“Celebrate as if you yourself had been liberated from slavery in Egypt"

In the glow of our energizing and joyous First We Are Activists Cultural Seder, we wish our friends everywhere a sweet Passover!

Newsflashes from the celebration

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration
Monday, April 19, 6:30 pm @ Baruch College Center for the Performing Arts (55 Lexington Ave at 25 St

Including Candlelighting Ceremony, Musical Presentation and A Conversation with “Survivor Soulmates”. This event is free and open to the public with no advance registration. For more information contact Shelley: 212.889.6800 x319

Cosponsored with Hillel at Baruch College

WMichael Winograd Klezmer Trio's "Big Fancy Tour" Kickoff at WC 4/17/10

A fun mix of klezmer and yiddish music, new and old -toe tapping freylekhs, heart wrenching ballads, confusing imrpovisations, virtuostic assonance.

The Trio: Michael Winograd - clarinet; Patrick Farrell - accordion and Benjy Fox-Rosen - bass/vocal
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Yiddish Classes Spring 2010 and Scholarship Awardees

Congratulations to Anna Chapman and Dina Vinokur our first Pesakh Fiszman Scholarship Winners. Read a memorial story about Pesakh Fiszman by Tamar Fischberger.
Support Yiddish Education and Purchase DVD

Take a conversational Yiddish classes at one of our many levels and experience the joy of Yiddish. Classes start Feb and March 2010.

Yiddish Class Spring 2010 Schedule
Online Registration Spring 2010

Circle Lodge Summer 2010

The Circle Lodge 2010 Summer schedule is out and registration is now open. Enjoy selections from our many weekend getaways and week long learning in Yiddish and Bridge.
Summer Program Schedule
Registration Form and Fee Scale

WC/AR Announces New Education Vision

"The Workmen’s Circle (WC/AR) is creating an educational movement to develop the next generation of progressive American Jewish activists. The new vision is in keeping with the WC’s history of educating hundreds of thousands of immigrants..."
Click here to see the full WC/AR Education Vision

Remembering Pesakh Fiszman
In memory of beloved Yiddish teacher Pesakh Fiszman, The Workmen's Circle has created the "Remembering Pesakh Fiszman" DVD including his performances of stories and songs. Proceeds from the DVD will go to The Pesakh Fiszman Memorial Yiddish Scholarship Fund..
View Photos of Pesakh

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