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

Despite growing antisemitism, unity and dialogue headline emotional German-Jewish music festival

From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in venues across Germany

7 min read

The Klezmer Trio perform in Heringsdorf as part of the International Days of Jewish Music Festival. (Photo: Geert Maciejewski)

Bring on the cheese: this year's round of Hallmark holiday films is on the way, with two Chanukah movies out of the lot. (Photos: Hallmark. Collage: Jordi Pol)

We previewed Hallmark’s schmaltzy Chanukah movies so you don't have to

2 min read

From left: Natasha Hausdorff, Yoseph Haddad, Mosab Hassan Yousef, Jonathan Sacerdoti. (Photo via X)

Oxford Union ‘apartheid Israel’ debate accused of breaking the law by glorifying violence

2 min read

American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra, 21, has been confirmed dead by the IDF. (Photo: IDF via X)

IDF confirms death of American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra

1 min read

Hezbollah rocket hits Haifa synagogue an hour after prayers

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav called it ‘divine providence’ that the attack had not resulted in a mass casualty event

1 min read

November 17, 2024 12:54

HAIFA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 17: A woman inspects damage after a rocket fired from Lebanon a day before hit a building in the central of the city, on November 17, 2024 in Haifa, Israel. Hezbollah has regularly fired rockets into Israel for the last 13 months, spurring Israel to launch its campaign against the Iran-backed militant group, including a ground invasion of Lebanon. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Meet the Michigan Muslim Trump supporters suffering buyer’s remorse

Muslim Trump supporters from the ‘Abandon Harris’ campaign ‘gutted’ over his selection of secretary of state and UN ambassador

3 min read

November 17, 2024 12:07

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces Democratic Muslim mayor of Hamtramck Amer Ghalib during his last campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Three arrested for firing flares at Netanyahu’s Caesarea home

Attack on Saturday night drew condemnation from political figures across the spectrum

2 min read

November 17, 2024 11:27

Protesters set barrels on fire during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister and his government near Netanyahu's private house in June 2024 in Caesarea, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Last Jew in Afghanistan arrives in Israel, ending a yearslong saga

Zebulon Simentov made Aliyah three years after fleeing Taliban rule

2 min read

November 14, 2024 16:15

Afghan Jew Zebulon Simentov blows a shofar in April 2021 in an old building in Kabul.(Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Anne Frank House launches 3D virtual tour with AI version of Rachel Riley

The new online walkthrough of the Amsterdam museum will make Anne Frank’s story accessible across the globe

2 min read

November 14, 2024 13:16

How ‘masculinity’ influencer Dan Bilzerian fell down a ‘brazenly antisemitic’ rabbit hole

The formerly ‘hedonistic’ cannabis company owner has shifted his focus onto spreading Jew hatred and conspiracy theories to his millions of social media followers

4 min read

November 14, 2024 12:02

Dan Bilzerian on the Patrick Bet Davis podcast in October. (Screenshot via PBD YouTube)

The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron, and the golden age of rom-coms

A new book about the Jewish writer and director’s filmography brings nostalgia for the era of When Harry Met Sally style rom-coms

3 min read

November 12, 2024 14:23

P0XGG7 Original Film Title: LUCKY NUMBERS. English Title: LUCKY NUMBERS. Film Director: NORA EPHRON. Year: 2000. Stars: NORA EPHRON. Credit: PARAMOUNT PICTURES / Album

New Israel Fund honours ‘Rising Stars’ of progressive activism in Israel

Rawyah Handaqlu and Eran Nissan recognised for their work to improve Jewish-Arab relations in Israel

3 min read

November 11, 2024 17:29

Rawyah Handaqlu, head of the Emergency Headquarters to Combat Crime and Violence in Arab Society, poses with New Israel Fund UK chair Noeleen Cohen as she accepts her award for 'Rising Star' of Jewish-Arab activism at NIF UK's event on 11 November, 2024. (Photo: Yoav Picherski)

Masked man attempts to snatch Chasidic boy from his father in Crown Heights

Perpetrator was known to police and had allegedly been arrested 30 times prior to apparent attempted kidnapping

1 min read

November 11, 2024 10:33

A masked man attempted to kidnap a Jewish child from the Crown Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. (Photo: Screenshot via X)

Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘black night and dark day’ of attacks on Israeli football fans

Mayor of Amsterdam called the attack a “hit and run” by antisemitic “criminals”

3 min read

November 8, 2024 12:58

The Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema addresses media after several scuffles broke out in the city center following the UEFA Europa League, League phase - Matchday 4, football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 8, 2024. The violence that erupted overnight in Amsterdam represented an "explosion" of anti-Semitism that has "not been seen in a long time,", describing "hit and run" attacks on supporters of Israeli team Maccabi Tel-Aviv with "hooligans on scooters" seeking out Israeli fans, the city's mayor Femke Halsema said on November 8, 2024. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Tourists need to feel safe’: Israeli Minister for Tourism visits London

Haim Katz says to postpone travel plans to Israel while war in north continues, but don’t cancel

2 min read

November 7, 2024 11:56

Haim Katz (centre) with Israeli ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely and Michael ben Baruch, Director of Israel Tourism Office UK & Ireland.

If you celebrate Trump’s victory, you’re betraying American women

The security of Israel is important but why does it have to come at the expense of so much?

4 min read

November 6, 2024 17:38

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

Despite growing antisemitism, unity and dialogue headline emotional German-Jewish music festival

We previewed Hallmark’s schmaltzy Chanukah movies so you don't have to

Oxford Union ‘apartheid Israel’ debate accused of breaking the law by glorifying violence

IDF confirms death of American-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra

More from Eliana Jordan

Hezbollah rocket hits Haifa synagogue an hour after prayers

Meet the Michigan Muslim Trump supporters suffering buyer’s remorse

Three arrested for firing flares at Netanyahu’s Caesarea home

Last Jew in Afghanistan arrives in Israel, ending a yearslong saga

Anne Frank House launches 3D virtual tour with AI version of Rachel Riley

How ‘masculinity’ influencer Dan Bilzerian fell down a ‘brazenly antisemitic’ rabbit hole

The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron, and the golden age of rom-coms

New Israel Fund honours ‘Rising Stars’ of progressive activism in Israel

Masked man attempts to snatch Chasidic boy from his father in Crown Heights

Amsterdam mayor condemns ‘black night and dark day’ of attacks on Israeli football fans

‘Tourists need to feel safe’: Israeli Minister for Tourism visits London

If you celebrate Trump’s victory, you’re betraying American women