Feb

2 2025

Yiddishkeit and the Winnipeg General Strike

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Rady Jewish Communtiy Centre B100 - 123 Doncaster Street
Winnipeg, MB

Contact Shira Newman
(204) 477-7534
snewman@radyjcc.com
http://www.radyjcc.com

This is a panel discussion highlighting the pivotal experience of the Jewish community in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, with a focus on Yiddish-speaking organizations and newspapers.

Yiddish, the language of the Jewish working class, was a powerful tool for political expression and advocacy, especially through the influential Yiddish newspapers which played a key role in rallying support during this transformative labor struggle for the collective good of all.