It seems like years since the BBC's Eastenders has featured a Jewish character. Well, the reason for that is because, it is at least six years since Felix The Barber left. You could of course include Dr Legg returning for a couple of episodes about three years ago, but he wasn't back as a regular.
Anyway... Eastenders had a new Jewish character on Tuesday night, albeit a very supporting role.
While Billy Mitchell was having a bit of a fracas on a tube train, one of the passengers happened to be sporting a yarmulke. No name was given for this person, nor did he have any speaking part.
He just played a backing image role. And what a wonderful protrayal this actor played of a Jew on a tube. Probably the best I have ever seen.
Well done BBC for realising Jews use the tube.
Ten years after a divorce my ex-husband is in need of a Get.
The ceremony is archaic and humiliating and the wording so out of kilter with modern life, I feel I must take a stand against this (at this point in my life) completely irrelevant gesture.
To expect a woman whose marriage broke down because of the husband's infidelity to then be 'permitted to another man' by said husband is morally repellent to me.
I would appreciate some other views on this.
Thanks
Shoshi
Posted by: Shoshi | April 10, 2008 at 03:08 PM