Name: Yiddish Revolutionaries – A Forgotten History
Start: 2026-03-12T19:00:00+00:00
Location: 190 Cheetham Hill Road, M88 Manchester, United Kingdom

$Yiddish Revolutionaries \u2013 A Forgotten History$

Join Yoyvl for a powerful and uplifting klezmer concert that brings music and history together in a unique live experience.
Through song, images, and storytelling, Yoyvl share their story of the history of the Jewish Left, aiming to provide another perspective to the discourse about the European Jewish experience. Their performance explores themes of poverty, resistance, hope, and community, weaving stories that resonate across generations and borders. The journey begins in late 19th-century Eastern Europe and travels through time to present-day Britain, weaving together traditional klezmer music with personal and historical accounts.
For this performance, Yoyvl have been given special access to the Manchester Jewish Museum archives, allowing them to incorporate local Jewish history into the show and create a deeper connection to place and community.
The concert blends live music and song, performed in Yiddish, with a projected slideshow featuring translations and evocative images, making the story accessible to all audiences, whether or not you understand Yiddish.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Yoyvl is a band based in Yorkshire , Derbyshire and Greater Manchester , performing Yiddish song and klezmer music as well as playing for dances and events. The musicians have been playing klezmer for many years, and four members were founding organisers of “KlezNorth“, the annual weekend klezmer event held in Derbyshire since 2010. The band consists of Phil Tomlinson (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Adrian Dobson ( accordion), Hannah Monteiro (violin and flute) , Maya Brown (violin), Sue Cooper (bass), and Judy Sherwood (Narration and dance). Other musicians may feature from time to time, as may dance leaders.