Strike! Shtrayk! Yiddishkeit and the Winnipeg General Strike

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.