Hadassah Broyer, an orthodox Jewish mother who grew up in the UnitedStates but moved to London when she was in her late teens, had her firstchild at 19. She admits that having to cope with motherhood in a new andforeign land wasn't easy.
To tackle her isolation she began visiting the Somers Centre in Hackney,a children and family service run by charity Norwood that supports localJewish families. Here Hadassah received support from practitioners, andattended workshops for new mothers that helped her get to grips withpractical parenting issues. But equally important, she says, was theopportunity to meet and spend time with other mothers. "I didn't knowmany people, I was newly married and it was hard being a mother," shesays. "So this was a good way of meeting people, and I have made reallygenuine friends."
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