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In Jewish law, it is the husband's right to decide whether he will give his wife a divorce, called a Get.
If he refuses her, the wife may be sentenced to years of living in a dead marriage.
She cannot remarry in the Orthodox Jewish way, and any child she has from a new relationship is considered illegitimate. In Hebrew, she is called an Agunah: a 'chained woman'.
With rare access to the Orthodox Jewish community, both here in the UK and also in Israel, this film explores the controversial world of Jewish divorce to find out why these apparently outmoded laws still hold sway.
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On TV
First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Sunday 02 August 2009 | 7PM | Channel 4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Sunday 02 August 2009 | 7PM | Channel 4 |
