Events

 The Toronto Workmen’s Circle Foundation invites you to an online Book Launch by Jordan Chad:   Christmas in Yiddish Tradition: The Untold Story   Sunday December 21 | 2 pm.  To register: https://tinyurl.com/wcchad/  by December 19th. Jordan Chad will discuss his new book Christmas in Yiddish Tradition: The Untold Story (NYU Press, 2025). The book examines why Yiddish-speaking Jews frequently cited Christmas as their favourite holiday in Eastern Europe. Jordan is […]

The Toronto Workmen’s Circle Foundation invites you to an online English talk withMichael Wex “You Should Grow Like An Onion – The Yiddish Curse” on Sunday November 23rd at 2 pm. Please register by November 21st at https://tinyurl.com/wcwex1 .

Thursday November 20th, 2025 | 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm “Swedishkayt – Yidlife Crisis in Stockholm” At the Al Green Theatre at Miles Nadal JCC 750 Spadina Ave. Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman, the “Yidlife Crisis” performers, present their new documentary film chronicling the Swedish Jewish community and the unique status of Yiddish. They also

On Friday April 18th at 2 pm the Toronto Workmen’s Circle Foundation invites you to our online commemoration of the 82nd Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The program includes poetic and prose readings in English and Yiddish. Dr. Samuel D. Kassow, renowned historian of Polish Jewry and the Holocaust will be the guest speaker.

Toronto Workmen’s Circle Foundation hosts Eric Warner The Cylinder Project Sunday March 23, 2025 | 2:00 pm Zoom Webinar in English. No admission charge. Registration required by March 21st at https://tinyurl.com/wcwarner/ See flyer below for full description.