The third of four films with people who live in Britain but have roots abroad.
Beyond the Synagogue There are thought to be
330,000 Jews in Britain today. Many are the descendants of immigrants fleeing anti-
Semitism in Russia, Poland and Eastern Europe before the First World War, and theirs is a complex heritage. No single factor holds the community together, but overshadowing it is the memory of the Nazi holocaust with its continuing impact on succeeding generations. This film explores the identity of Britain's oldest immigrant group through the views of a contrasting group of women, from the religiously very orthodox to the secular, at a time when fears are growing that the community is shrinking.
Film cameraman BILL BROOMFIELD Film editor CHRISTOPHER WOOLLEY Executive producer TONY LARYEA Director SHEILA SCOTT Producer GILES OAKLEY
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