Arbeter Ring
Arbeter Ring: an American-Jewish social organization. It was founded in 1900 by the immigrants from Eastern Europe – the socialist activists. One of the directions of its activity was the worker self-help, second, equally important, was the promotion of the Yiddish culture: the books were issued, choirs and dramatic circles created, the educating courses for adults were conducted, and since 1916 a network of the afternoon schools for children in Yiddish were created. Initially, it was politically influenced by the assimilationists, but it became quickly dominated by the Bund. During World War I it created the People's Relief Committee; since 1934 it became a part of the Jewish Labor Committee. Currently, the organization is divided into six districts: Cleveland, Boston, Los Angeles, Michigan, New Jersey and New York. It carries on a very active publishing, educational and cultural activity: it owns the theater "Fołksbine,” and several choirs. It also publishes the newspaper "Jewish Currents".
