Liverpool was a bustling hub of Britain's Jewish community before a "great exodus" left it a shadow of its former heyday.
At its peak, the city had at least 16 kosher butchers, among them the green tile facade of Galkoff's on Pembroke Place. But what was once the country's largest Jewish community outside London, with a population of more than 10,000 in Liverpool, now has little more than 2,000 people. Only one kosher deli remains - The Deli on Childwall Abbey Road.
Its counter is stocked with chopped herring, hummus and pickles. Jars of borscht and packs of kosher Haribo sit on the shelves, with beef goulash ready meals in the fridge. Its owner, Josh Rothbard, ran to help a woman with a walking stick carry a box of shopping to her car. He told the ECHO: "If we weren't here, there'd be a whole generation of older Jews who would struggle to keep kosher, and they'd be isolated as well."
