{"id":51406,"date":"2024-02-26T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=51406"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T11:43:09","slug":"powerful-concert-for-palestine-gets-standing-ovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/powerful-concert-for-palestine-gets-standing-ovation\/","title":{"rendered":"“Powerful” concert for Palestine gets standing ovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Protesters from South Yorkshire sang in a Sheffield church during a “very powerful” fundraiser for Palestine on Saturday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tadhamon Singers<\/a>, a group of 17 women who perform protest songs, sang to a packed crowd at Christ Church in Pitsmoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silence fell in the church after a performance of \u2018I Stand with You\u2019. A standing ovation followed, where members of the choir and audience could be seen shedding tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singer Carolyn Leary, 67, called the performance a mark of “respect for the people of Gaza”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: “Some of it, we struggled to sing because even we were in tears. I think we make a very powerful connection of solidarity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The singers formed in 2018 and have performed across the country in protest against the conflict in Gaza. In 2021, they protested outside Israel-based defence contractor Elbit Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, the group sang in Waitrose on Ecclesall Road and temporarily closed down the city\u2019s Barclays branch for two days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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