The first weekend in June is a heady time for the Zayen (7th grade) class of the Boston Workers Circle when our students, along with their…
Staff Spotlight: Meet Zohar
Get to know the BWC staff! First up is Zohar Berman (they/them), our Social Justice & Community Organizer. Need to get in touch with Zohar? Email…
Freedom is a Verb: A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus’s 25th Anniversary Concert with Special Guest Daniel Kahn
Freedom is a Verb! For 25 years, the A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus has created a culture of resistance, and brought us together through radical song….
Report on the BWC Annual Meeting
On Tuesday, members gathered both online and in-person for our annual meeting to reflect on the past year, learn about the year to come, and vote…
2023 Neighborhood Shabes Gatherings
The Shabes committee recently organized neighborhood Shabes gatherings on Friday, June 16th. When thinking of Shabes, the words “rejuvenate” and “reconnect” come to mind — at…
Over 120 Years of Workers Circle History and making more history every day
A Little Workers Circle History Quiz! The original name of the Workers Circle was Der Arbeter Ring. What was its original name in English? (hint: it…
Membership Month: What did membership mean in the early Workers Circle?
Illustration by BWC Executive Director Rebecca ZImmerman Hornstein As Membership Month gets into full swing at BWC, now is the perfect moment to look back at…
Welcoming Mirian: And IJS Update
A few months ago the Boston Workers Circle Immigrant Justice Committee decided that the time was right to up its commitment to immigrants in response to…
Yiddish Music and Dance to celebrate closing out the Shule year
Two bright Sundays in May put a joyful cap stone on our shule year by celebrating local activism, Yiddish culture and community. On May 7 Shule…