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

Iran

New UK sanctions against Iran after attack on Israel

Sanctions intended to ‘hold Iran to account’

1 min read

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks during the Summit of the Future on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York on 23 September, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor and educator, has passed away at the age of 100. (UK HMD)

Obituary: Lily Ebert

6 min read

Emily Hand and her father Tom Hand for the Channel 4 documentary One Day in October. (Photo: Channel 4)

October 7 documentary shares heart-wrenching new insights into Kibbutz Be’eri massacre

3 min read

An October 7 memorial in Palmeira Square, Brighton & Hove, was destroyed last week, just before the one year anniversary. (Photo: Adam Ma'anit)

Brighton & Hove October 7 commemoration service to go ahead despite vandalism

1 min read

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

Eliana Jordan discovers why Cafe Otef which was set up to help displaced Israelis is providing more than food and drink

3 min read

October 2, 2024 17:05

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

‘I am a Zionist because I am a Jew’, says Chief Rabbi

In a new article Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis delves into the roots of Zionism – and Judaism – to clarify the innate relationship between the two

2 min read

October 2, 2024 11:54

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth expressed that Zionism and Judaism are intrinsically linked in a piece for The New Statesman on Wednesday. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

We can’t forget how the world responded to October 7 – some gasped in horror, others partied

The JC looks at how the world reacted to the pogrom in the hours and days that followed

3 min read

October 1, 2024 13:21

Iranian pro-government supporters celebrate the Hamas attack on Israel with fireworks and by waving a Palestinian flag in Palestine Square in Tehran on October 7. Hundreds of pro-government Iranians demonstrated in Palestine Square in Tehran to show their support for Hamas and the Palestinian resistance. (Photo by HOSSEIN BERIS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Placeholders review: An Irish-Jewish romance marred by loss and longing

James Roseman’s debut novel explores American Jewish identity and grief

3 min read

September 25, 2024 14:50

‘More students involved in Jewish life than ever before’

A new survey has revealed that 92 per cent were involved with a Jewish Society or Jewish Chaplaincy

2 min read

September 25, 2024 10:55

Jewish students at an Israel solidarity event, organised by Jewish Chaplaincy, JSoc and UJS

Irish president accuses Israel of circulating his congratulatory letter to Iranian president

Michael D Higgins said the Israeli embassy was responsible for spreading the letter, which the Iranian embassy posted publicly

3 min read

September 23, 2024 11:32

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins speaks during "Summit of the Future" on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, September 22, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Josh Stein, the man trying to be North Carolina’s first Jewish governor?

Josh Stein, whose opponent has called himself a “Black Nazi,” is leading in the polls for the gubernatorial race this November

2 min read

September 22, 2024 16:54

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is leading in the polls for the governor race against opponent Mark Robinson. (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)

British Jew expelled from Israel after trying to make aliyah

Leo Franks, 25, was told to leave the country after his participation in ‘left-wing activism’

3 min read

September 22, 2024 12:22

Demonstrators sit before Israeli border guards during a protest vigil in Beit Jala in the occupied West Bank on 3 September, 2024. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP) (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)

Rockets strike Nazareth as Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since Oct 7

The terrorist group targeted the Ramat David Airbase near Haifa in retaliation for pager attacks in Lebanon

2 min read

September 22, 2024 09:44

A man walks with prayer talit at a scene of a house that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon on 22 September, 2024 in Moreshet, Israel. Hezbollah claimed to have attacked military targets inside Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Partnership minyan’s High Holy Day services return after Covid

Both men and women are encouraged to participate in Orthodox prayer within the parameters of Jewish law

1 min read

September 20, 2024 13:14

Rachelle Waxman Sacks, one of the lead organisers of the Golders Green partnership minyan, which is holding High Holy Day services for the first time since Covid

Bushey introduces ‘calm service’ for children with additional needs

The Rosh Hashanah initiative is aimed at children who find crowds and loud noises anxiety inducing

1 min read

September 20, 2024 12:10

Bushey Synagogue is running its first "Calm Service" on first day Rosh Hashanah for children with additional needs who find regular services too noisy and crowded (Photo: Getty Images)

United Synagogue Chesed opens new hub to support those in need

The warehouse will provide food parcels to vulnerable members of the community

2 min read

September 18, 2024 16:38

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis affixes a mezuzah to the new United Synagogue Chesed Hub in Bushey. (Photo: Leivi Saltman)

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Eliana Jordan

Latest from Eliana Jordan

New UK sanctions against Iran after attack on Israel

Obituary: Lily Ebert

October 7 documentary shares heart-wrenching new insights into Kibbutz Be’eri massacre

Brighton & Hove October 7 commemoration service to go ahead despite vandalism

More from Eliana Jordan

The cafe serving up hope – and jobs – post October 7

‘I am a Zionist because I am a Jew’, says Chief Rabbi

We can’t forget how the world responded to October 7 – some gasped in horror, others partied

Placeholders review: An Irish-Jewish romance marred by loss and longing

‘More students involved in Jewish life than ever before’

Irish president accuses Israel of circulating his congratulatory letter to Iranian president

Who is Josh Stein, the man trying to be North Carolina’s first Jewish governor?

British Jew expelled from Israel after trying to make aliyah

Rockets strike Nazareth as Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since Oct 7

Partnership minyan’s High Holy Day services return after Covid

Bushey introduces ‘calm service’ for children with additional needs

United Synagogue Chesed opens new hub to support those in need