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Yiddish Language Class: Beginner Semester I Virtual
Yiddish Language Class: Beginner Semester I Virtual
Course Description: Let's learn Yiddish — lomir zikh lernen yidish! This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Yiddish conversation, reading, and grammar through highly-interactive games,...
Spirit of Reparations Film Series
Spirit of Reparations Film Series
BWC is a proud co-sponsor of the Grassroots Reparations Campaign's Spirit of Reparations Film Series. On December 1 join us for a screening of Acts of...
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Boston Worker’s Circle Brandeis Info Event
Boston Worker’s Circle Brandeis Info Event
We are Boston Worker's Circle--a secular, progressive Jewish organization founded in 1905 as a mutual aid society for Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Today, we have a...
Yiddish Language Class: Intermediate Yiddish Virtual
Yiddish Language Class: Intermediate Yiddish Virtual
Course Description: Build confidence in your Yiddish - reading, speaking, listening, and writing, in a supportive and welcoming classroom of intermediate Yiddish students, as we delve...
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Beginner Yiddish Virtual
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Beginner Yiddish Virtual
Course Description: Do you know about der, di, dos, and dem, but shudder when you hear the words "dative" and "accusative"? Do you know how to...
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IPC Study Group
IPC Study Group
The IPC Study Group is a subcommittee of the Israel/Palestine Committee (IPC) which meets on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm to discuss...
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Dropkin Dertseytl Nokh Vayter Virtual
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Dropkin Dertseytl Nokh Vayter Virtual
Course Description: Celia Dropkin (1887-1956) is a dynamic writer whose work is exciting, intense and confronting. Best known for her fierce and intimate poetry, Dropkin brings...
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Di Nest: Yiddish Arts Incubator
Di Nest: Yiddish Arts Incubator
Do you want to start writing in Yiddish but have questions about creating in a language you are still learning? Have you been making art in...
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Yiddish Reading Group
Yiddish Reading Group
Join our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
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Aging in Community: Cognitive Changes as we Age
Aging in Community: Cognitive Changes as we Age
For more information about Aging in Community (AIC) contact co-chairs Dianne Perlmutter and Marsha Lazar via AIC@circleboston.org.
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Yiddish Language Class: Beginner Semester I In-Person
Yiddish Language Class: Beginner Semester I In-Person
Course Description: Let's learn Yiddish — lomir zikh lernen yidish! This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Yiddish conversation, reading, and grammar through highly-interactive games,...
Israel/Palestine Committee Meeting
Israel/Palestine Committee Meeting
IPC meetings are for conducting IPC business, discussing BWC-wide (Exec-endorsed) campaigns, sharing news of the subcommittees, and holding community-wide conversations. Contact ipc@circleboston.org for more info, including the Zoom...
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Beginner Yiddish In-Person
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Beginner Yiddish In-Person
Course Description: This joyful and inclusive class is a celebration of Yiddish grammar, vocabulary, history, and culture. Join us for a weekly session where we practice...
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Immigrant Justice Committee Meeting
Immigrant Justice Committee Meeting
Get Involved To get involved or for more information, join the Immigrant Justice Committee on the second Wednesday of the month on Zoom at 6:00 PM.Email ijc@circleboston.org to...
Membership Committee Meeting
Membership Committee Meeting
Contact Miles Meth at milesmeth@gmail.com for more information, including the Zoom link.
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Dropkin Dertseytl Nokh Vayter Virtual
Yiddish Language Class: Advanced Dropkin Dertseytl Nokh Vayter Virtual
Course Description: Celia Dropkin (1887-1956) is a dynamic writer whose work is exciting, intense and confronting. Best known for her fierce and intimate poetry, Dropkin brings...
2 events,
Gragger Team Meeting
Gragger Team Meeting
Contact Zohar at zohar@circleboston.org for more details, including the Zoom link.
Yiddish Vinkl
Yiddish Vinkl
Somerville Vinkl will be hybrid, with a Zoom or an in-person option in Somerville. This is an opportunity for you to sharpen your Yiddish skills in...
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Yiddish Reading Group
Yiddish Reading Group
Join our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
NOT ONE MORE! Action to Defend Our Communities from Deportation + Criminalization
NOT ONE MORE! Action to Defend Our Communities from Deportation + Criminalization
BWC is proud to join AARW and other allies for this important action to demand protection for refugees and immigrants. 🌟 REGISTER + ENDORSE: bit.ly/dec13rally 🌟 Please sign...
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Circle Playtime – Full School Community Chanukah Party
Circle Playtime – Full School Community Chanukah Party
Register here! All kids are welcome, even if they don't attend Circle Playtime.
Circle Book Group
Circle Book Group
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the...
All Shule Khanike/Chanukah Party
All Shule Khanike/Chanukah Party
Register here! All kids are welcome, even if they don't attend Shule. This is a great opportunity to get a taste of Shule if your child...
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Yiddish Language Class: Beginner Semester I In-Person
Yiddish Language Class: Beginner Semester I In-Person
Course Description: Let's learn Yiddish — lomir zikh lernen yidish! This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Yiddish conversation, reading, and grammar through highly-interactive games,...
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CANCELED: Yiddish Theater Bilingual Reading & Discussion
CANCELED: Yiddish Theater Bilingual Reading & Discussion
We will hold this program virtually later in the winter. ORIGINAL EVENT DESCRIPTIONLet's read and analyze the forgotten Yiddish play "Kraft" ("Power") by Leah K. Hofman. We...
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Yiddish Sing
Yiddish Sing
Drop in for this free informal monthly gathering to sing Yiddish songs! All are welcome, regardless of singing ability or knowledge of Yiddish.Attendees are welcome to...
Mutual Aid Team General Meeting
Mutual Aid Team General Meeting
BWC’s Mutual Aid team will be meeting on December 19 from 7-8:30 pm on Zoom to continue shaping the future work of our team! Come through...
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Yiddish Reading Group
Yiddish Reading Group
Join our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
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Khanike Party & BWC Fundraiser
Khanike Party & BWC Fundraiser
Join BWC for a raucous Khanike (Hanukkah) party & BWC fundraiser! Come for the latke toppings judging and stay for the klezmer dance party and non-klezmer...
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Canceled: Membership Committee Meeting
Canceled: Membership Committee Meeting
Contact Miles Meth at milesmeth@gmail.com for more information, including the Zoom link.
Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
The Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee (JMS) works to build and strengthen constructive, mutually supportive relations between Jews and Muslims in Greater Boston. It is especially focused on...
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Yiddish Reading Group
Yiddish Reading Group
Join our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
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IPC Study Group (Canceled/Rescheduled)
IPC Study Group (Canceled/Rescheduled)
This regular meeting will be replaced this month by the Discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates' The Message events on January 8th and January 13 (7:00-8:30 pm). See those events...
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Yiddish Reading Group
Yiddish Reading Group
Join our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
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