Eliana Jordan

Junior Feature Writer

Eliana Jordan is a feature writer for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at ejordan@thejc.com.

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Larry David

Larry David screenplay for film that was long-running gag on Seinfeld surfaces at last

Leaked draft of Prognosis: Negative was written in 1983 by Curb Your Enthusiasm star

2 min read

Larry David at the Emmy awards in 2018 (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Lara Lewington and Martin Lewis attend the Bafta Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 10, 2026 (Getty Images)

Simon Schama, Martin Lewis, Seth Rogen: Jewish winners take Baftas by storm

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I’ll bypass all the hurt and make my Eurovision about love, vows Israeli hopeful Noam Bettan

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‘I’ve got OCD, but I’m thriving’

3 min read

Famesick review: Lena Dunham bares her soul on a pitiful cycle of fame, abuse, drugs and self-harm

In her new memoir, the creator and writer of the hit TV series Girls writes with fluency and candour about the price of stardom

2 min read

April 28, 2026 17:20

Voice of a generation: Lena Dunham and (left) her new tell-all memoir

Eleven-year-old Israeli girl dies of wounds from past Iranian airstrike

Neysa Karadi from Bnei Brak succumbed to her injuries three weeks after the attack on Passover eve

1 min read

April 26, 2026 12:08

First responders work at the scene of an impact following an Iranian strike over Bnei Brak in central Israel on April 1, 2026. (Image: Getty)

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha’s husband Mark Adderley suspended from Green Party after comments criticised as ‘antisemitic’

The would-be candidate was called out for statements claiming Mossad was behind ‘false flag’ terror attacks and comparing Israel to Nazi Germany

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April 26, 2026 11:54

Mark Adderley and Nadia Sawalha in a video streamed to their YouTube channel. (Screenshot via YouTube - The Sawalha-Adderleys)

The Jewish Renoir girls who were betrayed by France

Catherine Ostler’s new book explores the fate of the children in the painter’s famous work Pink and Blue, one of whom was murdered at Auschwitz

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April 14, 2026 17:01

Alice and Elisabeth in Pierre-Auguste Renoir's portrait 'Pink and Blue'. (Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Albert Zuckerman, renegade literary agent behind bestsellers including Ken Follett and Stephen Hawking, dies at 94

Zuckerman’s hands-on approach to getting writers published was novel for its time, but helped shoot countless authors to literary stardom

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April 7, 2026 13:27

Albert Zuckerman, renegade literary agent behind bestsellers including Ken Follett and Stephen Hawking, dies at 94

Homage to hope by refugee from Nazis back in view after 40 years

The avant-garde painter’s modernist piece ‘The Peasant and his Wife’ is due to go up for auction after a brief public tour

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April 7, 2026 10:20

The Peasant & His Wife c.1941, oil on canvas, by Jankel Adler, at Lyon & Turnbull Glasgow Gallery. (Photo © Stewart Attwood Photography 2026)

How Miriam Haart’s life took another Unorthodox turn at a Tel Aviv AI startup

The 26-year-old reality TV star on her tech firm ActionAI, being queer in Israel, and rediscovering her Jewish identity

6 min read

April 1, 2026 11:28

Creator, trailblazer, Jew: Miriam Haart (Photo: Anika Nowak)

The top ten Jewish and Jew-ish shows to watch on HBO Max

The American streaming platform’s long-awaited UK launch heralds new access to some of the best Jewish-flavoured shows on TV

5 min read

March 27, 2026 16:54

Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt'. (Photo: Warrick Page/HBO Max)

Pioneering geneticist David Botstein dies at 83

Botstein discovered a method for locating disease-causing genes in human DNA before the arrival of genome sequencing

2 min read

March 26, 2026 15:13

David Botstein. (Photo: PLoS via Wikimedia Commons)

The rabbi who talks to millions of Arabs about Judaism and Israel

Rabbi Elhanan Miller’s videos have been viewed 7.8 million times, mostly in the Arab world

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March 11, 2026 09:34

A Jewish love story with art well worth a longer look

The V&A is presenting a deeper dive into 20th-century collectors the Gilberts, writes Eliana Jordan

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March 9, 2026 13:40

A Jewish love story with art well worth a longer look

Billy Steinberg, visionary lyricist behind pop hits Like A Virgin and So Emotional, dies at 75

The Jewish songwriter’s collaboration with musician Tom Kelly led to more than 150 songs between 1981 and 1991

3 min read

March 5, 2026 10:55

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Billy Steinberg performs onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 42nd Annual Induction and Awards at The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel - Shubert Alley on June 16, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

Larry David screenplay for film that was long-running gag on Seinfeld surfaces at last

Simon Schama, Martin Lewis, Seth Rogen: Jewish winners take Baftas by storm

I’ll bypass all the hurt and make my Eurovision about love, vows Israeli hopeful Noam Bettan

‘I’ve got OCD, but I’m thriving’

More from Eliana Jordan

Famesick review: Lena Dunham bares her soul on a pitiful cycle of fame, abuse, drugs and self-harm

Eleven-year-old Israeli girl dies of wounds from past Iranian airstrike

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha’s husband Mark Adderley suspended from Green Party after comments criticised as ‘antisemitic’

The Jewish Renoir girls who were betrayed by France

Albert Zuckerman, renegade literary agent behind bestsellers including Ken Follett and Stephen Hawking, dies at 94

Homage to hope by refugee from Nazis back in view after 40 years

How Miriam Haart’s life took another Unorthodox turn at a Tel Aviv AI startup

The top ten Jewish and Jew-ish shows to watch on HBO Max

Pioneering geneticist David Botstein dies at 83

The rabbi who talks to millions of Arabs about Judaism and Israel

A Jewish love story with art well worth a longer look

Billy Steinberg, visionary lyricist behind pop hits Like A Virgin and So Emotional, dies at 75