The Arbeter Ring (אַרבעטער־רינג) (Workmen’s Circle) is a Yiddish language-oriented American Jewishfraternal organization loosely connected to the Humanistic Judaism movement. Rooted in the proto_nationalism of Yiddishist and, largely socialist, Jewish movements of late 19th Century Eastern Europe, the Arbeter Ring provides old age homes for its members, as well as schools and camps. It used to provide death benefits and insurance for its members although recently has phased that out. Although it has severely shrunk from the days when it was the largest organization of its kind in the country, it is still an active and viable entity. The newspaper affiliated with the Arbeter Ring, The Forward (פֿאָרװערטס forverts), was reputed to have had the largest national circulation of any non-English language newspaper in the United states. The Forward has recently reemerged in an English language edition and appears to be growing in readership.
While strongly socialist (Bundist) and labor oriented, the political perspective of the Arbeter Ring (http://www.circle.org/resolutions.shtml/) has moved somewhat to the right.
The Arbeter Ring (ï¬®×¨×‘×¢×˜×¢×¨Ö¾×¨×™× ×’) (Workmen’s Circle) is a Yiddish language-oriented American Jewish fraternal organization loosely connected to the Humanistic Judaism movement.
While strongly socialist (Bundist) and labor oriented, the political perspective of the Arbeter Ring has moved slightly to the right; on the American political spectrum it would generally be described as liberal (or social democratic outside the USA).
The "Ring" strongly opposes the Iraq war, but at the same time is highly critical of anti-Semitic groups like International ANSWER being involved in the antiwar movement.
The Arbeter Ring (אַרבעטער־רינג) (Workmen’s Circle) is a Yiddish language-oriented American Jewish fraternal organization loosely connected to the Jewish Humanist movement.
Rooted in the proto-nationalism of Yiddishist and, largely socialist, Jewish movements of late 19th Century Eastern Europe, the Arbeter Ring provides death benefits, insurance and old age homes for its members, as well as schools and camps.
The newspaper of the Arbeter Ring, The Forward (פֿאָרװערטס; forverts), was reputed to have had the largest national circulation of any non-English language newspaper in the United states.
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