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…
Beth Basile Leaving BWC Staff, but not BWC
After two and a half years as Boston Workers Circles’ Deputy Director, I’ll be moving to New York with my family this summer and leaving my…
BWC at the 27th Annual Mothers’ Day Walk for Peace
A contingent of Boston Workers Circle members joined in the 27th annual Mothers’ Day Walk for Peace last Sunday. The MDW4P was started by Dorchester resident…
May 2023 Library Updates
You may have missed former BWC member Alice Rothchild’s February visit to Boston for the East Coast roll-out of her new book, a young adult book…
Yiddish Teacher Spotlight: Meet Jonah!
Welcome to our new series: Yiddish Teacher Spotlight! Throughout the year, we’ll interview as many of our Yiddish teachers as we can so the whole community…