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!’’
An article by Philadelphia shul teacher Shloyme Davidman reveals the extent to which secular Yiddish shuls were embedded in in the everyday lives and struggles of the working class.
Blessed is the Oneness, Spirit of the Universe, Which brings us Together and makes us more Whole
Dear readers, It is a harsh reality that we have now surpassed two years of genocide in Gaza. A year ago, on October 7, 2024, we wrote a similar editorial whose words we may repeat here: “we bear the moral stain of wanton slaughter of tens of thousands of women
To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed and never the oppressor.
I am writing this to break the dam of unknowing and unseeing, to paint a “big picture” for those still clinging to their ignorance. There is, in fact, a horizon.
For the Worker's Circle of Northern California's 125th anniversary, a new adaptation of the classic Yiddish folk song "Ale Brider."
IJLB representative Luca Schmit offers an update on the accomplishments of the Bund's revival so far and the challenges it faces.
Brooklyn-based artist Ryan Fliegelman draws inspiration from Jewish artist Philip Guston.
The Jewish Labor Bund, overwhelmingly secular and irreligious, and whose memory we are attempting to keep alive, spoke of a besserer, shenerer velt: a world free of conflict, which could only be brought about through socialist revolution.
From the early days of the 1880s to the First World War, klezmorim were present at every twist and turn of immigrant Jewish radicalism and labor organizing, from strikes to union elections.
We cannot cede Jewish religion to the far right
History
Socialism on occupied and stolen land, on land that still shrieks with the blood and sweat of the disenfranchised and the expelled… It is a perversion of socialism; it is a deformity of socialism!
Music
Exiliahu's debut album is "a golem charged with raising funds for my friends from Gaza, and with giving you and your ancestors music to dance to upon the grave of Theodore Herzl."
Music
“Between the Letters” is an offering toward a diasporist aesthetic that values fragmentation, hybridity, and imagination as generative space.
Interview
"These people are traitors — they are treasonous to this world and the wonders of this world. They’re not traitors to nation; they’re traitors to creation."
Dispatches
To what extent is being “here” dependent on the decision of the diasporic guests themselves?
Translation
Translator’s Introduction: I am pleased to be continuing my series of translations from Doyres Bundistn, “Introducing the ‘Tuers,’” with the entry of Ephraim (“Frank”) Zalman Atran. While this installment only features one individual, his story presents a great deal to dig into. A barricade fighter who was shot three
Dispatches
The following essay, drafted by Noah Brehmer under the collective alias Vilna Goles, is an outgrowth of research undertaken in the Exilic Politics Circle. The circle was established over the past year to broadly study histories of exile as a grammar for an emergent political community beyond empire. In the
History
You see the world as a Zionist, by which I mean you see the world with eyes full of darkness. You are not seeing the world as it is. Try to look at the world with socialist eyes and see.
News
June 4, 2025 We, the DMV Jewish Labor Bund, demand the end of the desecration of Moses Macedonia Cemetery, material reparations, and the public apologies of the Maryland Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC), and 1784 Holdings for their displacement of communities and destruction
Visual Arts
Ultra-Zionist groups like Canary Mission and BETAR create lists of people that they want harassed, deported, fired, or expelled from universities (and now the country). They give these lists to Republican and Democratic Party politicians along with millions of dollars in campaign contributions via groups like AIPAC, NORPAC, etc. The
Interview
A conversation with Nora Lester Murad of #DropTheADLfromSchools.
Dispatches
The DMV Bund's establishment of "committees" based on the three pillars of the Bund allow organizers to better manage responsibilities and maintain organizing capacity.