History
The Socialist Uprising in Austria
A translation of the writing of Henryk Ehrlich in honor of the anniversary of the Austrian Civil War.
Zach Mojsze
History
The Bund and Colonialism - The Perspective of Wiktor Alter
Writings by Bundist leader Wiktor Alter and a 1931 resolution endorsed by the Bund shed light on Bundist political thought on imperialism and colonialism.
History
Manifesto of the General Jewish Workers’ Union (Bund) in Poland
Baited by Polish nationalism and scoffed at by Jewish nationalism, the Bund never grew tired of calling upon the Jewish masses; ‘‘Do not succumb to despair; do not surrender to any feeling of panic!’’
History
World Jewry, the State of Israel, and the Defence of Yiddish: Statements and Resolutions from the Third World Bund Conference, 1955
At an international meeting of the Bund ten years after the Holocaust, Bundists highlighted the importance of participation in communal Jewish life, the preservation of Yiddish, and a "just peace" in Israel and Palestine.
Dispatches
Bundism Today, Part 2: Yiddishkeit
The Bundist approach at no real point degenerated into Jewish chauvinism, tribalism, or nationalism. In building an autonomous, non-separatist Jewish force in the labour, environmental, feminist, housing, queer, urbanist, and other socioeconomic liberation movements, we should strive to do the same.
Dispatches
Bundism Today, Part 1: Bundist Organizing Principles
If Bundists are known in local Jewish communities as radicals hated by the establishment, but respected for their strength and inspiring in their message by a significant part of the general Jewish population, we will be in a fantastic position.
Personal Essay
Bundism Today: A Case for Jewish Autonomist Diasporist Socialism
A case for rebuilding the International Jewish Labor Bund in 2025 -- beyond admiration for its historical legacy.
News
From the Cafe Bund Library: An Appeal to Jewish Socialists and Diasporists, Wherever You Are
The Cafe Bund library is seeking contributions of books, pamphlets, zines, and periodicals.
History
Bundism in Britain: Then and Now
Contrary to popular belief, the Bund was not only active within the borders of European Yiddishland. Whether in Melbourne, Buenos Aires or London, the history of ‘diaspora Bundists’ can teach us about the successes and shortcomings of the movement and its continued relevance and necessity today.