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Eliana Jordan

Eliana Jordan

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

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‘I escaped death seven times. I don’t know why I survived’

A project by Claims Conference features the harrowing testimonies of 80 Auschwitz survivors on the anniversary of the camp’s liberation

By Eliana Jordan

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Bronia Brandman lights a Menorah candle during a Chanukah reception hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden in Washington, DC in 2022. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

From left: Kamim Foundation CEO Shay Shoham, Idit Ohel, and Noam Sagi at the Omer Tiroche Gallery in Soho on 23 January, 2025.

Filling the void: Hostage families share the healing power of art and music

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Marc Cave, director of National Holocaust Museum, poses in the museum's new international touring exhibition 'The Vicious Circle'. (Photo: David Parry)

National Holocaust Museum launches global exhibition exploring ‘Vicious Circle’ of Jewish hate

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Yuval Raphael won Israel's national song contest last night, earning her spot as the Israeli Eurovision representative for this year's contest in Switzerland in May. (Photo: Rising Star, Keshet 12)

Who is Yuval Raphael? The Nova survivor selected to represent Israel at Eurovision

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Who are the final four vying to become Israel’s Eurovision entry for 2025?

Israel will vote on its representative for the singing competition this evening

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January 22, 2025 16:50

Who are the final four vying to become Israel’s Eurovision entry for 2025?

Holocaust survivors share their keepsakes to teach lessons of the past

The 80 Objects/80 Lives digital exhibition was launched just before Holocaust Memorial Day

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January 21, 2025 15:00

Lady Zahava Kohn with her bowls from Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, kept by her mother. (Photo: AJR/Dr Bea Lewkowicz)

What happens next in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal?

The fragile agreement has clear plans for stage one of the ceasefire, but leaves unanswered questions about hostages and long-term peace

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January 21, 2025 11:40

Supporters and relatives of Israeli hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip demonstrate in Tel Aviv on 19 January, 2025, hours after the first three Israeli hostages were released as part of the latest ceasefire agreement. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

From Jared Kushner to Miriam Adelson, who are the Jewish figures in Trump’s inner circle?

From far-right conspiracy theorists to long-term political advisors, Trump has surrounded himself with a number of vocal Jewish supporters

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January 20, 2025 14:00

Miriam Adelson, Israeli widow of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, welcomes former US President Donald Trump to the stage to speak before prominent Jewish donors at an event on 19 September, 2024 in Washington, DC. Adelson is among a number of Jewish supporters in Trump's inner circle. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Who are the Palestinian prisoners being freed in return for the hostages?

The new ceasefire deal will see the initial release of 33 hostages in exchange for up to 1,904 Palestinian prisoners, many of whom have been charged with terrorism and murder

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January 19, 2025 14:27

Members of Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, take part in a military parade along a street in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on 19 January, 2025. The militant group Hamas said on January 19 it was awaiting a list of 90 prisoners to be released by Israel as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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

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January 19, 2025 11:14

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

Joshua Kotler explained how the ‘insanely powerful’ discovery has eased the pain of his family’s loss

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January 13, 2025 15:23

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)

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

During yearly ‘state of the world’ speech, the pope ramped up his criticism of the Israeli offensive in Gaza

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January 10, 2025 11:13

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)

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

The Israeli ‘Wonder Woman’ actress clarifies rumour that she was forbidden from showing support for hostages at awards ceremony on Sunday

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January 9, 2025 15:17

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)

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

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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

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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

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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)

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