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Workers Circle Unveils Fully Digitized Archive of the Call, a Landmark of American Jewish History
The Workers Circle today announced the unveiling of a fully digitized and publicly accessible archive of the Call, its historic English-language newsletter published from 1929 through the twentieth century. Once distributed to more than 100,000 readers nationwide, the Call served as a vital voice for Jewish immigrants and their children as they navigated life in America and fought for democracy, labor rights, and social justice.
Communities Nationwide Mobilize for “Disappeared In America” Weekend of Action, Demanding Justice for Immigrant Communities
As the Trump administration continues its cruel campaign of detentions, deportations, and disappearances targeting immigrant communities, thousands of people across the country will gather on November 1–2 for the Disappeared In America Weekend of Action.
An Attack on the Right to Vote: Workers Circle Opposes Trump’s Mail-In Voting Ban
The Workers Circle condemns President Trump's announced plan to eliminate mail-in voting as a direct assault on the very heart of democracy — the fundamental right to vote.
US must end complicity in Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis
Since our founding in 1900 by Eastern European Jews who came to the United States seeking democratic freedoms and fleeing violence and persecution, again and again we have witnessed how the erosion of democratic norms enables systematic violence and expands conflict. The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza right now is both a consequence of and contributor to a global crisis of democratic accountability.
New York Residents Participate in Nationwide Demonstrations Confronting the Trump Administration’s Illegal Abductions, Detentions, and Deportations
On Thursday, June 26 at 12:00 noon, the Workers Circle gathered NYC residents at Thurgood Marshall Courthouse to join activists across the country for #DisappearedInAmerica, a national day of action led by a coalition of immigrant rights, faith, rule of law, and pro-democracy organizations.
Summer is Better in Yiddish: Workers Circle Announces 2025 Courses
Registration for Yiddish language, klezmer, and song courses at the Workers Circle is open!
Ignoring Jewish Community Opposition, House Passes H.R.22 the SAVE Act Voter Suppression Bill
Ignoring Jewish Community Opposition, House Passes H.R.22 the SAVE Act Voter Suppression Bill.
Workers Circle CEO Ann Toback applauds Pres. Biden for affirming the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and calls on the Archivist of the United States to fulfill her duty and publish the ERA
Now, the Archivist of the United States must fulfill her ministerial duty and publish the ERA in the national register as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution.
The Workers Circle to Honor Black Voters Matter at Annual Benefit on December 4, 2023
The Workers Circle will honor Black Voters Matter with the Workers Circle Activism Award at the organization’s Annual Benefit on December 4, 2023.
The Workers Circle Elects Four New Members to the Board of Directors
New York, NY – Today, members of the Workers Circle voted to elect Bradley Alter, Judy Fishman, Malky Goldman, and Lewis Jones to the Board of Directors. Each has been elected to serve three-year terms.
