‘I will lie on a cold metal table…’ If you’ve ever wondered what the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish burial society) will do with your body when you die, this talk is for you. Sally Berkovic intersperses reflections on the early deaths of her parents and her own life as a ‘motherless mother’ with the physical rituals undertaken by the Chevra Kadisha as her dead body will be prepared for her burial, six feet under.

Berkovic is the CEO of the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe