Labor Seders across the U.S.A.
This year, there were a number of Labor Seders across the country: Boston, MA; Brooklyn and Manhattan, NYC; Philadelphia, PA; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC; Houston, TX, and Los Angeles, CA. At these festive events, members of the Jewish community and members of the trade union movement sat down together for a a Seder meal and explored the relationships between the traditional story of Pesach and more recent struggles for freedom and dignity.
BOSTON, MA -- Monday April 7th, at 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Union Hall
Sponsors: Jewish Labor Committee New England, Moishe House Boston: The Kavod Jewish Social Justice House, and the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
BROOKLYN, NYC -- Tuesday, April 8th, at the Brooklyn Headquarters, United Federation of Teachers
Sponsor: Educators' Chapter, JLC
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Tuesday, April 8th, at the Jewish Services Building
Sponsors: Philadelphia JLC and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia
MANHATTAN, NYC -- Tuesday, April 8th, at CWA Local 1180 headquarters
Sponsor: United Hebrew Trades - New York JLC
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Thursday, April 10th, at
Sponsors: Chicago Jewish Labor Committee, St. Louis Jewish Community Relations Council, with the involvement of the Greater St. Louis Labor Council and The Labor Tribune
WASHINGTON DC -- Tuesday, April 15th, at Adas Israel Congregation
Cosponsors: Jews United for Justice, Tikkun Leil Shabbat, Jewish Labor Committee, Adas Israel Congregation, DC Vote, DC Interfaith Worker Justice, UFCW Local 400, the DC Metropolitan Council, AFL-CIO, SEIU Local 32BJ ...
HOUSTON -- Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Congregation Or Ami
Sponsors: Jewish Labor Committee and the Social Justice Committee
LOS ANGELES -- May 1st, 2008, at AFTRA headquarters
Cosponsors: California-Western Region JLC and Ameinu {formerly the Labor Zionist Alliance}