The Workers Circle

Join Kolya Borodulin, Director of Yiddish Programming at the Workers Circle on Wednesday, September 25, 1:00 PM ET, for a fun and engaging 20-minute session to learn Yiddish vocabulary and greetings for fall Jewish Holidays. Enjoy interactive games, lively songs, and plenty of excitement. Space is limited, so reserve your spot now and hot hanoe/enjoy!

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/fall-instant-yiddish

Celebrate the start of a new year with members of the Workers Circle community from all over the world on Zoom. This year’s joyous musical celebration of unity, action, and renewal program will be hosted by Judy Bro and feature all special readings and performances from beloved Jewish educators and Yiddish musicians.

To register, visit www.circle.org/events/rh2024

It’s National Disability Voting Rights Week! Voting systems are actively preventing disabled voters from exercising their rights. Our “Voting Tools” webpage can help you take action and support your community in developing a voting plan.

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Join the Workers Circle, the Center for Common Ground, and our new partners Broadway Votes to get out the vote and combat voter suppression in Virginia. No phone banking is necessary!

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/partnershiphonebank

Eager to continue your Yiddish learning journey this fall? Sign up to be notified when fall class registration opens by visiting www.circle.org/2024yiddish

Are you ready for some in-person action to fight voter suppression? Join us in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, September 28, and the weekend of October 27.

Travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, with the Workers Circle and Team Unity-NC, a voter-of-color partner of the Center for Common Ground. Together, we will go door-to-door and talk with Black voters to ensure they have the critical, nonpartisan, early voting and Voter ID information they need.

To learn more and fill out the interest form, visit: www.circle.org/events/democracyroadtrip-nc

Join us on Sunday, September 22, at 1:00 PM ET for The Forgotten Yom Kippur Rituals of Ashkenazi Jewish Women.

During this talk, Annabel Gottfried Cohen, historian, researcher, and Yiddish teacher with the Workers Circle, will explain the history of feldmestn, which are popular rituals practiced by Jewish women in Eastern Europe in the week running up to Rosh Hashone. Explore this fascinating history and learn about efforts to revive these practices today.

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/rituals

Join the Workers Circle, VoteRiders, and our new partners Broadway votes to get voters all the information they need to cast their ballot in spite of voter suppression. Reach hundreds of voters in just an hour, no text banking experience necessary!

To register, visit: https://www.circle.org/events/partnershiptextbank

Our 2024 Annual Benefit: Democracy Takes Center Stage will be held on Monday evening, December 9, 2024, at the Prince George Ballroom in Manhattan, NY. We hope you can join us to help use honor Shaina Taub, the two-time Tony Award winner and creator of the Broadway hit “Suffs”, with the Workers Circle Activism Award.

Get your early-bird tickets today! Specially priced $360 tickets (regular ticket price: $500) are now available with code DEMOCRACY360. Don’t miss out on this opportunity — this code expires onOctober 10. VIP tickets are also available.

This fantastic evening will be filled with fun, food, and musical performances by Broadway stars.

To purchase tickets, visit: www.circle.org/2024annualbenefit

Today marks the anniversary of September 11, a day of solemn remembrance for the lives tragically lost. Today, as we reflect, let us renew our commitment to striving towards a more peaceful world.

We're so excited to announce a collaboration with Chaia, Yiddish techno ("Kleztronica") pioneer. Chaia's music samples archival recordings from Klezmer and Yiddish songs, highlighting recordings that emphasize themes of social justice and underscoring a long history of Jewish activism. With her Kleztronica parties, Chaia creates a community around this history, urging people to embrace radical Jewish traditions.

Now, Chaia brings the spirit of Jewish social justice to the West Coast with a Workers Circle tour. Chaia will host concerts, dance parties, and workshops at community organizations in Seattle, Portland, Eugene, and Los Angeles, bringing the Workers Circle spirit with her (and some of our favorite merch. We would love to see you all there.

Voter ID laws stop millions of Americans from voting. Restrictive ID requirements put in place by many states across the country cause confusion and create unnecessary hurdles - particularly for poor voters, young voters, and voters of color.

Join us tonight for our virtual intergenerational text bank with Vote Riders to inform Florida voters about Voter ID laws in their state and help them get the ID they need. Help make sure that Florida voters have their voices heard. No experience necessary. Come for the text banking, and stay for the community, music, and trivia!

To register, visit www.circle.org/events/intergenerational-text-bankfall

Join the Workers Circle community from around the world for a virtual Yom Kippur program led by Judith Bro Pinhasik. We will sing, share stories, reflect on the past year, and together commit to critical activism to make our world a better and more beautiful place for all.

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/yk2024

On this day in 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower made history by signing the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law. As the first civil rights legislation passed since the Reconstruction era, it represented a significant milestone in the struggle for equality in the US. The act aimed to protect voting rights by empowering federal prosecutors to take legal action against anyone obstructing a citizen’s right to vote. This landmark legislation paved the way for future civil rights reforms and helped to secure the fundamental right to vote for all Americans.

Democracy is under threat, but we're fighting back! Join our "Demand Democracy, Fight Fascism" campaign as we aim to reach one million voters in voter suppression states before Election Day. Learn how to overcome voting obstacles and make your voice heard. Visit circle.org/demanddemocracy to get involved and help break barriers to voting.

The New York Workers Circle School helps children develop Jewish identities in a welcoming, diverse community that comes together to explore Yiddish language, culture, and social justice activism through the arts and experiential learning.

Join us at our open house on Sunday, September 15, in Brooklyn, from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET. Learn about our school and community, meet current families, and listen to live Klezmer music.

The children will bring a Yiddish folktale to life with houses made from boxes, percussion made with stones, animal puppets, and original music, amongst other activities.

We will meet at Carmen's Garden, in front of Litchfield Villa, 95 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (between 4th and 5th St.).

To learn more and RSVP, visit www.circle.org/events/bwcsopenhouseseptember

Join the Workers Circle on Sunday, September 22 at 1:00 PM ET for The Forgotten Yom Kippur Rituals of Ashkenazi Jewish Women.

In this online talk, Annabel Gottfried Cohen, a Yiddish teacher with the Workers Circle, historian, and researcher, will talk about the history of feldmestn, very popular rituals practiced by Jewish women in Eastern Europe in the week running up to Rosh Hashone. Explore this fascinating history and learn about efforts to revive these practices today.

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/rituals

Join us today from 12:00-12:30 PM ET for First Fridays, our monthly 30-minute, social justice briefing and community building event with Ann Toback, CEO, and special guest Jonathan Taubes!

Bring your lunch or your morning cup of coffee to this relaxed conversation, where you’ll get to know other Workers Circle activists from across the country and have the opportunity to learn more about priority legislation and developments. And if you’re able, stay on to continue the conversation with fellow activists until 1:00 PM ET! We hope to see you there!

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/first-fridayseptember

Learn to read the Yiddish alphabet (alef-beys) this fall. In just five sessions, you'll be reading Yiddish signs, posters, newspapers, and more! No prior knowledge of Yiddish alef-beys is required. To register, visit: https://www.circle.org/minicourses

Join the Workers Circle members from all over the world on Zoom for a joyous musical celebration of unity, action, and renewal. This year’s high holiday program will be hosted by Judith Bro Pinhasik and features all new readings and performances from beloved Jewish educators and Yiddish musicians.

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/rh2024

The Workers Circle is proud to be co-sponsoring “Our Abortion Stories: 7 Stories of Heartbreak, Courage, and Hope” tonight, September 5, at 7:00 PM ET. The evening is brought to you by the Lip Service and Writing Class Radio producers, Temple Beth Am, the RAC, the Workers Circle, the JKMS Williams Family Foundation, and other co-sponsors. Join the livestream or in person in Miami to hear curated stories about the importance of abortion rights. This is an evening for everyone to learn and take action to stop Florida’s extreme abortion ban.

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/abortionstories

Calling all budding Yiddish musicians! Want to showcase your talent? Send us your performance at [email protected], and you could be spotlighted on our Performances page! 🎵🎭

124 years of Jewish culture and activism! From our founders’ vision in 1900 to today’s fight against voter suppression, the Workers Circle continues to make a difference. Our Yiddishkayt heritage fuels our work — just ask the 200+ attendees at our recent Trip to Yiddishland. We’ve reached 500,000 voters and aim for 1 million by Election Day. Join our ‘Demand Democracy, Fight Fascism’ campaign! Together, we’re building a more just world.

https://www.circle.org/demanddemocracy

Voters of color in Virginia face dramatic barriers to the polls. As early voting approaches in Virginia, join us in getting out the vote, supporting voters of color in making a voting plan, and securing the voter ID they need to cast their ballot.

We work in partnership with the Center for Common Ground. Register to make calls on one or more Wednesdays with us!

To register, visit: https://www.circle.org/events/vaphonebank2024

We hit our goal of reaching 500,000 voters in voter suppression states! We want to extend a big thank you to our community for phone banking, text banking and sending postcards this summer. We couldn't have done it without your support.

We hope to build on this momentum and reach 1 million voters by Election Day. Visit our website to learn about the different ways you can get involved.

Trip to Yiddishland 2024 was a smashing success. Four generations celebrated our precious Yiddish language and culture together. 203 participants from 19 states and 6 countries joined our growing international kehile/community to immerse into Yiddishkayt.

Photo Credit: Mark Stephen Kornbluth

We need your help to reach our goal of connecting with 500,000 voters in voter suppression states with the nonpartisan information they need to break the barriers to voting by Labor Day. We aim to reach 1 million voters prior to the 2024 election!

Together, we have connected with 463,330 voters to develop a voting plan. There are so many ways that you can get involved. You can send postcards, textbank, phonebank, email your elected officials, and more. To learn more, visit www.circle.org/hotdemocracy

Join us for First Fridays, our monthly 30-minute, social justice briefing and community building event on Friday, September 6, from 12:00-12:30 PM ET with Ann Toback, CEO, and special guest Jonathan Taubes!

Bring your lunch or your morning cup of coffee to this relaxed conversation, where you'll get to know other Workers Circle activists from across the country and have the opportunity to learn more about priority legislation and developments. And if you're able, stay on to continue the conversation with fellow activists until 1:00 PM ET! We hope to see you there!

To register, visit: www.circle.org/events/first-fridayseptember

“I want to mobilize voters across the country and make sure people have all the info they need to vote”

Call Black Voters to ensure they have the ID they need every Wednesday from 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET.

Voters of color in Virginia face dramatic barriers to the polls. As early voting approaches in Virginia, join us in getting out the vote, supporting voters of color in making a voting plan and securing the voter ID they need to cast their ballot.

We work in partnership with the Center for Common Ground. Register to make calls on one or more Wednesdays with us!

To sign up for phone banking, visit:https://www.circle.org/events/vaphonebank2024

Send postcards with the Workers Circle and Center for Common Ground to Black voters in Florida with crucial information they need to cast their ballots for the general election.

We work in partnership with the Center for Common Ground, a Black led organization that fights voter suppression and empowers underserved communities to connect voters of color with the information they need to vote by mail and to vote early in person. Our postcarding supports on-the-ground efforts to reach Black voters by the NAACP Black Voters Matter and Mi Familia Vota

The deadline to sign up is September 1, so order your postcards today! To order, visit: https://bit.ly/3WDP5j4 (link in bio)