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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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Winter in Yiddishland
Join us at Winter in Yiddishland for online Yiddish classes, lectures, workshops music, and more!
The Workers Circle Annual Lorraine Buch Yiddish Concert
Join us for the Workers Circle Annual Lorraine Buch Yiddish Concert.
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.
Yiddish Sing-Along with Cindy Paley
Wrap up your day at Winter in Yiddishland with a joyful Yiddish Sing-along with Cindy Paley.
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.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
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.
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.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
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.
Instant Yiddish: Thanksgiving Edition
What are you thankful for? We’re thankful for 30 minutes of holiday vocabulary with Kolya Borodulin, the Workers Circle's Director of Yiddish Programming. Enjoy a lively community gathering filled with games, songs, prizes, and festive fun!
Build Power: Start a Democracy Circle
Join the Workers Circle to learn how to build grassroots power to demand the democracy we need.
Disappeared In America Weekend of Action Debrief and Next Steps
Join organizers, hosts, and participants from across the country for a national debrief and strategy session following the Disappeared In America Weekend of Action (November 1–2 and surrounding dates).
Threats to Marriage Equality: A Conversation with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel
Join Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, one of the nation’s leading legal voices for LGBTQIA+ rights and co-counsel in the pivotal DeBoer v. Snyder case that helped pave the way for Obergefell, for a powerful conversation about what’s at risk and what we can do to protect marriage equality today.
Living History: Voices from the Call Archive
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.
Lower East Side Walking Tour with the Workers Circle and Close Friends Collective
Want to learn about the queer, Jewish, and labor history of one of New York City's most iconic neighborhoods? Join the Workers Circle and the Close Friends Collective for a free walking tour of the Lower East Side.
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Phone Bank to Virginia with the Workers Circle
Join the Workers Circle every Monday starting August 18 as we make calls to voters of color in Virginia ahead of their important elections this fall.
Your Legacy, Your Plan: Navigating New Rules in Estate and Charitable Giving
The rules around charitable giving, taxes, and estate planning continue to evolve. In this webinar, attorneys Jonathan Gudema, Esq., and Stacy Sulman, JD, will explain what the latest changes mean for you.
Calls for Change: College Network Phone Bank to Virginia
Join the Workers Circle College Network — our community of college students and young activists fighting for a truly multiracial and multicultural democracy — for an impactful phone bank. In collaboration with the Center for Common Ground, we'll be calling Black voters in Virginia to share key, non-partisan voting information. A training will be provided, and first-time phone bankers are welcome.
Disappeared In America Movement Call
We are living through a defining moment for our country.
Across the nation, immigrant families are being targeted, detained, and disappeared — and these attacks are being weaponized as part of a broader authoritarian campaign to divide communities, silence dissent, and erode our most basic freedoms.
The Disappeared in America Weekend of Action — happening November 1 – 2 — is our collective response. Join this national call to learn how you can host or participate in an event, connect with others across the country, and help build a movement rooted in solidarity, compassion, and the defense of fundamental freedoms.
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.
Welcome Wednesday
New to the Workers Circle? Let’s get you connected. Join our staff and other new members over coffee or lunch on Zoom. Discover all the ways you can dive into our Social Justice, Yiddish, and Jewish Cultural programs.
No Kings October Mobilization
On October 18, millions across the country will come together with one clear message: America belongs to us. No Kings. No Crowns. No Thrones. No Dictators!
Build Power: Start a Democracy Circle
Join the Workers Circle to learn how to build grassroots power to demand the democracy we need.
Instant Yiddish: Sukkot Edition
Celebrate this Jewish harvest holiday for 30 minutes with Yiddish vocabulary from Kolya Borodulin, the Workers Circle's Director of Yiddish Programming. Enjoy a lively community gathering filled with games, prizes, and festive fun!
First Fridays
First Fridays is our 30-minute monthly, social justice briefing and community building event.
Yom Kippur
Our virtual Yom Kippur program is a time of deep reflection, remembrance, and recommitment to justice and community. Join friends from around the world to honor tradition while embracing the values that unite us.
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.
Rosh Hashone
Join us for a joyful and reflective virtual gathering that brings our global community together to welcome the New Year.