 18-24 in the NYC area? Come hang out with the Workers Circle College Network at the Workers Circle headquarters, where we’ll be learning how to submit a letter to the editor to your school or local newspaper about the importance of demanding democracy and fighting fascism.

We’ll explore how to get over the jitters of approaching someone you don’t know; how to reach people in respectful, effective, and creative ways; and how to move people from interest to active participation in planning, research, actions and leadership.

Almost two years after the January 6th insurrection, our democracy is still in danger. Anti-democratic lawmakers continue to pass laws to suppress votes and open the door to election overturn. So we’re coming together with democracy, voting rights, and civil rights organizations on January 6, 2023 for rallies around the country to demand an end to the ongoing attacks on our freedoms. We need to protect voters, election officials, and free and fair elections.

Join us at Workers Circle headquarters on December 11 for an in-person event lead by Youth Stand Up for Justice to learn how music can inspire change.

Join YIVO and The Workers Circle for a conversation with Irena Klepfisz and Rabbi Ellen Lippmann celebrating this new poetry book.

Join us at Workers Circle headquarters on November 13 for the final installment of our Youth Power Democracy Series for high school students.

Join the Workers Circle and Black Voters as we Get out the Vote in Philadelphia.

Join us at Workers Circle headquarters on September 18 for an in-person event lead by Youth Stand Up for Justice ahead of High School Voter Registration Week.