Organization descriptions are generally copied from their web sites.

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an independent not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 to help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Its president, Ruth W. Messinger, is author of Making Service Fundamental to Jewish Life (September 2003) and The Global AIDS Pandemic and Jewish Responsibility (January 2004).

Brit Tzedek v'Shalom — Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace is a national organization of American Jews deeply committed to Israel's well being through the achievement of a negotiated settlement to the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Camp Kinder Ring and Circle Lodge are the summer resort and children's camp founded in 1927 by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring. This 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity provides children and adults with a safe, fun and Jewish cultural environment in which to enjoy their summer, grow as individuals and make life long friendships.

Camp Kinderland is a summer camp with a conscience since 1923 for boys and girls ages 9-16. It emphasizes group living, cooperative decision making, and non-competitive but challenging approaches to sports and games.

The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University aims to increase the understanding of philanthropy, improve its practice, and enhance participation in philanthropy.

Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) deepens the Jewish community's commitment to the stewardship of creation and mobilizes the resources of Jewish life and learning to protect the Earth and all its inhabitants.

Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations (CSJO) is composed of independent organizations that promote a secular expression of its members' Jewish heritage, with particular emphasis on the culture and ethics of the Jewish people. For us the continuity and survival of the Jewish people is paramount.

Der Bay The International Anglo-Yiddish Newsletter fosters the preservation of the Yiddish language (mame-loshn) and associated Yiddish culture, music, theater, literature and poetry via the International Association of Yiddish Clubs (IAYC).

Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre works to preserve, promote, and develop Yiddish Theater for current and future generations to enhance the understanding and appreciation of Yiddish culture as a necessary component of Jewish life.

Israel Association For Ethiopian Jewry (IAEJ) is an Ethiopian-led advocacy and service organization representing Israel's Ethiopian immigrant community, to assist in the full and rapid absorption and integration of Ethiopian Jews into mainstream Israeli society. Susan M. Susser It Happened in Israel: Israel’s Troubled Ethiopian Community (May-June 2005).

Jewish Association for Services for the Aged provides social, recreational, health, cultural and educational programs for older persons, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity to help sustain them in their homes and communities and to offer opportunities for a better quality of life. JASA sponsors the Joint Public Affairs Committee that educates older adults about senior programs, pending legislation and the “how to’s" of social action.” JPAC sponsors the Institute for Senior Action. IFSA, an innovative leadership and advocacy-training course. Founder of the institute Dorothy Epstein in July 2005 ("A Taste of Country Living, with Fresh Air Fund, 1924")

Jewish Book Center is the place to buy Yiddish language books, CDs and references, books of interest to Workmen's Circle members and Jewish Currents readers, plus a wide selection of Judaica for every occasion. Buy online, by phone or at their store. The Jewish Book Center is owned by Workmen's Circle. Members receive a 10 percent discount.

Jewish Funds for Justice is a national, publicly supported foundation that acts on the historic commitment of the Jewish people to tzedakah  (righteous giving) and tikkun olam  (repair of the world). JFJ & Shefa Fund that organizes Jewish individuals, organizations and foundations to use their financial assets to build community and foster justice, are now combined to advance their shared domestic social change agenda; renew Jewish commitment to end poverty.

The Jewish Media Conspiracy web site is devoted to looking at the constant evolution of Jewish thought, culture, and the Jewish people. Oy Mendele! is a radio show that focuses on Jewish thought and culture. Eric Fixler is the lead producer of the Oy Mendele show and website. An audio version of The Rootless Cosmopolitan will be available there in 2006. The link will be here when available.

Jews For Racial and Economic Justice is a New York City-based organization that through education, community organizing, media activism and coalition building, brings our values into the debates over our city’s future.

Living Traditions, founded in 1994, is dedicated to the celebration and continuity of community-based traditional Yiddish culture. Executive Director Henry Sapoznik is an award-winning author, record and radio producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music and winner of Jewish Currents 2006 Moshe Katz Award. One of their projects can be found at www.yiddishradioproject.org.

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger aims to educate and raise the consciousness of the Jewish community regarding its obligation to alleviate hunger and its causes. Joe Dimow (“Jewish Activism Against Poverty”) March-April 2004.

New Israel Fund advances civil rights and social justice for all Israelis and believes the only secure Israel is a just Israel.

Outlook Magazine is an independent, secular Canadian Jewish publication with a socialist-humanist perspective. (Their links page which lists us will link to us soon)

The Puffin Foundation has opened the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.

Sholom Aleichem Club has for fifty years promoted and preserved Secular Jewish culture in the Philadelphia area and beyond.

The Workmen's Circle - Arbeter Ring for more than 100 years has served the North American Jewish community by providing a connection to Jewish and Yiddish culture and language and a progressive worldview built upon understanding of Jewish heritage, identification with the Jewish populace, and a commitment to the Jewish community. Jewish Currents recently merged with the WC/AR (more).

The Workmen's Circle in Southern California offers to new generations a full, many-faceted Jewish communal life that both preserves tradition and expands upon it.