Boston Workers Circle’s origins are based in the belief that the future of the Jewish people is bound up in a shared future with our neighbors…
Category: Israel Palestine Committee
Statement on Suspension of Funding to the U.N Relief and Works Agency
On January 26, 2024, the US announced it is pausing its funding of UNRWA, the primary agency providing humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, 1.1…
Dear Congresswoman Pressley…
Dear Congresswoman Pressley, Boston Workers Circle, a 125 year old Massachusetts Jewish legacy organization, writes in support of your brave stance calling for a ceasefire in…
Choose Life: A Speech by BWC Member Helen Raizen
In the hours leading up to Shabes this past Friday, 10/27, the Boston Workers Circle co-sponsored a rally with IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace called…
Boston JCRC Moves to Expel Founding Member Boston Workers Circle over Calls for Ceasefire
On October 18th, the Boston Workers Circle: Center for Jewish Cultural and Social Justice co-sponsored a rally with several other progressive Jewish groups responding to the…
Recommended Reading from the Israel/Palestine Committee
The Israel Palestine Committee Study Group has been meeting since February, 2022. We are a group of BWC members who have various levels of knowledge and…
Statement from Boston Workers Circle on the Violence in Israel/Palestine
We are heartbroken over the immense and continuing loss of life in Israel and Palestine. Many in our community have family, friends and loved ones– both…
Response to Escalating Violence in Israel/Palestine
We are deeply disturbed by the escalating violence in Israel/Palestine, and heartbroken by the increasing loss of Palestinian and Israeli lives since the start of the…
Letter to Senators Markey & Warren
The Israel-Palestine Committee has submitted a letter to Senators Markey and Warren regarding the new government of Israel, which has several ultra right wing ministers who…