Jennifer Lipman

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

Opinion

The Times and Amy Winehouse's Jewish funeral

July 27, 2011 13:49
1 min read

Following Monday's moan about the Mirror and its not-entirely-accurate report about Amy Winehouse's funeral, here's another.

The Times today dedicated the majority of a double-page spread to the "celebration of an 'angel' played out in public glare".

The reporters noted: "The day began with an Orthodox Jewish funeral service in a synagogue in Edgware: Winehouse, despite her feistiness and rebellion, was always a woman who recognised tradition."

Um. Right. Except it didn't. And I don't remember such devotion to tradition when she married Blake, either.

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