![]() ![]() ![]() Jo Rosenthal, who curated the exhibition, explained just how family shaped Winehouse's inner-being, telling IBTimes UK: "Jewishness was very important to her but as many people have picked up, it's not necessarily the traditional idea of being Jewish that people might have which is usually associated with religious observances. ![]() Winehouse was clearly proud of her Jewish heritage. My mum's side is perfectly fine, my dad's family are the singing, dancing, all nutty musical extravaganza." "The only reason I have had to be this loud is because you have to scream to be heard in my family. One outtake reads: "All my life I have been loud, to the point of being told to shut up. Blown-up on the walls surrounding Winehouse's treasured belongings, are quotes lifted from a letter the Rehab singer wrote in 1997 to apply for a place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Setting the tone, an extensively large family tree welcomes the visitor while detailing how the Winehouse family laid roots in London. This is a snapshot of a girl who was, to her deepest core, simply a little Jewish kid from North London with a big talent who, more than anything, just wanted to be true to her heritage." This isn't an attempt to tell people what my sister was like, or what kind of people my grandparents were, or to force my opinions on you. We are a family with a colourful and eventful past, present and future. Amy might have been the most famous person in our family, but, as will become clear, she was not the centre of it."Īlex continues: "None of us are. At the opening of the exhibition, Alex is clear to state: "This is not a shrine or a memorial to someone who has died. Under The Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity launched by Winehouse's family after her untimely death in July 2011, the singer's older brother, Alex Winehouse and his wife Riva have helmed the exhibition. The Matrix reboot rumoured to be in the works with Michael B Jordan linked to lead role ![]()
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