Thursday, May 28, 2026 • UCLA Labor Center • 5:30 PM
675 S Park View Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057
What drew Jewish immigrants to the labor movement? How did unions become distinctly “Jewish” spaces — and what happened when they changed? Join historians, organizers, and community leaders for a panel on Jewish labor activism in Los Angeles: from the open-shop battles of the early 20th century to today.
Featuring:
Rabbi Aryeh Cohen (Professor, American Jewish University)
Kathy Finn (President, UFCW Local 770)
Jackie Goldberg (retired educator and elected official)
Leora Swerdlow (Associate, Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers LLP)
Sponsored by The UCLA Department of Labor Studies, the UCLA Labor Center, the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, Jewish Partnership for Los Angeles, the Jewish Labor Committee, LA Voice, UFCW Local 770 and UNITE HERE Local 11.
