On 18 February 2024, we hosted a benefit event to support bursaries for the upcoming Yiddish Sof-Vokh at the Mildmay Club in North London. Our headliner was the celebrated author Michael Rosen, in performance and in conversation with the multitalented Tamara Micner, followed by music from Klezmer Club (Phil Tomlinson unfortunately could not perform, as planned, for health reasons).

Although the event is now in the past, you can still support the Sof-Vokh by helping to finance bursaries for those who cannot otherwise afford to attend. We appreciate any and all support.

Watch a brief video clip from our event below. Michael Rosen was reading and chanting his classic children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, alternating with Tamara Micner’s rendition of the Yiddish translation by Helen Beer: