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Roxy, the Jewish mother from EastEnders

August 16, 2012 12:24
Happy families: Simons at home with her children

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Anna Sheinman,

Anna Sheinman

1 min read

It's EastEnders' traitorous party girl, Roxy Mitchell, as you've never seen her before.

Actress Rita Simons is one of four Jewish working mothers whose dual lives are captured in a new photography exhibition.

The show, by Emma Harpin - herself a Jewish mother - documents the lives of women from a variety of cultures and careers, including Ms Simons and Reform Movement Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner. Ms Simons is seen on set outside the Queen Vic pub and playing with her two children.

Rabbi Janner-Klausner is photographed at her synagogue, Alyth, in a kippah and tallit, and at home with her daughter.