Eliana Jordan

Junior Feature Writer

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

Latest from Eliana Jordan

What awaits the three hostages due for release in today’s ceasefire deal?

Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari will be taken to private hospital suites and treated for what health ministry anticipates to be severe mental and physical complications

4 min read

What awaits the three hostages due for release in today’s ceasefire deal?

Joshua Kotler and his family lost their home in the LA wildfires last week, but he was amazed to discover his Holocaust-surviving grandmother's menorah fully intact amid the ashes (Photo: Joshua Kotler)

Holocaust survivor’s Menorah miraculously undamaged by LA fires as family lose everything

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Pope Francis condemned the Israeli offensive in Gaza once again in his 'state of the world' speech on 9 January 2025. (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Francis steps up criticism of Israel, condemns ‘shameful’ Gaza situation

1 min read

Gal Gadot faced criticism for not wearing the hostage pin at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on 5 January, and took to social media Wednesday to dismiss rumours that she was not allowed to wear the ribbon symbol. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Gal Gadot says she wasn’t forbidden from wearing a hostage pin to Golden Globes

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Ritchie Torres to vote for sanctions against ICC over arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Torres joins President Joe Biden in decrying ICC decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

2 min read

January 9, 2025 11:15

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has announced his intent to vote for sanctions against the International Criminal Court over its decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leadership figures. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Meet the Jewish philanthropist who has taken thousands of sick kids to Disneyland

Phil Davis founded the Magical Taxi Tour 30 years ago to give sick children a treat

2 min read

January 6, 2025 15:16

Children on their way to Disneyland Paris as part of the Magical Taxi Tour. (Photo: Nicky Bamber and Chris Mathison)

Inside the matchmaking crisis rocking the US Orthodox community

A new report studying the experiences of single American Orthodox men and women reveals unique set of hurdles

4 min read

January 3, 2025 15:19

Orthodox Jewish singles are up against many challenges when it comes to finding a spouse, according to a new report by the Orthodox Union's Center for Communal Research. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Inside the hysterical world of Zach Margs’ Israeli parodies

The chartered surveyor-turned-TikTok comedian on his Israeli impersonations and becoming a Jewish matchmaker

4 min read

December 20, 2024 16:01

Zach Margs is taking Jewish Instagram by storm, one comedy sketch at a time. (Photos: Tania Margolin. Collage: Jordi Pol)

Israel calls Irish president’s claim it wants to build settlements in Egypt ‘lies’

Chief Rabbi of Ireland says the claim is ‘baffling’ and helps explain why Israeli foreign ministry closed Dublin embassy

2 min read

December 20, 2024 11:13

Michael D.Higgins, the Irish President, has been accused of spreading lies after saying Israel is trying to establish settlements in Egypt (Photo: Getty Images)

Egypt revises textbooks to remove antisemitic and anti-Israel content

Impact-se finds improved attitudes towards Jews among Egyptian schoolchildren after revised textbooks

3 min read

December 19, 2024 16:59

Students sit in class at a school in el-Arish city in Egypt. Egyptian textbooks for younger grades have been revised to exclude antisemitic depictions of Jews. (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Turntables, cabaret and Middle Eastern jazz: nightlife with a Jewish twist

The JC meets three young women bringing Jewish inclusivity to London’s nightlife scene

7 min read

December 19, 2024 15:18

Jewish nightlife is on the rise in London, with events featuring cabaret and pole dancing performances, Middle Eastern music, and belly dancing in venues across the city. (Photo: Ethan Katzenburg and Ian Piczenik. Collage: Jordi Pol)

How public menorahs became the most recognisable symbol of Chanukah

The rise and rise of the public menorah has transformed our experience of Chanukah

6 min read

December 19, 2024 13:28

Let there be light: the national menorah lighting ceremony at the White House, in December 2023 Credit: Getty

Switzerland bans Hamas and Hezbollah

The traditionally neutral country has voted to outlaw the terrorist organisations

1 min read

December 19, 2024 11:12

Swiss House of Parliament in Bern, on 11 December 2024. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

King Charles to visit Auschwitz for 80th liberation anniversary

It will mark the king’s second visit to the notorious death camp

1 min read

December 18, 2024 14:01

King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort light a candle at Buckingham Palace to mark Holocaust Memorial Day alongside Holocaust survivor Dr Martin Stern (R) and a survivor of the Darfur genocide, Amouna Adam (L) on 27 January 2023. (Photo by Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

London institution Motcombs has opened in St. John’s Wood

The JC visits the Belgravia stalwart’s first sibling in NW8

2 min read

December 16, 2024 21:02

Theatre of food: Dover Sole filleted for you Photo: Eloise Longstaff (nee Evans)

‘A blow for Israeli families living in Ireland’: Israel closes embassy in Dublin

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says ‘extreme anti-Israel policy’ of Irish government behind decision

2 min read

December 15, 2024 13:26

Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli Foreign Minister, announced that he will be closing the Israeli embassy in Ireland. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

What awaits the three hostages due for release in today’s ceasefire deal?

Holocaust survivor’s Menorah miraculously undamaged by LA fires as family lose everything

Pope Francis steps up criticism of Israel, condemns ‘shameful’ Gaza situation

Gal Gadot says she wasn’t forbidden from wearing a hostage pin to Golden Globes

More from Eliana Jordan

Ritchie Torres to vote for sanctions against ICC over arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Meet the Jewish philanthropist who has taken thousands of sick kids to Disneyland

Inside the matchmaking crisis rocking the US Orthodox community

Inside the hysterical world of Zach Margs’ Israeli parodies

Israel calls Irish president’s claim it wants to build settlements in Egypt ‘lies’

Egypt revises textbooks to remove antisemitic and anti-Israel content

Turntables, cabaret and Middle Eastern jazz: nightlife with a Jewish twist

How public menorahs became the most recognisable symbol of Chanukah

Switzerland bans Hamas and Hezbollah

King Charles to visit Auschwitz for 80th liberation anniversary

London institution Motcombs has opened in St. John’s Wood

‘A blow for Israeli families living in Ireland’: Israel closes embassy in Dublin