From ITV Studios

STRICTLY KOSHER
PART 1
Monday 25th June 2012 on ITV1

Pictured : Four teenage boys members of Manchester’s Orthodox Jewish Community

ITV1Õs documentary following the lives, passions and pursuits of the Jewish community in Manchester returns for a second series.

The all new two part series catches up with some of the favourite characters from the previous documentary as well as meeting some new Jews willing to share all about their traditions, beliefs and practises.

From Salford to Mount Sinai Jewish life is centred around family, food and festivals. From Birth to death is marked by rituals and devotion. From one extreme to the other itÕs a community bound together by one faith. This documentary film opens a window into their lives.
The first episode sees Bernette Clarke a modern orthodox mother of three take a trip to Israel to an area 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.

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Photographer: Harriet Gill

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