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The rabbi who conducted Amy Winehouse's funeral has praised her parents for their "stoicism".
Frank Hellner was asked to conduct Tuesday's service following the 27-year-old singer's tragic death last Saturday and he was very impressed with how they have handled their grief.
He said: "They were very stoic. It's the worst thing to have to bury your child. I think they knew this was a strong possibility. She was on a course of self-destruction."
Winehouse - who had a history of drink and drug abuse - had told her parents she wanted to be cremated so she could join the ashes of her beloved grandmother Cynthia and Rabbi Hellner believes that was the right thing to do.
He told the London Evening Standard newspaper: "In the liberal movement, cremation is well accepted. I think it was because her grandmother was cremated and they wanted their ashes together."
Earlier this week Mitch and Janis Winehosue were accompanied by their son Alex and close friend Tyler James to their daughter's house in Camden, north London, as part of the Jewish tradition, Shiva - which requires the family of the deceased to mourn their passing for a week.
They celebrated her life at her favourite jazz club on Thursday night along with her boyfriend Reg Traviss and friends including Kelly Osbourne and Eliza Doolittle.
Guests at Jazz After Dark in central London's Soho district, put the difficulties of the past week behind them to enjoy a night of fun and shared stories about the 'Back to Black' star.
Earlier in the day Mitch Winehouse handed his daughter's clothes to grieving fans holding a vigil outside her Camden home.
He told them: "These are Amy's T-shirts. This is what she would have wanted - for her fans to have her clothes.
"Please keep listening to her music. God bless Amy Winehouse."
Fan Brigitte Pividal - who was given a red vest - said: "I have been coming here every day since she died and I didn't expect this. I will cherish this for the rest of my life."
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