Dear BWC Community, We are excited to share with the whole BWC community about our Children’s Education Programs (Shule, TASC, and Circle Playtime) Expansion Project! See our previous email for…
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“Therefore There Can Be an End” | TDOV 2026
“Every single culture on this planet,” Leslie Feinberg, anti-racist white, working-class, secular Jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist, explained in an interview in 1996, “every society,…
Rebecca’s Speech at the South Bay Action on 1/23/26
Hello, my name is Rabbi Rebecca Zimmerman Hornstein. I am the Executive Director of the Boston Workers Circle—a 1000 member, 125-year-old progressive Jewish community here in…
We Have Been Here Before – Singing forJustice
“Our chorus has a dual mission: to sing Yiddish music and to be a voice for social justice. Therefore, a lot of our members are activists:…
Boston Workers Circle receives Steward of Justice Award from CAIR-MA
Boston Workers Circle was honored to receive the Steward of Justice Award from CAIR-MA in November 2025. Below is CAIR-MA’s tribute to Boston Workers Circle: “Boston…
We Have Been Here Before: Building a Besere Velt, A Better World
Dear BWC Community, As we enter Khanike together as a community, we grieve and hold the horror of two mass shootings over the past weekend that…
We’ve Been Here Before: Fighting Fascism & the Legacy of B.C. Vladeck
“The Workmen’s Circle has a special obligation today. Jewish life, of which we are a part, is full of problems and heartache. It is not only…
Support BWC’s Year-End Fundraiser: A Letter from Rebecca Zimmerman Hornstein
Dear Boston Workers Circle, We live in a time where we are told our only option is to build walls and look out for ourselves alone….
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025: “Premature Death” Includes Transphobia
Content note: this post references transphobic violence and suicide. We mark Transgender Day of Remembrance this year having experienced profound loss and struggle. We know of…