We Kept Yiddish Culture Alive
In pursuit of its unquenchable desire to carry Yiddish to the people, the Workmen’s Circle organized Yiddish concerts in New York’s Central Park that were attended by thousands.
We Marched for Jobs and Freedom for All
The Workmen’s Circle actively encouraged its members to participate in the Civil Rights Movement and took concrete action, including joining the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Married The Workmen's Circle
Not only did the Workmen’s Circle offer people a wide range of services, but it also provided them with opportunities to connect socially and personally.
A Liberty Ship Named the “B. C. Vladeck” and a B-25 bomber Named “The Spirit of the Workmen’s Circle of Los Angeles”
Through its fundraising drives to support the war effort, the Workmen’s Circle purchased more than $1,000,000 of war bonds. In recognition, a Liberty Ship, the B. Charney Vladeck, and a bomber, The Spirit of the Workmen’s Circle, were named in honor of the Workmen’s Circle.
The Workmen’s Circle, co-founder of the Jewish Labor Committee, became known as the “Red Cross of Labor”
The Workmen’s Circle was a founding member of the Jewish Labor Committee, formed in 1934 to oppose the rise of Nazism. Led through its early years by Workmen’s Circle members Baruch Charney Vladeck and Adolph Held, the JLC boycotted Nazi goods and, after the war broke out, aided thousands of refugees.
