Strictly Kosher Series 2

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Culture Documentary hosted by Miriam Margolyes, published by ITV in 2012 - English narration

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Strictly Kosher Series 2 The Jewish community in Manchester is a kaleidoscope of tradition, religion and extravagance. This documentary film opens a window into their lives and shows a wide variety of ritual and celebrations.

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First of a two-part documentary following the lives of people from the Jewish community in Manchester. Bernette Clarke, a modern orthodox mother of three, travels to a part of Israel so ultra-orthodox that men have to walk on a separate side of the street to women; boutique owner Joel Lever throws opens his doors and explains why his shop is the place to be for every Jewish occasion from birth onwards; Jack Aizenberg boards a plane to Poland to visit the place where he was born and where he last saw his family alive during the Holocaust; and Rabbi Zevi Saunders talks about the work of a rabbi and reveals how he was unlucky in love until he met his fiancee Erica on the internet.

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Second of a two-part documentary following the lives of people from the Jewish community in Manchester. Bernette Clarke's mother-in-law passes away and she talks about the Jewish mourning period and the effect on her husband Michael; Joel Lever takes a trip to Paris to stock up on the latest fashions for his boutique; Rabbi Zevi Saunders visits a wedding fair before he and Erica hold their dream wedding; and Jack Aizenberg takes the cameras to the site of the concentration camp where he was imprisoned and the ghetto where he feared he would die, before returning to Manchester for a moving Bar Mitzvah ceremony with his family.