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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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
The Workers Circle and Camp Kinder Ring Announce Exciting New Chapter
Camp Kinder Ring and the Workers Circle are excited to announce that Camp Kinder Ring is moving forward as an independent nonprofit organization.
The Workers Circle responds to the introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the House of Representatives
Today, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in the House of Representatives. Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle responded
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.
The Workers Circle Applauds the Re-Introduction of the Transformational Democracy Reform Package, the Freedom to Vote Act
The Freedom to Vote Act is a vital democracy package that would create national standards to ensure every American can cast their ballot freely no matter their zip code or political party. It will establish safeguards to prevent election sabotage. It will ban gerrymandering and ensure districts are drawn fairly. It will shine a light on dark money in elections.
Condemnation of the Israeli Parliament’s decision to overturn the reasonableness standard
We condemn the Israeli Parliament's decision to prevent Israel's court from using the legal standard of reasonableness to overturn Parliament's decisions. We stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of people protesting to Demand Democracy in Israel.